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An Italian general called gay people ‘not normal’. His punishment is a sign the country is changing | Euronews

Vannacci was the head of the Italian paratroopers’ brigade and the Military Geographical Institute in Florence before being officially removed on Friday as the result of the homophobic, misogynistic, and racist statements contained in ‘The World Upside Down’, published some two weeks ago.

In the self-published book the general bashed environmentalists, feminists, Jewish people, Black Italians, and the LGBTQ+ community as the causes – according to him – of the problems afflicting the Italian society…

Source: An Italian general called gay people ‘not normal’. His punishment is a sign the country is changing | Euronews

Europe’s sweeping new rules for tech giants about to kick in – Los Angeles Times

So far, 19. They include eight social media platforms: Facebook, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Snapchat.

There are five online marketplaces: Amazon, Booking.com, China’s Alibaba AliExpress and Germany’s Zalando.

Mobile app stores Google Play and Apple’s App Store are subject, as are Google’s Search and Microsoft’s Bing search engine.

Source: Europe’s sweeping new rules for tech giants about to kick in – Los Angeles Times