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UK's Labour govt plans permanent fracking ban
UK's Labour govt plans permanent fracking ban
by  AFP

Britain's Labour government plans to permanently ban fracking, a highly controversial method of extracting fossil fuels, due its environmental impact, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said Wednesday. "Let's ban fracking," Miliband told the Labour party conference in Liverpool.

YouTube, platforms not cooperating enough on EU content disputes: report
YouTube, platforms not cooperating enough on EU content disputes: report
by  AFP

An independent appeals body tasked with resolving disputes between social media platforms and EU users on Wednesday criticised a lack of cooperation from digital platforms, especially YouTube. A YouTube spokesperson countered that "ACE has not put in place the privacy safeguards necessary for us to share the user data they need to resolve disputes about content moderation decisions".

EU eyes higher steel tariffs, taking page from US
EU eyes higher steel tariffs, taking page from US
by  AFP

The EU will propose cutting steel import quotas and significantly increasing tariffs on the metal from abroad, the bloc's industry chief Stephane Sejourne told the sector on Wednesday, mirroring US moves.

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