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    TikTok CEO warns users about ban ahead of US Congress hearing

    22 Mar 2023

    "That's almost half of the US coming to TikTok, including 5 million US businesses. The majority of these are small and medium businesses," he mentioned. TikTok has about 7,000 employees in the US, reports The Verge.

    South Korea bans liquid e-cigarettes on army bases

    11 Nov 2019

    The South Korean Army has banned the use and possession of liquid e-cigarettes on its bases for health reasons, the military said on Monday, following a government warning for people to stop using the devices.

    Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments

    06 Feb 2023

    Under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or its figures can be sentenced to death, although the country has yet to carry out capital punishment for blasphemy.

    Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste discrimination

    22 Feb 2023

    Yogesh Mane, a Seattle resident who grew up as an untouchable in India, broke into tears as he heard the council's decision. "I'm emotional because this is the first time such an ordinance has been passed anywhere in the world outside of South Asia,” he said. "It's a historic moment." C.H. Srikrishna, who is Hindu, believes the ordinance does target his religion. "When you say it originated 2,000 years ago, that is implicitly blaming Hinduism,” he said. "That bothers me. I feel betrayed.”

    Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘blasphemous content’

    04 Feb 2023

    Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and social media giants Facebook and YouTube have previously been banned for publishing content deemed sacrilegious.

    Wikipedia again up and running as Pakistan lifts ban on site

    07 Feb 2023

    The ban drew criticism and many Islamabad’s action, saying it was a blow to digital rights and deprived the public of the right to seek knowledge.

    Trucks banned on some internal roads of Dubai's Nad Al Sheba Reserve

    16 Dec 2023

    The move follows extensive coordination and studies conducted in partnership with the Dubai Police General HQ in the wake of completing the initial phase of Al-Meydan Street improvement, which included transforming roundabouts into signalised junctions.

    Manila includes Taiwan in travel ban over nCOV

    11 Feb 2020

    The Philippines on Tuesday included Taiwan in its expanded list of countries and territories covered by its travel ban arising from its determined move to help prevent the spread of the dreaded coronavirus (nCOV) that has already resulted in rising fears and alarm worldwide.

    India government bans single-use plastic to combat pollution

    01 Jul 2022

    The country generates around four million tonnes of plastic waste per year, about a third of which is not recycled and ends up in waterways and landfills that regularly catch fire and exacerbate air pollution.

    Third of US software firm's employees resign over politics ban

    01 May 2021

    The mass walkout came after Basecamp chief executive and co-founder Jason Fried published a blog post on Monday explaining new rules adopted by the company, including a ban on "societal and political discussions on our company Basecamp account."

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