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US Federal judge blocks Montana’s TikTok ban

TechNode

A federal judge has blocked a law in the US state of Montana that sought to bar the use of TikTok, saying it oversteps state power, a month before the ban was due to take effect. Montana was the first state set to implement a blanket TikTok ban. Senate Bill 419 , the initial ruling to ban TikTok in Montana from Jan.

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Takedown notices are threatening online thrift shops — just as business is exploding

The Verge

Online vintage and secondhand sellers describe a delicate dance they must do in order to stay in business — and that even when they follow the rules, their shops are at the mercy of the platform-specific policies and the rights holders. A post shared by Montana Bowman (@baltovintage). View this post on Instagram.

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Content moderation issues are taking center stage in the presidential election campaign

The Verge

Around that time, I predicted that by July or August, Trump would post something else that clearly violated Facebook’s policies and had to be removed. Our policy prohibits using a banned hate group’s symbol to identify political prisoners without the context that condemns or discusses the symbol,” said Facebook’s Andy Stone in a statement.

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Colleges cut ties with nonprofit amid federal DEI scrutiny

Fast Company Tech

The rollout of the investigations highlights the climate of fear and uncertainty in higher education, which President Donald Trump’s administration has begun policing for policies that run afoul of his agenda even as he moves to dismantle the Education Department. The next day Republican Texas Gov.

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Meet the lieutenant governor pushing Democrats to get serious about weed

The Verge

Arizona, Montana, and New Jersey voted to approve recreational cannabis sales to people 21 and over, while Mississippi voted to approved medical marijuana use. And perhaps even more significantly, the measures in Arizona and Montana both called for past marijuana-related crimes to be expunged from people’s records. “And

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This century-old law lets presidents shift the sizes of national monuments

Fast Company Tech

The avenue for many of these changes is rooted in one century-old law. By using the Antiquities Act to create, expand or reduce national monuments, presidents can avoid an environmental impact statement, normally required under the National Environmental Policy Act, which also allows for public input.

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Trump’s anti-DEI push ends $75 million award to plant trees in places that need them

Fast Company Tech

The Arbor Day Fund’s grant was part of former President Joe Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, which sent $1.5 The Associated Press receives support from the Walton Family Foundation for coverage of water and environmental policy. billion to the forest services Urban and Community Forestry program.

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