Trump’s Official Republican Platform Pledges to Halt Crypto ‘Crackdown’ Former President Donald Trump’s Republican Party has officially adopted a platform that would seek to support cryptocurrency innovation, according to the document released Monday by the Republican National Committee.

Na Kyung Taek’s Photos Exposed a Bloody Crackdown. His Identity Was a Secret. Na Kyung Taek’s photos bore witness — and helped bring international attention — to the military junta’s brutal suppression of a pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980.

Republicans Wanted a Crackdown on Israel’s Critics. Columbia Obliged. The latest campus antisemitism hearing was a travesty.

Senate Democrats urge crackdown on autonomous vehicles and driver assist Image: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesTwo prominent Senate Democrats are calling for increased scrutiny of autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) like Tesla’s Autopilot, arguing that the unimpeded flow of highly automated vehicles on public roads in recent years risks exacerbating the traffic safety c…

Disney+ Password Sharing Crackdown to Start in June Disney plans to start cracking down on Disney+ password sharing starting in June, Disney CEO Bob Iger said in an interview with CNBC earlier this week. Iger said that Disney needs to turn its streaming business into a growth business, and one way to do that is to force households that are sharing passwords to sign up for their own accounts. “In…

The Disney Plus password-sharing crackdown starts in June Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeDisney Plus already has rules in place to prevent subscribers from sharing their passwords — but now we have an idea when it will start making users pay to share them. In an interview on CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company plans on “launching our first real foray into password sharing” in June. Iger …

After Terrorist Attack in Russia, Tajik Migrants Endure a Crackdown The main suspects in a deadly assault near Moscow were from Tajikistan. Now many other Tajiks, who fill jobs in Russia’s wartime economy, are being deported and harassed.

Fake Reviews Are Rampant Online. Can a Crackdown End Them? A wave of regulation and industry action have placed the flourishing fake review business on notice. But experts say the problem may be insurmountable.

Hungary Fires Museum Director in Crackdown on L.G.B.T.Q. Depictions A government campaign against what it calls “homosexual propaganda” is unsettling booksellers and has resulted in the firing of the director of one of the country’s leading museums.

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Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun Disney CEO Bob Iger foreshadowed the move last month. | Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesStarting on November 1st, Disney Plus will begin restricting password sharing. In Canada. The company announced the change in an email sent to Canadian subscribers. Disney has not provided many details on how it plans to enforce this policy — its email …

Vitalik Buterin, the man behind ethereum, talks crypto and the U.S. crackdown The Russia-born coder, who built ethereum in his late teens, doesn’t stay long in one place anymore. Meanwhile, the list of places he won’t go keeps growing.

After Libya Flooding, Signs Point to a Crackdown on Dissent Several people have been arrested and some journalists and aid workers have been shut out of the eastern city of Derna after dams burst, killing thousands. Communications have also been disrupted.

Op-ed: FTC’s crackdown against Amazon is necessary for long-term innovation, startup investor argues The government must recognizes that new market entrants can’t compete if the existing giants are allowed to deploy whatever competitive practices they want.

Support for Abbott’s Crackdown Is Waning on Texas Border Gov. Greg Abbott’s intensive campaign to turn back migrants was initially welcomed on the border. But in Eagle Pass, the effort’s main focal point, residents are having second thoughts.

Disney+ and Hulu Ad-Free Pricing Going Up in October, Password Sharing Crackdown Coming Disney is planning to raise the price of its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu streaming services starting on October 12, the company said today during an earnings call (via CNBC). The ad-free Disney+ plan will be priced at $13.99 per month, while the ad-free Hulu plan will be priced at $17.99 per month. Right now, ad-free Disney+ is $10.99 per month, w…

In Belarus, the Protests Were Three Years Ago. The Crackdown Is Never-Ending. Aleksandr G. Lukashenko brutally repressed those who opposed his claim of re-election as president. The crackdown on dissent has only deepened since.

Netflix Gains Six Million Subscribers After Password Sharing Crackdown Netflix earlier this year began cracking down on password sharing in the United States and other countries, and the effort has been successful, the company said today. Netflix gained 5.9 million new global subscribers in the second quarter of 2023, including more than one million in the U.S. and Canada, according to its most recent earnings repo…

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