Australia Plans To Ban Social Media For Kids Under 16
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday that he is proposing legislation to ban social media for children under 16. Under the law, social media platforms will be required to bar access to minors under the age of 16, without exception for parental consent, Albanians said. announced at a press conference Thursday. The Prime […]
New Jersey suburb, Haddon Heights, votes to end alcohol ban
Pop the bubbles. A dry New Jersey town could soon be three tickets closer to serving booze. Residents of Haddon Heights, a suburb about 16 miles southeast of Philadelphia without liquor stores or bars, voted Tuesday to repeal a 120-year ban on the sale of alcohol in the town. Haddon Heights, New Jersey, voted Tuesday […]
Australia to ban under-16s from social media – but can’t say how TikTok, Instagram and others will enforce it | Internet safety
The Australian government has pledged to impose a 16-year-old age limit on social media access and impose penalties for online platforms that do not comply. But the Labor government has not said how it expects Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and others to actually enforce its age restrictions. Anthony Albanese and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland have announced […]
Wisconsin rejects ban on noncitizen voting
Wisconsin voters rejected a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to explicitly ban foreign nationals from voting in state elections. This voting measure is part of a national Republican effort to highlight legal non-citizen voting in local elections and illegal voting in state, local and federal elections, an extremely rare occurrence. Some […]
South Carolina defeats noncitizen voting ban
Voters in South Carolina on Tuesday rejected a Republican-backed proposal to block non-Americans from voting in elections, which critics say is “completely unnecessary.” The measure would amend state constitutions to allow “only” citizens to vote, as former President Trump and other Republicans have promoted baseless claims of widespread voter fraud by non-citizens. It was something. […]
South Carolina passes noncitizen voting ban
Voters in South Carolina on Tuesday approved a Republican-backed proposal to block non-Americans from voting in elections, which critics called “totally unnecessary.” The measure would amend state constitutions to allow “only” citizens to vote, as former President Trump and other Republicans have been promoting baseless claims of widespread voter fraud by non-citizens. That's what you […]
BREAKING: Six Week Abortion Ban Upheld As Red State Ballot Initiative Fails
Florida on Tuesday rejected a bill that would create a constitutional right to abortion, keeping the state's six-week ban in place. Amendment No. 4 According to Ready to Fail to of decision desk. of correction According to the proposed amendment, states cannot enforce laws that prohibit abortions before the viable period (approximately 22 weeks of […]
San Jose State’s Brooke Slusser backs Trump’s trans athletes ban after alleged unfairness from school
Exclusive: Brooke Slusser, 21, the women's volleyball captain at San Jose State University, admits she only became involved in politics in the past few years. But she made it a priority to vote a week early in her home state of Texas this year. Slusser is currently facing a lawsuit against the NCAA for allegedly […]
UK Moving to Ban Cigarettes Outright
LONDON (AP) – A bill aimed at banning children in Britain from being legally able to smoke today began moving through parliament on Tuesday. The tobacco and e-cigarette bill would also ban smoking and e-cigarette smoking in some outdoor spaces, such as playgrounds, schools and hospital entrances. However, a proposed ban on smoking in pub […]
Ohio judge permanently blocks state's six-week abortion ban
An Ohio county judge on Thursday issued a permanent injunction blocking the state from enforcing its “heartbeat” abortion ban. It would be the first time the entire law has been permanently blocked since the state passed the Reproductive Freedom Amendment last year. Hamilton County Civil Court Judge Christian Jenkins said voters had a say in […]