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The Hard Problems: A Resilient Civil Society To Face What’s Next

The NonProfit Times

Democratic backsliding and restrictive laws will pose challenges to nonprofits operations and the safety of their beneficiaries. Hungary and Iran. When I was assigned this article, I opened up a shared document to more than 200 of my colleagues. Mounting Pressures Our sector will face increasing political and societal pressures.

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Valve and five game publishers fined millions for geo-blocking Steam games in EU

The Verge

The European Commission says the geo-blocking was to prevent games being activated outside Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Under EU competition law, companies are prohibited from contractually restricting cross-border sales”. Valve, however, chose not to cooperate, and was fined over €1.6

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EU adopts controversial law forcing one-hour takedowns of terrorist content

The Verge

The European Parliament has formally adopted a law requiring internet companies to “remove or disable access to flagged terrorist content” within one hour after being notified by national authorities. The legislation will come into force 12 months after it is published in the EU’s official journal , a standard step for all EU law.

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Dear Sophie: When can I finally come to Silicon Valley?

TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” I was originally looking at opening an office in Silicon Valley to be close to software engineers and investors, but then… COVID-19 :).

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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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Israel’s political crisis has activated its apolitical tech industry — and there’s no turning back

TechCrunch

The latter have collectively become a key driver in the movement against the government’s proposals, alarmed as they are that Israel’s hallowed “Startup Nation” reputation was at threat if the sacred rule of law became questioned at home and abroad. If these laws pass… it’s [would put] a complete stop on any investment activity.

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

TechCrunch

You should see a suggested action of “Open App” to build your new shortcut. Now, you’ll be prompted to set up a new “Open App” shortcut. Next to where it says “Open,” click on “App” to search for the X app. Go ahead and type in Twitter instead of “Open App.” Select that. Here, you can upload an image of the Twitter logo.

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