News Politics YouTube added to Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s by Alex Cooper Aged-restricted content meets age-restricted access. Australia is tightening its social media restrictions, now including YouTube in its under-16 ban after reversing an earlier exemption. The government’s new rules, set for…
News Politics Pussy Riot’s ghost haunts Russia’s new Internet Crackdown by Alex Cooper The thought police are watching your browser history. Russia has just criminalised curiosity. A new law, passed on July 17th, punishes citizens for even searching for content labelled “extremist,” a…
Film and TV News Broomsticks over BMWs: Two Harry Potter stars caught Speeding on the Same Day by Alex Cooper Magic couldn’t save them from muggle traffic laws. In an uncanny twist of fate, two Harry Potter stars found themselves on the wrong side of the law, losing their driving privileges…
News Politics Trump floats stripping Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship—but can he? by Alex Cooper Spoiler: The Constitution says no. In a fiery social media post, President Donald Trump claimed he’s “giving serious consideration” to revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship, reigniting their long-running feud. The…
Film and TV Music News Justin Timberlake Just Got Charged with DUI in Hamptons by Happy Pop sensation Justin Timberlake found himself in hot water early Tuesday morning in Sag Harbor, New York. The former *NSYNC star was charged with drunk driving after allegedly blowing past…
Music News Bebe Rexha attacked during concert: 27-Year-old arrested in connection with cellphone incident by Happy Shockwaves reverberate through the music industry as the talented Bebe Rexha falls victim to a disturbing incident of assault during her New York performance. In a deeply unsettling turn of…
News Politics Sex World It’s now a crime to have sex in Indonesia (unless you’re married) by Amy Davidson Do married people even have sex though? Anyway, Indonesia has passed a new criminal code banning sex outside marriage (even for tourists). The Indonesian Parliament unanimously passed a new criminal…
Music News Senators slam FTC after Taylor Swift and Ticketmaster bot fiasco by Amy Davidson Senators are seeking answers from the Federal Trade Commission, following Ticketmaster’s problematic pre-sale for Taylor Swift’s tour. United States Senators, Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn have issued a letter to…
Health News Sex Wellbeing South Australia joins other states in criminalising ‘stealthing’ by Tom Disalvo The act of non-consensually removing a condom during sex — known as ‘stealthing’ — is set to be criminalised in South Australia, with offenders facing a maximum penalty of life…
Drugs News Politics World Brittney Griner has been sentenced to 9 years in a Russian jail by Tammy Moir U.S basketball star Brittney Griner has been given a 9-year jail sentence to a Russian penal colony, following the legal proceedings on Tuesday. The Russian court’s decision to a nine-year…
News Politics World New York gun law overturned by Supreme Court by Chloe Maddren The Supreme Court has struck down a gun law in New York requiring gun owners to have a “proper cause” to carry a gun outside their homes. On Thursday, the…
News World Japan makes cyberbullying punishable by one year in jail by Amy Davidson Japan has made online harassment punishable by up to a year’s imprisonment, in hopes of decreasing cyberbullying-related deaths. Since the cyberbullying-related suicide of 22-year-old wrestler and TV personality, Hana Kimura…
News Politics Rejoice: Kiwis ban queer conversion therapy by Robbie Mason It’s time to bring out the glitter because in a near-unanimous vote, New Zealand parliament passed a bill outlawing queer conversion therapy. The new law makes performing queer conversion therapy…
