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Twitch streamer Kai Cenat says he’s a victim of revenge porn. How technology makes the practice easier than ever — and harder to prosecute.

One of the most popular creators on Twitch, a video livestreaming platform with over 240 million monthly active users, accused an OnlyFans model this week of posting revenge porn, drawing renewed attention to the increasingly pernicious practice. “It’s a huge problem,” said Jeff Lewis, a First Amendment lawyer, of revenge porn, which he defines as […]

German parliament votes to make it easier for people to change name and gender

The German parliament has approved legislation that will make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official records. The “self-determination law,” one of several social reforms that chancellor Olaf Scholz’s liberal-leaning coalition government pledged when it took office in late 2021, is set to take effect on […]

German parliament to vote on making it easier to change name and gender

German legislators are expected to vote on a government plan to make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official documents. The “self-determination law”, one of several social reforms that Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s liberal-leaning coalition government pledged when it took office in late 2021, would take effect […]

For terminal patients, dying in California may get easier

SACRAMENTO, California — California could become home to the nation’s most sweeping assisted dying policies with a new bill that would allow dementia patients and out-of-state residents to end their lives here. First, the proposal will have to overcome opposition from the state’s influential religious and disability rights groups. It could also face pushback from […]

Georgia lawmakers make it easier to challenge a voter’s registration

Georgia legislators changed state election laws in the midnight hours of Friday, widening the criteria to challenge a voter’s registration, removing bar codes from printed ballots and increasing the documentation local elections officials must produce to certify elections. The proposals will take effect 1 July, assuming the Georgia governor, Brian Kemp, signs the legislation into […]