The UN has approved a new convention, led by Russia and backed by China, that would counter the criminal use of information and communications technologies, but the criminal use may become any criticism of government officials. -GEG
The United Nations on Friday approved a Russian-led bid that aims to create a new convention on cybercrime, alarming rights groups and Western powers that fear a bid to restrict online freedom.
The General Assembly approved the resolution sponsored by Russia and backed by China, which would set up a committee of international experts in 2020.
The panel will work to set up āa comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes,ā the resolution said.
The United States, European powers and rights groups fear that the language is code for legitimizing crackdowns on expression, with numerous countries defining criticism of the government as ācriminal.ā
China heavily restricts internet searches to avoid topics sensitive to its communist leadership, as well as news sites with critical coverage.
A number of countries have increasingly tried to turn off the internet, with India cutting off access in Kashmir in August after it stripped autonomy to the Muslim-majority region and Iran taking much of the country offline as it cracked down on protests in November.
āIt is precisely our fear that (a new convention) would allow the codification at an international and global level of these types of controls thatās driving our opposition and our concerns about this resolution,ā a US official said.
Any new UN treaty that spells out internet controls would be āinimical to the United Statesā interests because that doesnāt tally with the fundamental freedoms we see as necessary across the globe,ā he said.
Human Rights Watch called the UN resolutionās list of sponsors āa rogueās gallery of some of the earthās most repressive governments.ā
The number of Chicago residents who live a mile or more from a grocery store has jumped 63% since 2013. Liberals blame racism, discrimination and inequality, but the problem is crime. Compared to 2022, thefts are up 25% while robberies are up 11%.
Patrick Scruggs, a former January 6 prosecutor, is accused of smashing through a window and stabbing another driver multiple times after he backed into Scruggs. According to police, Scruggs turned the knife on the good Samaritans, too. Scruggs was released on a $65,000 bond.
Not only does masking not work to stop the spread of COVID, but masking causes real harm to vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, children and adolescents. There was a 28% rise in stillbirths worldwide. In Sweden, where masks were not required, there was no rise in stillbirths.
An employee who fought with an alleged shoplifter strangled him to death. District Attorney Mark Dupree said, “Make no mistake, it is law enforcementās job to do the policing, no one elseās.ā DA Dupree has a record of being soft on crime and has been accused of being “an activist holding political office.”
Jason Billingsley, who was convicted of a sex crime in 2013, was released from prison after serving only nine years of a 30-year sentence. He has been arrested in the rape and murder Pava LaPere, a petite 26-year old woman and tech CEO.
Alonniea Fantasia Ford, theĀ manager of a Jack in the Box restaurant in Houston, allegedly shot a handgun at a family in a vehicle in the drive-thru after they complained that the curly fries that they ordered were missing and an argument ensued.
The teenās mother got a phone call from Mexico demanding $500,000 for her sonās safe return. She received a video showing her son in the car. The boy’s father was blamed for some past incident and threats of cutting off the boy’s body parts were made unless the ransom was paid. The teen was rescued in Santa Maria.
The feds raided Menendez’ Englewood Cliffs home in June 2022 and found āthe fruitsā of his ācorrupt bribery agreementā that included a 2019 Mercedes C-Class, at least 13 gold bars and $486,461 in cash.
Newsom signed a bill that will enable him to slap fines on local school districts that refuse to obey state edits on curriculum involving controversial subjects like race, gender, and sexuality. Newsom hopes to punish the Temecula school district as conservatives won school board elections and rejected LGBTQ+ material.
During a parliamentary meeting honoring Ukrainian President Zelensky, Anthony Rota, Speaker of the House of Commons, publicly praised Yaroslav Hunka, 98, a Ukrainian veteran who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II. Rota resigned from his post on Tuesday.
The primary causes of homelessness are bad policies, drug addiction and the economy. Influential developers are profiting from homelessness.Ā In addition, NGOs would go out of business if the problem was solved.Ā
Marina Abramovic is known for her 1987 performance titled āSpirit Cooking,ā usingĀ pig’s blood on walls to write the recipes that appeared to instruct violent acts during the cooking process. This controversial performance led to rumors of her involvement in black magic with Aleister Crowley at a dinner event.
In May 2021, federal officials were panicked about the link between COVID vaccines and myocarditis and blood clots. The officials then crafted a media response that Wolf said “doesn’t tell the truth,” and is the smoking gun because the government promoted the shots as “safe and effective.”
Video that shows young boy choosing two Oreo cookies over $10,000 cash garnered 25 million views and was praised for effectively demonstrating how children generally lack sound judgment, therefore shouldnāt be allowed to decide their gender or agree to life-altering genital mutilating surgeries.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower courtās injunction banning the White House, surgeon general, CDC and FBI from influencing social media companies to remove so-called ādisinformation”.
Michigan bills would criminalize āintimidatingā an election official. America First patriots who have fought for election integrity for years are concerned that these bills are just a thinly-veiled effort to put them in prison for challenging fraudulent ballots in the 2024 election cycle.
Baltimore has a policy of suspending students with violent and aggressive behavior from school and from the bus. The number of student arrests in Baltimore City Schools has plummeted 98% in 2022, but whistleblowers reported that authorities are trying to keep the numbers down for political reasons.
Alleged provocateur Ray Epps was charged with one count of a misdemeanor offense although he was recorded on video several times exhorting people to enter the Capitol. He was also filmed pushing a large metal sign into a police line.
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