Brazil sues online platform Discord over alleged failures in children protection

Brazil’s government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers ...
guardonline.com

Discord halts livestreams in Brazil after watchdog cites child safety failures

Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, said it suspended its livestreams in Brazil. The move Monday takes place in the wake of a suicide case and after ...
Ars Technica

With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy

Meta has announced its intention to focus on open-weight large language models. Additionally, the company announced the release of an open model called Muse Glimmer and a promise to open the weights ...
Daily Express

Argentina World Cup row takes another twist as VAR mistake confirmed in new controversy

08:05, Wed, Jul 29, 2026 Updated: 08:06, Wed, Jul 29, 2026 Argentina may have lost in the World Cup final, but the fallout from the controversies surrounding their 2026 campaign refuses to go away. La ...
MARCA

The IFAB acknowledged an error in the use of VAR during Argentina-Switzerland and in Embolo's sending-off

TICKETS MARCA Get the best tickets for sports events and more at Tickets MARCA World Cup. Joao Pinheiro explains Embolo's controversial sending-off and his clash with Messi at the World Cup The ...
The Independent

Uefa issues fresh statement on use of VAR after World Cup controversy

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AOL

Only use VAR when error blatant - referee chiefs

VAR was first used at a World Cup in 2018 and introduced in the Premier League for the 2019-20 season Video assistant referees should only be used to change "blatantly incorrect" decisions and clear ...
BBC

Only use VAR when error blatant - referee chiefs

Video assistant referees should only be used to change "blatantly incorrect" decisions and clear missed incidents, say European refereeing officials. Chief refereeing officers from all 55 European ...
The Conversation

How vaccine skeptics use storytelling effectively to create powerful but medically inaccurate messaging

As long as there have been vaccines, there have been people who doubted their science and safety. Back in 19th-century England, people rioted against a mandatory smallpox vaccine, claiming that it ...
NPR

At the World Cup, has 'VAR' gone too far? Some fans say it's ruining the tournament

It seems to have become part of the World Cup viewing experience: You're watching the game. Your team makes a goal. You celebrate — tentatively — because before you know it, VAR, the video assistant ...
The Conversation

World Cup VAR controversies show why human referees should decide where potential fouls begin

Two contested decisions at the 2026 World Cup have reignited debate over how video assistant referee (VAR) reviews should work, and how far back a referee should look when deciding what counts as part ...