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A lesson I learned early in life: never piss off a librarian. Apparently District Court Judge John G. Koetl skipped out on a formative traumatic-shushing experience, because his recent ruling against the Internet Archive, a beloved digital library nonprofit, has riled up the biblio-archivist community. Some brief background: During the early days of Covid lockdowns, the Internet Archive launched a program called the National Emergency Library, or NEL. Since library closures had ripped millions upon millions of books out…

A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in early February. Photo: Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press…

France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account."In order to guarantee the cybersecurity of our administrations and civil servants, the government has decided to ban recreational applications such as TikTok on the professional phones of civil servants," he said in a statement. He added that for several weeks, several of France's European and international partners have adopted measures to restrict…

France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account."In order to guarantee the cybersecurity of our administrations and civil servants, the government has decided to ban recreational applications such as TikTok on the professional phones of civil servants," he said in a statement.He added that for several weeks, several of France's European and international partners have adopted measures to restrict or…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Does activity on hard-right social media lead to civil unrest? With the emergence and persistent popularity of hard-right social media platforms such as Gab, Parler, and Truth Social, it is important to understand the impact they are having on society and politics. Previous research on the relationship between social media use and subsequent offline behavior has been ambiguous. While some…

Google on Saturday released an audit that examined how its policies and services impacted civil rights, and recommended the tech giant take steps to tackle misinformation and hate speech, following pressure by advocates to hold such a review.The disclosure by the company came after the Washington Post reported earlier on Friday that Google tapped an outside law firm to conduct a civil rights review. Law firm WilmerHale was tasked with carrying out the assessment.The review recommended that Google, especially YouTube,…

Last Updated: March 04, 2023, 07:56 ISTIt could not be immediately ascertained whether IndiGo has firmed up plans on operating flights to the US and Canada. (Filr Photo)For the first time, IndiGo started operating wide-body Boeing 777 on Delhi-Istanbul route in February. The plane has been taken on wet lease from Turkish Airlines.The country’s largest airline IndiGo, which is focusing on internationalisation, has received approval from the civil aviation ministry to wet lease up to two planes for operating flights to the…

Sometimes a cause arises that seems so clearcut – so right-or-wrong – that we can seize our position with something like relief, because we have found something good and true to believe in, and to fight for. The Spanish civil war, or rather the democratic Republic that was ended by it, is sometimes described as “the last great cause”. Because Hitler and Mussolini supported the military rebels attacking Spain’s elected leftwing government, the war has often been seen as a missed opportunity to face down Europe’s fascist…

Last Updated: February 02, 2023, 18:20 ISTImage used for Representation. (Photo: Reuters)Budget 2023 allocated Rs 3,113.36 crore to the ministry, against Rs 10,667 crore in 2022-23, which was later revised to Rs 9,363.70 croreThe Civil Aviation Ministry witnessed a significant decline in its allocation in Budget 2023-24 presented on Wednesday.The Budget allocated Rs 3,113.36 crore to the ministry, against Rs 10,667 crore in 2022-23, which was later revised to Rs 9,363.70 crore.The Budget documents showed that the major…

Lil Gotit has spoken out in response to how the general public has been treating recent developments surrounding the YSL RICO case.In one update shared to Instagram, as seen below, Gotit specifically addressed a recent remark from DJ Akademiks about a “civil war” among the record label’s roster of artists. As Gotit explained, that’s not true.“This ain’t no civil war,” he said. “This ain’t none of that capping. I don’t know what the fuck Akademiks got going on.”In the same update, Gotit took issue with regards to what he…