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“Popularity doesn’t grant immunity”, says Finance Minister about 18 influencers, rappers and models facing gambling charges

Finance Minister told the Hellenic Gaming Commission that fines of up to €50,000 now apply and that around 15,000 websites have been blacklisted

Mitsotakis announces 120-instalment repayment plans, up from 72, a crackdown on servicers and fuel subsidies

Four new measures target fuel costs and debts: the diesel subsidy rises to 15 cents and reaches 20 cents with refinery discounts, heating oil will be sold for under €1.75, and debt-management firms face stricter rules and fines

Woman faces jail for creating 203 fake profiles of Air Force pilot ex-partner

The 38-year-old from Patras is being sought by authorities after Larissa judges rejected her appeal, refused all mitigating factors and demanded she spend 12 months behind bars immediately, a highly unusual step in such cases

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s dismissal of free speech should trigger democratic reflexes

In a constitutional democracy the right to speak and to receive information is not a gift the state bestows when it deems speech sufficiently “hygienic”

Social Media: The more you scroll, the more platforms profit — The price paid by children

You cannot entrust a child’s protection to the same algorithm that makes more money the more time that child spends on it

How Meta’s agreement could change the internet: What the 35-page settlement provides and Europe’s position

Meta may not have acknowledged legal liability for the allegations brought against it by US states. However, it is accepting for the first time that a large part of its business model is unsuitable for children - The commitments it has undertaken & the “game” involving YouTube & TikTok

Daily limit, muted notifications, hidden likes: The changes coming to Facebook and Instagram after the trial

Meta reached an $18 billion settlement with the 29 states that had sued it - The changes will initially be implemented in the U.S. and may later be expanded to other regions

Feminism’s inverted moral hierarchy: The Lindsay Clancy case

How the case exposes a culture that ranks a mother’s suffering above the lives of her murdered children

Macron loses in court over freedom of expression

The ruling found that protecting minors constitutes a legitimate aim but the means used amounted to a violation of freedom of expression that was neither appropriate, nor necessary, nor proportionate

Global trend for online fame puts lives at risk across Greece

From jet blast surfing at Skiathos airport to subway surfing and extreme rooftop stunts, growing numbers of Greeks and tourists across Greece are risking serious injury or death chasing viral videos and social media fame

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