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Ecuador’s Indigenous Groups Have New Power to Protect Their Lands from Destruction
The highest court in Ecuador ruled last week that Indigenous communities in the country should have a stronger say over extractive projects like oil drilling and mining that affect their ancestral lands.
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UK Police Want Rape Survivors To Hand Over Their Phones
Survivors of sexual assault in England and Wales will now risk having their case dropped if they don’t hand over their electronic devices to police, giving law enforcement access to some of their most intimate personal data. Victims also risk being charged with entirely separate crimes if they choose to comply.
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Creepy Doctor Makes A Sex Robot That Kinda Requires Consent
Photo: Getty A famous sex robot called Samantha was created for sex, but it wasn’t created to take abuse. Samantha’s creator, Dr Sergi Santos, introduced a new feature that will render the robot unresponsive if it determines that its human partner is behaving in an overly aggressive manner. But it won’t stop you from fucking…
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Men Try To ‘Redefine’ Sexual Consent With Blockchain
Dutch blockchain company LegalThings announced in a press release on Wednesday that it is developing an app, LegalFling, which in theory could allow about-to-bone partners to log what they are and are not OK with before they bone. The company notes that you can mark your do’s and don’ts “with the swipe of a finger”.…