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South Korea Passes ‘Fake News’ Bill With Heavy Penalties

Critics are urging President Lee Jae Myung to veto the measure over vague standards they say threaten press freedom.

Kazakhstan’s Majilis Passes Ban on ‘Propaganda’ of Pedophilia and ‘Non‑Traditional’ Sexual Orientation

Brazil’s Lower House Sends Streaming Regulation to Senate, Reinstates Remittance Tax

CGPJ Says Spain’s Draft Press-Secrecy Law Weakens Protections

Sen. Mike Lee Introduces 'Charlie Kirk Act' to Reinstate Smith-Mundt Guardrails

Muizzu Ratifies Media Law Tightening State Control of the Press in Maldives

Spain’s Classified Secrets Bill Confronted by EU Complaint and Council of State Warning

Australia to Bar Under-16s From YouTube Accounts Starting in December

Spain Advances Digital Services and Media Governance Bill to Congress

Congress Commission Approves Press Accreditation Overhaul

Karnataka’s Draft Fake News Bill Prompts Free Speech Alarm

UK Launches Taskforce and Bans Strangulation Pornography to Curb Online Abuse

Castile and León Debates Flawed Institutional Advertising Law

RSPCA calls for loophole closure as Disney+ airs BBFC-banned rat-drowning scene

California and Google Finalize Civic Media Fund with $10 Million Each in First-Year Contributions

Catalan Parliament Enacts Stricter Journalist Accreditation Rules

Texas House Bill Targeting Deepfake Political Ads Awaits Senate Decision

50 Years After Legalization, Pornography Remains a Social Taboo in Germany

Pakistan Criminalizes Online Disinformation with Harsh Penalties

Google Transfers $100M to Canadian Journalism Collective Under Online News Act Deal