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Former Epoch Times executive pleads guilty to multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that funded newspaper
Bill Guan, the newspaper’s ex-finance chief, admitted he ran a team out of Vietnam called “Make Money Online” to carry out the scam.
Anne Frank diary ruling says VPN loopholes don’t sink geoblocking
Europe’s top court ruled that publishers are judged by the safeguards they put in place, not by whether determined readers can bypass geoblocking with a VPN.
EU court draws line between journalism and paid criminal record databases
Europe’s highest court ruled that companies cannot escape privacy rules simply by claiming journalistic status, setting new limits on when publishers qualify for the law’s press exemption.
Ninth Circuit says ex-Netflix employee must face arbitration in sexual harassment case
The appeals court said a California law blocking enforcement of arbitration in sexual harassment cases doesn't apply to Jessica Combs since her complaint to Netflix happened before the law went into effect.
France regulator slams Meta over suspended content payments
The issue of neighboring rights has poisoned relations between the French press and Big Tech companies in recent years.
Human rights groups sound alarm over murders of Mexican journalists
Amnesty International and the United Nations expressed an urgent need for Mexican authorities to ramp up investigations into the murders of an activist and a journalist confirmed dead one day apart.
Prepared not scared. Dedicated volunteers in Nashville relay calm, straight-talk info during storms
The initiative has evolved over more than a decade from its origins as a Twitter feed and blog.
Big Tech accuses Belgium of rewriting rules for paying creators
Google, Meta, Spotify and Sony say Belgium’s copyright law forces platforms into negotiations and payments that go beyond the EU’s landmark 2019 copyright directive.
Hungary pro-Orban public media halt broadcasting: Magyar
The new government has moved swiftly to undo the former leader's grip, including with a swath of anti-corruption measures and constitutional changes to effectively bar him from running again.
South Korean law targeting 'fake news' takes effect as journalists' groups raise concerns
The liberal Democratic Party says the law is necessary to combat fake news and disinformation, which they argue is posing a growing threat to democracy.