Stricter Regulations Force Uber Out of Greece

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Grand Theft Auto no longer a game, as Russian MP proposes stricter laws

A Russian lawmaker has proposed the abolition of grand theft auto as a separate criminal offence, saying that it maintains a legal loophole that allows offenders to avoid severe penalties. The proposal has been drafted by MP Oleg Nilov (Fair Russia) and seeks to address a longstanding legislative controversy, which imposes a lighter punishment on […]

YouTube implements stricter requirements for partners

YouTube has been under fire for months over inappropriate content masquerading as kid-friendly videos and popular creators acting out of line. Now, Google has introduced stricter requirements for the video platform’s YouTube Partners and Preferred programs over advertiser concerns, which could impact creators’ earnings. To start with, Google will now manually vet videos and ensure […]

US exerts much stricter control over ‘foreign agent’ media outlets than Russia – Putin

Published time: 25 Dec, 2017 18:35 US law relating to media outlets designated as ‘foreign agents’ are much stricter than the measures outlined by corresponding Russian legislation, President Vladimir Putin has said. But the law needs ‘improvements,’ he added. In the US, where certain Russian media outlets were declared “foreign agents,” these edicts applied to […]

Reddit’s stricter stance on violence bans more racist communities

Reddit has previously had success cleaning up its act by banning hate communities, and now it’s expanding those crackdowns. The social site has widened its policies on violent content to forbid material that “encourages, glorifies, incites or calls for violence,” and has used that to ban numerous subreddits that have celebrated racist violence. Some of […]

Tougher punishment for cyclists on the way? Fresh call for stricter road penalties

A survey of more than 2,000 adults by Halfords also found that a similar number would like to see tougher action against those who cycle aggressively – or against motorists who drive aggressively near cyclists. Half of those questioned by the company believed cyclists should have to take a proficiency test before being allowed on […]

UK issues stricter security guidelines for connected cars

Nervous about the thought of your connected car falling victim to hacks, especially when self-driving cars hit the streets in earnest? So is the British government — it just issued tougher guidelines for the security of networked vehicles. It wants security to be part of the design process across every partner involved, even at the […]

FCC chair to block stricter consumer data privacy protections

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will block some Obama administration rules that subject broadband providers to stricter scrutiny than websites, a spokesman said on Friday, in a victory for internet providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon. The rules approved by the FCC in October in a 3-2 vote were aimed at protecting […]

Congressman Uses the Old Nukes-Hidden-in-Marijuana Excuse for Stricter Borders

An example of the sneaky smuggling method. Original Photo: Wikipedia The debate over building a wall on the border between the United States and Mexico has generally been ridiculous. But one congressman tells CNN that we should consider a dangerous possibility: weak borders open us up to nuclear weapons being smuggled in disguised as harmless […]