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Consumer Protection Laws & Rights IT & Internet

Misuse of Smart Glasses: Meta Blocks Camera Function for Thousands of Users

By withut-me 05.09.2026 1 views
TL;DR AI-generated Meta is deactivating the camera function on smart glasses if physical tampering with the recording LED is detected. Users who permanently damage the LED will lose the function irrevocably. Meta estimates less than 0.1 percent of sold glasses are affected.
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Media & Press General

UN Votes for New World Map - Africa Grows

By withut-me 05.09.2026 6 views
TL;DR AI-generated The UN has voted to replace the Mercator world map with a new map that more accurately depicts the actual size of Africa. 164 states voted in favor, while the USA rejected the initiative as an "ideological project."
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Laws & Rights Media & Press General

Turkey - Comedian faces lengthy prison sentence for jokes about Erdogan

By withut-me 04.09.2026 3 views
TL;DR AI-generated A 32-year-old Turkish comedian faces a multi-year prison sentence for allegedly insulting the president and inciting hatred. The offense stems from a YouTube video that garnered over 14 million views. The artist has been in pre-trial detention since early July and denies the accusations.
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Consumer Protection IT & Internet Media & Press

Sports streaming service - Proceedings over price increases: DAZN faces defeat in court

By withut-me 04.09.2026 1 views
TL;DR AI-generated DAZN faces a potential court defeat over price increases from 2021 and 2022. The court provisionally sided with consumer advocates, who deem the clauses unfairly disadvantageous. Customers can still join the class-action lawsuit until September 25.
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Court Trials Laws & Rights IT & Internet

BGH on Technical Problems in Video Hearings: Default Judgment Because Lawyer Cannot Connect Twice

By withut-me 04.09.2026 6 views
TL;DR AI-generated The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that a lawyer who repeatedly cannot connect to a video hearing risks a default judgment. The BGH emphasized that lawyers must proactively resolve technical issues and provide specific details about their connection attempts to avoid this.
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Consumer Protection Laws & Rights IT & Internet

Unlawful DAZN Price Increase: Consumer Protection Agency Points to Class Action Lawsuit

By withut-me 04.09.2026 8 views
TL;DR AI-generated Affected individuals of unlawful price increases by streaming service DAZN can join a class action lawsuit until September 25, 2026. The Higher Regional Court of Munich confirmed in December 2024 that DAZN used twelve impermissible clauses in a 2022 price increase.
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Wars & Military Court Trials Media & Press

Ratko Mladic: A Funeral Dividing Serbia

By withut-me 04.09.2026 6 views
TL;DR AI-generated The transfer of the body of genocide convict Ratko Mladic to Serbia and the debate over a potential state funeral are dividing the country. Pro-government media glorify Mladic, while international representatives and human rights activists warn against glorifying war criminals.
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Media & Press General

Cartoon Arena: Heat Summer

By withut-me 04.09.2026 6 views
TL;DR AI-generated CORRECTIV is hosting a cartoon week titled "Heat Summer" and is giving away copies of two books from CORRECTIV Verlag. The initiative aims to encourage independent journalism and combat resignation.
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