Pakistan welcomes Azerbaijan, Armenia peace deal – nation.com.pk

Latest move to cut funding for vaccines is not down to US health secretary. It is part of Trump’s wider war on science.

Pakistan army chief makes second US visit in less than three months  Amu TV

From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move

Over the past two weeks, the UK has reportedly blocked internet users’ access to everything from SpongeBob SquarePants gifs to Spotify playlists. Information about Joe Biden’s police funding plan has been restricted, along with a post about an up-and-coming political party. Gamers say they have been unable to tweak colours in games such as Minecraft. And it’s all because of a new age verification law.

Since the child safety provisions contained within the Online Safety Act came into effect on 25 July, web service providers have been forced to institute “highly effective” age verification measures to prevent children from accessing “harmful” or “adult” content. The penalty for failing to adequately comply with the act includes hefty fines and potential criminal action.

Taylor Lorenz is a technology journalist who writes the newsletter User Mag and is the author of the bestselling book Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet.

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