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Finland's Parliament has approved a controversial new law that will allow border guards to deny entry to asylum-seekers arriving from Russia. The legislation, which was passed on Friday, aims to reduce the number of asylum-seekers entering Finland through the country's eastern border. Under the new law, border guards will have the authority to turn away individuals seeking asylum if they have already passed through a safe country, such as Russia, where they could have applied for protection. The Finnish government argues that this measure is necessary to maintain the integrity of the country's asylum system and prevent abuse of the process. ...... Read Full article on HadNews

In a significant move towards ending child marriage, Sierra Leone has passed a new law criminalizing the practice. This development marks a crucial step forward in the fight against child marriage in the West African country. The passing of this law is especially important for Sierra Leonean refugees who have resettled in Canada, as they witness a shift in attitudes towards the harmful practice. This legislative change is a positive sign of progress in protecting the rights and well-being of young girls in Sierra Leone. Watch the video by Global News Video "Sierra Leone passes law to end child marriage" was uploaded on 07/01/20...... Read Full article on HadNews

Artificial intelligence (AI), now an integral part of our everyday lives, is becoming increasingly accessible and ubiquitous. Consequently, there’s a growing trend of AI advancements being exploited for criminal activities. One significant concern is the ability AI provides to offenders to produce images and videos depicting real or deepfake child sexual exploitation material. This is particularly important here in Australia. The CyberSecurity Cooperative Research Centre has identified the country as the third-largest market for online sexual abuse material. So, how is AI being used to create child sexual exploitation material? Is it bec...... Read Full article on HadNews

Musicians and other celebrities should be protected by a law that would ban AI-generated deepfakes in the U.K., MPs say. An All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music advocated for legislation that would include “a specific personality right to protect creators and artists from misappropriation and false endorsement.” The proposed law should also safeguard musicians against the potential of artificial intelligence to become “a destroyer of creators’ livelihoods,” according to a report the MPs released on Wednesday (May 1). The group’s chair, Labour MP Kevin Brennan, stressed the urgent need for politicians to “confront the danger that unfe...... Read Full article on HadNews

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law to effectively ban young children from social media. The restrictive measure for minors has been introduced as a response to the growing concerns over the negative influence of various apps on young people in the United States. Under the new legislation to be introduced on 1 January 2025, Florida will prohibit children aged 13 and under from having access to social media, whilst 14 and 15-year-olds will require parental consent to be online. Speaking on Monday (25 March), Governor DeSantis explained his administration is merely “trying to help parents navigate this very diffic...... Read Full article on HadNews

“First comes love, then comes marriage” – so goes the classic children’s rhyme. But not everyone agrees. Increasingly, the idea that love is the most important reason to marry – or at least to stay married – is under attack. Republican pundits and lawmakers have been pushing back on the availability of no-fault divorce, challenging the idea that not being in love is a valid reason to end a marriage. Speaking as a professor of family law, I know such views aren’t new. Zsa Zsa Gabor once quipped, “Getting divorced just because you don’t love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do.” But while Gabor was probably j...... Read Full article on HadNews

This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the government was seeking to strengthen laws to combat doxing. Its ongoing review into Australian privacy law will now be expanded to include doxing, as will other laws covering hate crime and hate speech. Doxing (sometimes doxxing) is shorthand for “document drop” and is the act of publishing identifying material about someone publicly, without their consent. Doxing someone can lead to real-life harms, potentially including job loss, violence against the person, their family members and pets, and serious mental health issues. What any legislation from that review will look li...... Read Full article on HadNews

On Dec. 27, 2023, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging that the company committed willful copyright infringement through its generative AI tool ChatGPT. The Times claimed both that ChatGPT was unlawfully trained on vast amounts of text from its articles and that ChatGPT’s output contained language directly taken from its articles. To remedy this, the Times asked for more than just money: It asked a federal court to order the “destruction” of ChatGPT. If granted, this request would force OpenAI to delete its trained large language models, such as GPT-4, as well as its training data, which would prevent the company...... Read Full article on HadNews