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The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against ByteDance's TikTok under the Digital Services Act (DSA), according to a document seen by Reuters, to see if the social media platform is doing enough to protect children."The protection of minors is a top enforcement priority for the DSA. As a platform that reaches millions of children and teenagers, TikTok must fully comply with the DSA and has a particular role to play in the protection of minors online," said EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, in the…

BharatPe received a fresh notice from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, seeking details from the digital payments company about its working and the proceedings it had initiated against cofounder Ashneer Grover, people in the know told ET.The ministry also asked questions over the findings in a status report filed by the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing, which had investigated allegations of financial irregularities at the company, they said.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, over claims it may have breached the bloc's Digital Services Act in several key areas. In a press release early Monday, the EC stated, "The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether X may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers."The EC says that "On the basis of the…

Over the past eight years, I have been asked to submit astronomical evidence for court cases all over Australia.Normally when we think of evidence in court, we think of eyewitnesses, DNA or police reports. Often, this evidence requires an expert to explain it – to be able to communicate the findings and data to the members of the court to make an informed decision. These experts are typically in medicine, engineering, psychology, or other fields.Expert astronomers usually are not what one pictures in court, but that is…

AUSTIN, Texas —  Texas’ GOP-led House of Representatives launched historic impeachment proceedings against Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton on Saturday as the scandal-plagued Republican called on supporters to protest a vote that could lead to his ouster and Donald Trump came to his defense.The House convened Saturday afternoon to debate whether to impeach and suspend Paxton from office over allegations of bribery, abuse of public trust and that he is unfit for office. They’re just some of the accusations that have trailed Texas’…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A strong link between the extent of deprivation of local authorities in England and their numbers of children going into the care system through the family courts has been uncovered by researchers at Lancaster University. The study, available online and due to be published in the July 2023 issue…

Young Thug has reportedly been hospitalized. According to 11Alive, the Georiga rapper was transferred to a medical facility on Thursday after he began feeling sick ahead of his court proceedings. Thug’s attorney, Keith Adams, confirmed the news shortly before the scheduled court appearance, but did not have any details about Thug’s condition or the nature of his illness.“I know he’s had some difficulty of a similar sort at the Cobb County jail a few months ago, and so I’m obviously concerned about his wellbeing,” Adams…

The German authority did not specify which examples of illegal content it was referring to, or the size of a possible fineGermany's federal office of justice has started proceedings to fine Twitter, accusing the social media company of mishandling user complaints over "illegal" content, a statement said on Tuesday. Several instances of content published on Twitter were reported to the office, "which the authority considers illegal and, despite user complaints, was not deleted or blocked by the provider within the…

How Supreme Court will use AI The Supreme Court of India will be using Artificial Intelligence to transcribe its Proceedings. The Supreme Court began a ground-breaking effort on Tuesday (February 21) to use artificial intelligence to live-transcribe its sessions (AI). The AI transcript can be seen on courtroom number 1’s live-streaming screen, which is the CJI’s court. The case involving the political turmoil in Maharashtra is being heard by the five-judge bench led by the CJI. The decision of whether to reconsider the…

Germany's cartel office has concluded proceedings against Google over its online news service after the tech giant made several changes benefiting publishers, the office said. The office said Google had abandoned plans to integrate the Google News Showcase into general searches and changed its contractual practice to make sure publishers do not face difficulties in asserting their ancillary copyright in response to its concerns. A publisher's participation in the News Showcase will continue not to affect search results,…