A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a law banning transgenders from playing on girls’ school sports teams. The judge in Tucson granted a preliminary injunction to allow the processing of a lawsuit (pdf) filed on behalf of two prepubescent transgenders against the state’s “Save Women’s Sports Act,” which was passed by the Legislature…
Federal Judge Blocks Arizona’s Transgender Sports Ban After Challenge From Prepubescent Transgenders
Cycling-UCI Bars Transgender Women From Competing in Female Category
Transgender athletes will be barred from competing in international women’s events, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced on Friday. UCI updated its policy which will now bar any trans cyclist from competing in women’s events if they “transitioned after (male) puberty.” “The meeting of the UCI Management Committee was held following a seminar on the conditions for…
Cycling-UCI Bars Transgenders From Competing in Female Category
Transgender athletes will be barred from competing in international women’s events, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced on Friday. UCI updated its policy which will now bar any trans cyclist from competing in women’s events if they “transitioned after (male) puberty.” “The meeting of the UCI Management Committee was held following a seminar on the conditions for…
Human Rights Watch Reports New Evidence of Ukrainian Use of Banned Landmines
WASHINGTON—Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that it uncovered new evidence of the indiscriminate use by Ukrainian forces of banned anti-personnel landmines against Russian troops who invaded Ukraine in 2022. The group called on Ukraine’s government to follow through with a commitment made earlier in June not to employ such weapons, investigate their suspected…
Texas County Votes Not to Close Libraries After Banned Books Return to Shelves
Officials in Llano County, Texas, have voted not to close the county’s library system after a federal judge last month ruled that dozens of books containing sexual and racial content be returned to shelves after they were banned. The Llano County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to remove an item from their agenda during an April 13 meeting considering…
Airbnb Accused of Banning Parents of Political Commentator Lauren Southern
Canadian political commentator and internet personality Lauren Southern has accused Airbnb of banning her parents from using the property marketplace website simply for being related to her. Southern took to Twitter on Feb. 8 where she shared a screenshot of a message her parents allegedly received from the San Francisco-based company. “My parents just got banned…
Elon Musk Vows to Begin Restoring Some Previously Suspended Twitter Accounts Next Week
New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he would begin granting “amnesty” for some previously banned accounts on the social media platform starting next week. The move marks a reversal from the site’s previous policies regarding content moderation. “The people have spoken,” Musk wrote on Twitter on Thursday. “Amnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,”…
Elon Musk Says He’ll Grant ‘Amnesty’ to Suspended Twitter Accounts Next Week
New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he would begin granting “amnesty” for some previously banned accounts on the social media platform starting next week. The move marks a reversal from the site’s previous policies regarding content moderation. “The people have spoken,” Musk wrote on Twitter on Thursday. “Amnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,”…
Russia Fines Amazon Over Banned Content for First Time
MOSCOW—A Moscow court on Tuesday said it had fined Amazon.com Inc. 4 million roubles ($65,000) for failing to remove banned content relating to drug use and suicide, the first such penalty in Russia for the U.S. tech giant. Russia has fined other foreign tech firms for not removing content, part of what critics say is…
More Than 1,300 Fans Banned From World Cup by UK Home Office
More than 1,300 fans from England and Wales with banning orders will not be allowed to travel to Qatar for this year’s World Cup, the UK’s Home Office has said. The new measures, which come into effect from Friday, prevent supporters with a history of soccer-related violence from making the trip to the sport’s showpiece…
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