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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Along those same lines, using a VPN to unblock streaming services like Netflix from a country where it's not available isn't technically against the law, but it is a violation of the company's terms of use — i.e., you may get slapped with a warning or error message if caught. Let's not get too brazen, here. Choosing a VPN can be tricky.

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Uber pledges to shift to ‘100 percent’ electric vehicles by 2030

The Verge

Numerous European countries already have laws in place that regulate the sale of gas-powered vehicles and lay out incentives to increase the number of electric and zero-emission ones. The US is lagging behind most of the world in terms of climate policy. Granted, the legislation for actually mandating the bans lags far behind.)

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

The lawsuit alleged that the social network “fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical ‘compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law.” It’s not clear if the company is applying the same policy to personal accounts.

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Facebook’s new Oversight Board is a wild new experiment in platform governance

The Verge

And starting now — ahead of the November 3 US presidential election — Facebook will also be able to refer policy issues to the board and receive advisory opinions on what to do. Facebook was always criticized for moving fast and breaking things,” said Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former prime minister of Denmark and board co-chairwoman. “I

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Facebook’s independent oversight board is now accepting cases

The Verge

Columbia Law professor Jamal Greene, a board co-chair, said this functionality will be added “in the coming months.”. Assuming the model works as planned, I hope to either expand its role or add other formal governance to more aspects of our content policies and enforcement over time,” he told the publication.

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This ambitious proposal would radically reinvent Europe’s rail system

Fast Company Tech

The journey is slower than what the proposed Starline would offer, and is often bogged down in cross-border complications, including misaligned schedules, differing levels of rail infrastructure, and varying labor laws determining how long train conductors can work a shift. “Networks are good within nations.

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Why major global powers are so interested in Greenland right now

Fast Company Tech

Greenland is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a long-time U.S. Denmark has also recognized Greenland’s right to independence at a time of its choosing. Independence The legislation that extended self-government to Greenland in 2009 also recognized the country’s right to independence under international law.

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