Category: rules

Analysis: Epic’s Narrow Win in App Store Case Toughens Fight Against Google Play Rules

OAKLAND, Calif.—Android app makers suing to stop Alphabet Inc’s Google from siphoning up to 30 percent of their sales received little reassurance about their chances on Friday as a judge allowed a comparable fee charged by Apple Inc to stand. Developers including “Fortnite” maker Epic Games in the last year took aim at the two…


Self-Isolation Rules End for Double Vaccinated in England

The legal requirement to quarantine after close contact with people testing positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus has now ended in England, but only for those under 18 or who have been double vaccinated. The requirement to self-isolate—currently for 10 days—has been in place in various forms since the beginning of the pandemic, and…


Dinesh D’Souza: Emerging Totalitarian Mindset Seen In People Reporting On Neighbors

A new phenomenon is spreading in the United States, where people are being encouraged to report on their neighbors on partisan legal issues, and for violating corporate rules. To learn more about this emerging “totalitarian mindset,” we sat down for an interview with writer, author, and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza. We’re being heavily censored by Big…


Laguna Beach Mulls Higher Fines for Littering, Public Drinking 

Laguna Beach is considering hiking the penalties for those caught littering and drinking alcohol in public. Its city council will discuss during an April 20 meeting whether to increase fines for such offenses, so that they’re on par with other municipal code violations. For some violations—such as roller skating at night, not getting your pet vaccinated for rabies, or climbing…


Laguna Beach Sets New Rules in Time for its Summer Surge 

The City of Laguna Beach has introduced numerous beach-related ordinances ahead of tourism season, including the banning of plastic straws on beaches and trails. The new policies also prohibit single-use plastic containers on beaches and trails, and forbid restaurants from distributing them with takeout orders. As well, the public is restricted from feeding wild birds in city parks….


India Unveils Tougher Rules for Social Media Such as Facebook, Twitter

NEW DELHI—India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate big social media firms, such as Facebook and Twitter, the latest effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to tighten control over Big Tech firms. The rules come after Twitter ignored orders to drop content on farmers’ protests, fuelling the government’s zeal, dating from 2018, to…