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Epstein Files Release: Who Decides What The Public Gets To Know
For the past decade or so the Epstein files have been used by Democrats and Republicans as a political stick with which to beat each other. In the meantime, speculation has run rife online with a global guessing game of what these files contain
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IT Rules: Indian Media Cheer Court Order Putting New Code of Conduct on Hold
Some Indian media cheered a court order over the weekend which put on hold a part of new IT rules seeking to regulate content on digital news websites, calling the move significant for press freedom in India.
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Journalist, TV Channel Head Arrested Over Content On Yogi Adityanath
A freelance journalist, an editor of a TV channel and its owner have been arrested over contents that were considered an objectionable post on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The arrests have sparked a huge debate on social media on freedom of expression and the top editor's body in the country callingit an "effort to intimidate" the ...
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US Navy Sailors Created "Rape Lists" Of Female Colleagues, Says Report
Sailors aboard a US Navy submarine circulated sexually explicit lists that ranked female crew members, an investigation found. The lists, first reported Friday by Military.com, were uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Amazon Met With ICE Officials Over Facial-Recognition System That Could Identify Immigrants
The June meeting in Silicon Valley was revealed in emails as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Bill To Change RTI In Parliament Today Amid Opposition Concerns
The government is expected to move a controversial bill in parliament today to change the landmark transparency law -- the Right To Information Act or RTI -- which the opposition plans to fight it tooth and nail. The proposed changes will involve the salaries and tenures of Information Commissioners in the states and at the Centre, which, activists...
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EPA Suspected Fiat Chrysler Of Using 'Defeat Device' In 2015
Byron Bunker, director of the EPA's Transportation and Air Quality compliance division, said in a January 2016 email to Fiat Chrysler, obtained by Reuters under the Freedom of Information Act, that he was "very concerned about the unacceptably slow pace" of the automaker's efforts to explain high nitrogen oxide emissions from some of its vehicles.
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32-Year-Old Arrested For Criticising Islam On Social Media
Tarak Biswas, 32, a self-proclaimed atheist from Kolkata, routinely criticised all religions on social media. Usually his writings would evoke angry reactions and lead to a heated debate - all in the anonymity and safety of the internet. But last week, after he re-posted a critique of Islam from another website on Facebook, he found himself in jail...
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Philippine President Gives Order To Free Up Information
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all agencies directly under his watch to open their records to the public as part of his promise to crack down on corruption and promote transparency in government.
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US Federal Reserve Records Show Dozens of Cyber Breaches in Recent Years
Obtained by Reuters through a Freedom of Information Act request, the cyber-security reports were heavily redacted to keep secret the central bank's security procedures.
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Epstein Files Release: Who Decides What The Public Gets To Know
For the past decade or so the Epstein files have been used by Democrats and Republicans as a political stick with which to beat each other. In the meantime, speculation has run rife online with a global guessing game of what these files contain
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IT Rules: Indian Media Cheer Court Order Putting New Code of Conduct on Hold
Some Indian media cheered a court order over the weekend which put on hold a part of new IT rules seeking to regulate content on digital news websites, calling the move significant for press freedom in India.
-
Journalist, TV Channel Head Arrested Over Content On Yogi Adityanath
A freelance journalist, an editor of a TV channel and its owner have been arrested over contents that were considered an objectionable post on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The arrests have sparked a huge debate on social media on freedom of expression and the top editor's body in the country callingit an "effort to intimidate" the ...
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US Navy Sailors Created "Rape Lists" Of Female Colleagues, Says Report
Sailors aboard a US Navy submarine circulated sexually explicit lists that ranked female crew members, an investigation found. The lists, first reported Friday by Military.com, were uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Amazon Met With ICE Officials Over Facial-Recognition System That Could Identify Immigrants
The June meeting in Silicon Valley was revealed in emails as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Bill To Change RTI In Parliament Today Amid Opposition Concerns
The government is expected to move a controversial bill in parliament today to change the landmark transparency law -- the Right To Information Act or RTI -- which the opposition plans to fight it tooth and nail. The proposed changes will involve the salaries and tenures of Information Commissioners in the states and at the Centre, which, activists...
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EPA Suspected Fiat Chrysler Of Using 'Defeat Device' In 2015
Byron Bunker, director of the EPA's Transportation and Air Quality compliance division, said in a January 2016 email to Fiat Chrysler, obtained by Reuters under the Freedom of Information Act, that he was "very concerned about the unacceptably slow pace" of the automaker's efforts to explain high nitrogen oxide emissions from some of its vehicles.
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32-Year-Old Arrested For Criticising Islam On Social Media
Tarak Biswas, 32, a self-proclaimed atheist from Kolkata, routinely criticised all religions on social media. Usually his writings would evoke angry reactions and lead to a heated debate - all in the anonymity and safety of the internet. But last week, after he re-posted a critique of Islam from another website on Facebook, he found himself in jail...
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Philippine President Gives Order To Free Up Information
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all agencies directly under his watch to open their records to the public as part of his promise to crack down on corruption and promote transparency in government.
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US Federal Reserve Records Show Dozens of Cyber Breaches in Recent Years
Obtained by Reuters through a Freedom of Information Act request, the cyber-security reports were heavily redacted to keep secret the central bank's security procedures.
