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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Anger and a lack of trust in traditional political institutions—rather than fear—are the key drivers of support for radical right and anti-immigration political movements in Europe, according to a new study published in Social Science Quarterly. …

Six Dutch members of the House of Representatives from different political parties have put forward a bipartisan bill to ban loot boxes from video games in the country. In October 2020, the court in the Hague found that the Netherlands Gaming Authority would be able to fine Electronic Arts (EA) £430,193 (€500,000) per week until they removed loot boxes (packs) from FIFA Ultimate Team. This decision was overturned in March 2022 by the Dutch Council of the State following a challenge from the developers (via VGC). This…

Airtel Africa resolved at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) that itself and all its subsidiaries “be generally and unconditionally authorized” to give political donations to political parties or independent election candidates, with the sum not surpassing £25,000 (about N12.5 million). The telco heavyweight and its units are also at liberty to make donations not more than that sum to political organisations that are not political parties and “incur political expenditure not exceeding…

Airbnb has made its pandemic-era prohibition of parties at the properties rented out globally through its app permanent, saying on Tuesday that the rules have been effective against problematic events.The rental platform has gradually tightened its policies on parties after complaints and some high-profile trouble, including a 2019 shooting that killed five in California.Airbnb provisionally barred events in 2020 as a measure against the spread of COVID-19, but it also turned out to be effective against large or…

Samantha Cole / VICE: Stardust's privacy policy said it may share “anonymized, encrypted” data to third parties “whether or not legally required”, before being changed after pushback — Stardust Period Tracker was the most-downloaded free app on iOS over the weekend. — Samantha Cole Samantha Cole / VICE: Stardust's privacy policy said it may share “anonymized, encrypted” data to third parties “whether or not legally required”, before…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In Europe, far-right parties have emerged as the most vocal defenders of restricting welfare benefits to citizens only. Why do voters find such a…

The city of Denver is temporarily making it easier for everyone to celebrate the Colorado Avalanche. Officials announced Wednesday that the city is allowing a temporary waiver of the 30-day rule for a temporary modification of premises application. The change makes it easier to expand where drinks are served, allowing for easier operations for bars and restaurants who want to host Avalanche watch parties, following the team’s advance to the Stanley Cup finals. Bars and restaurants will still have to submit an application…

Despite research showing that a majority of Americans support legalized abortion, the Supreme Court is expected to overturn or limit Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Credit: Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash Regardless of race, ethnicity and even political party preference, two separate UCLA-led surveys reveal that majorities of people in each group support access to legal abortion in the United States.…

Saket Modi is the co-founder and CEO of Safe Security, a cybersecurity and digital business risk quantification platform company. Today’s cybersecurity landscape requires an agile and data-driven risk management strategy to deal with the ever-expanding third-party attack surface. When a business outsources services by sharing data and network access, it inherits the cyber risk from its vendors across their people, processes, technolog, and that vendor’s third parties. The typical…

Cat Zhang / Pitchfork: How musicians like Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo use Discord: artists share ideas, host parties, and engage with fans, who help with moderation and other tasks — Originally launched as a messaging app for gamers, the platform has become an intimate place for artists and fans to connect and build community. Cat Zhang / Pitchfork: How musicians like Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo use Discord: artists share ideas, host parties, and engage with fans, who help with moderation and…