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Frances Haugen will testify before Congress again this week

The Verge

House Democrats announced that Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will testify before Congress a second time on Wednesday to discuss possible legislative changes to tech’s controversial legal liability shield, Section 230. Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images.

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Breakthrough on Global Access at WIPO in Geneva!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

There has been a major breakthrough recently on international copyright negotiations in Geneva around improved access for people who have print disabilities. UK, France, Spain) would have access to crucially important cultural, vocational and educational materials. One key point: it’s been the law of the land in the U.S.

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Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers

TechCrunch

The Uber Files, which were originally shared with The Guardian and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists , show a company that has knowingly broken laws, gone to extreme lengths to avoid justice, secretly lobbied governments, received aid from top politicians and exploited violence against drivers to drum up business.

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Bridging the Gap: How AI and Tech Can Support Domestic Violence Advocacy

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Photo by cottonbro studio on pexels In late December 2024, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardess legislation to protect domestic violence survivors was signed into law. The legislation comes as law enforcement struggles to address the evolving role of technology in domestic violence cases.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

Basically we have a set of internal objectives. France and Germany. That is going to help close that gap… What if startups and scale-ups in Spain work together with our international companies in order to attract and retain that talent? opens in a new window) license. ” Scaling up on the shoulders of giants.

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Clearview AI hit with sweeping legal complaints over controversial face scraping in Europe

The Verge

Privacy International (PI) and several other European privacy and digital rights organizations announced today that they’ve filed legal complaints against the controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI. It then sells access to that database — and the ability to identify people — to law enforcement agencies and private companies.

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“We are going to create the best environment for startups in Europe”

TechCrunch

Spain’s government is gearing up to pass the country’s first ever startup law. A draft law agreed by ministers was presented to the parliament last month. So — if all goes to plan — Spain will finally get a startup law before the end of this year. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.

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