Editor’s Note: The following statement was issued April 16, 2025 by Mondoweiss contributor D. Musa Springer after being detained and interrogated by the Department of Homeland Security agents for over three hours at Tampa airport upon returning from international travel.
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Discord users in the United Kingdom and Australia may soon have to navigate through a new age verification process. The company is currently listing the new process as an “experimental” feature, and for now, it’s only available in those countries. It’s a response to governments in the UK and Australia passing laws meant to restrict under aged users from accessing sensitive content online. Discord says users will be prompted to verify their age when encountering two situations in particular. The first is when users “encounter content flagged by our sensitive media filter,” while the second is “when you try to change your sensitive content filter settings.” While the rollout appears limited, it’s not hard to imagine that having to pass some form of age verification will become a requirement to even start using the service. When a user runs into the situations described by Discord, there will be two options presented to them to verify their age. The first option will be to perform a face scan, which will require
“Technology is integral to the discourse on the future, and we need to be part of the future. We must be involved in shaping it, not cut out from it.”
These are the sort of stats that will definitely come looking for you. Ignorance is not an option. The post Op-Ed: Well, how DO you interpret life expectancy by country? Some nitpicking required. appeared first on Digital Journal.
Software engineer and AI researcher Tianyang Chen is working to make healthcare more intelligent, proactive, and accessible. The post Tianyang Chen advances AI-powered solutions for smarter, preventive healthcare appeared first on Digital Journal.
After Bayern Munich’s exit to Inter in the Champions League quarterfinal, defender Kim Min-jae has come in for heavy criticism. But the defender’s poor form is symptomatic of a deeper issue in football.Bayern Munich’s dreams of playing in another Champions League final in Munich are over. There will be no chance to avenge the painful defeat of the 2012 finale dahoam (final at home) on May 31, and no fairytale farewell for departing legend Thomas Müller. The team looks set to win back the Bundesliga title by the end of this season, but the inquisition as to why Bayern are not seriously challenging for the Champions League title has already begun. South Korean defender Kim Min-jae is in the spotlight, and not in the way he would have wanted when he signed from Italian side Napoli in 2023. Four minutes before he was substituted in Milan, former Bayern defender Benjamin Pavard beat him to the ball from a corner to score. It was one of a handful of tricky moments for Kim, who was the easy target after the loss. Ge
France’s Aix-Marseille University offered a program for scientists “threatened in their research” in America. Europe is sensing an opportunity to attract talent as the Trump administration cuts funding to colleges.A group of US-based researchers is due to start work at a French university in June, as scientists and academics scramble to deal with massive cuts introduced by President Donald Trump’s administration. France’s Aix-Marseille University said its “Safe Place for Science” scheme, which in March became available to US scientists threatened by cuts to higher education in America, was flooded with applicants. What did the French university say? The “Safe Space for Science” scheme aims to attract US workers from fields such as health, queer studies, medicine, epidemiology and climate change. Aix-Marseille said it received 298 applications for the program, of which 242 were deemed eligible, and their applications were under consideration since there were only 20 available posts. The applicants included 135
Coinbase faced backlash after its blockchain network, Base, promoted a memecoin on social media, leading to a significant drop in value. On April 16, Base shared a post on X featuring the slogan “Base is for everyone” and linked it to a corresponding token on Zora, a platform for trading digital assets. The token initially […] The post Coinbase’s Base Faces Backlash Over Token Misstep, Distances Itself From ‘Base is for Everyone’ Coin appeared first on DeFi Planet.
Could the number of children you’re allowed to raise someday be up to the law—and not your heart or home? It’s already a live debate in policy circles, fueled by worries about resource distribution, environmental impact, and child welfare.
Image Source: 123rf.com The American Dream has long been a promise etched into the country’s identity — a vision of upward mobility, homeownership, and financial stability accessible to all who work hard. But for many younger Americans, that dream feels more like a fading illusion. Skyrocketing housing costs, crushing student debt, and stagnant wages have…