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Tech 3 days ago

US jury to begin deliberations in social media addiction trial

Jury deliberations are set to begin Friday in a landmark social media addiction trial accusing Meta and YouTube of intentionally trying to hook young internet users.

Politics 2 weeks ago

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Prison sought for activists in August unrest sparks outcry over free speech

Prosecutors from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) are seeking two-year prison terms for four activists accused of inciting last year’s nationwide riots, a demand civil groups denounce as an attempt to silence government critics.

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Prosecutors reject sailor's defense plea in 2-tonne drug smuggling case

Fandi Ramadan is closer to the death penalty after prosecutors rejected his defense plea.

Tech 1 month ago

Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial

Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court.

Academia 1 month ago

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Rehabilitation for Soebandrio: A reconciliation with history

Soebandrio was a stalwart advocate for Indonesian sovereignty during the revolutionary period.

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Medan court slaps death penalty on woman with 100 kg of meth

Three other defendants in the same case received life sentences, despite prosecutors also demanding death penalties.

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Prosecutors seek prison terms for Ukrainian, Brazilian over drugs

Prosecutors demanded prison terms and fines in two separate cases where foreigners tried to smuggle narcotics into Bali.

Politics 2 months ago

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Google denies role in Nadiem’s Chromebook corruption case

Google has denied any involvement in the corruption case that centered on a laptop procurement policy at the education ministry between 2019 and 2022, saying it never made use of its ties with former minister Nadiem Makarim to win any government contracts.