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Facebook parent company Meta responded to legal threats by the European Union over its attempts to regulate misinformation related to the Israel war by launching an operating center. Meta released an updated content monitoring action plan on Friday detailing its approach for handling misinformation arising out of the war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. The plan arrived in response to a letter from EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who threatened legal action against them over the Digital Services Act, a law that tightens the region's content moderation laws. The EU has already launched an inquiry into X, formerly known...

Feb. 24 — By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General John Ashcroft on Monday announced 55 people have been charged with trafficking in illegal drug paraphernalia as part of a nationwide crackdown. Ashcroft said selling drug paraphernalia is a billion-dollar industry and sales have skyrocketed through purchases over the Internet. Of 17 indictments returned in the investigation, ten are against national distributors of drug paraphernalia and seven involve businesses located in Western Pennsylvania, he told a Justice Department news conference. Ashcroft said drug paraphernalia sales had soared with the advent of the Internet, which allows easy access to anyone...

New Saudi taboo: Teens smoking water pipes in coffee shopsSPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Monday, May 20, 2002 ABU DHABI — Saudi's religious police force have added a target to their priority list — teenagers. The religious police, composed of seminary students, have been authorized to raid coffee shops throughout the kingdom to search for those under 18 years old. Saudi authorities have banned the entry of anybody under 18 in the popular establishments which according to the chief of the religious police "negatively affect the morals of youth." Why Gamble With Your Family's Health?: Special offer The 3,500-member force, called...