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Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles

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A sweeping crackdown on posts on Instagram and Facebook that are critical of Israel—or even vaguely supportive of Palestinians—was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to internal Meta data obtained by Drop Site News.

The United Videogame Workers union is open to any gaming worker in the US and Canada and will focus on industry-wide job loss.

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No Mercy was already removed by Valve in the UK, Canada, and Australia before the announcement

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28036117

A parliamentary inquiry on sexual abuse in France entertainment industry set to be released Wednesday found sexual abuse "systemic" and "persistent". The inquiry, led by Greens MP Sandrine Rousseau,…

Change can begin anywhere. It only requires that we desire it and that we're prepared to take a chance on it when we see it for what it is.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/28257142

'This policy will have devastating consequences'

Here’s how one teen plans to fix schools failing kids affected by nudify apps.

Sometime between January 25th and February 7th of this year, shortly after Trump took office, YouTube quietly updated its hate speech policy to remove the phrase “gender identity.”

Automated AI bots seeking training data threaten Wikipedia project stability, foundation says.

"The risk/benefit calculus of providing free & open access to individual genetic data in 2025 is very different compared to 14 years ago."

A look back at I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, a gloriously oppressive slice of video game horror.

Kinecting to the dead.

We underestimate the manosphere at our peril.

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Hayao Miyasaki is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio known worldwide for their stunning, emotional, beautiful stories and movies. At the core of Studio Ghibli’s work is a deep engagement with questions of humanity. About what it means to be a human, about how to care for one another and the world […]

The internet is flooded with AI-generated images in the style of Studio Ghibli, whose founder said “I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all.”

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/35070452

Hamdan Ballal says he was assaulted by settlers and soldiers outside his home in Susiya in the occupied West Bank.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/59420993

You do not need to patch your game over this

This feminist retelling of traditional Japanese ghost stories uses transformation as a key element both for character growth and commentary on ancient and modern gender expectations.