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Canada police tighten their grip on truck driver protests

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Police in the Canadian capital Ottawa are warning truck drivers blockading the downtown core to leave now or face being arrested, in a major crackdown by authorities

Police are seeking to end a three-week-old protest, currently happening across Canada over COVID restrictions.

Interim Police Chief Steve Bell promised “to take back the entirety of the downtown core and every occupied space” in “coming days.”

Protesters have been demonstrating against vaccination mandates enforced by the government. Those mandates include that truck drivers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or face the prospect of losing their jobs.

Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has accused extremist groups of helping to organise the protests in Ottawa and at major U.S. border crossings. Authorities have repeated suggestions that some actors wanted to overthrow the Liberal government.

Police handed leaflets to truckers that read:

“You must leave the area now. Anyone blocking streets … may be arrested.”

Canadian authorities also ticketed some of the hundreds of vehicles blocking Ottawa’s downtown core.

At least one large rig left while some demonstrators put the leaflets into a toilet placed in front of a truck.

Some truckers blew their horns in violation of a court order forbidding such behaviour.

The government including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have condemned the protests, urging for them to come to an end urgently.

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Technological terror: China reveals uncanny AI romance film

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As competition intensifies in the streaming landscape, with players like Roku, Vizio, and Samsung launching their ad-supported platforms, TCL aims to carve its niche by offering compelling original content.

TCL, the renowned Chinese smart-TV manufacturer, announces its innovative use of generative artificial intelligence to produce original content for its streaming platform, TCLtvPlus.

Debuting this summer, “Next Stop Paris,” an AI-driven love story, marks the inaugural program from TCLtvPlus Studios

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Grindr application cruises into court over privacy concerns

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Grindr faces lawsuit over alleged privacy breaches

Grindr, the popular gay dating app, is under fire in London as hundreds of users claim their private information, including HIV status, was shared without consent. The lawsuit alleges commercial use of sensitive data, sparking concern within the LGBTQ+ community. Grindr vows to defend its practices while emphasising its commitment to user privacy and compliance with data regulations.

 

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The TikTok ban was just passed by the House. What could happen next?

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Washington D.C. has been under pressure to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok.

TikTok users could soon find that the popular social media service is either under new ownership or could be outright banned in the U.S.

Calls are growing louder from many lawmakers and national security hawks to ban TikTok, over fears the app could censure content, influence users, and give Americans’ personal data to Beijing.

But the Chinese tech company, ByteDance—which owns TikTok— denies the allegations.

Dave Levinthal, the Editor-in-Chief of Raw Story joins Veronica Dudo to discuss.

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