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in TechnologyWhat’s the European Digital Services Act (DSA)?
Answer: The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a regulatory framework within the European Union. It mandates digital platforms, like Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter), to mitigate risks to public security and civic discourse, especially by tackling online illegal content. Three days after the Hamas terror attack on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023, EU Commissioner…
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in PoliticsWho is this mother of 23?
Answer: Maria Lvova-Belova is a Russian politician and the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights. She is accused of unlawfully deporting children from Ukraine to Russia during the invasion. The EU and Japan have sanctioned her, and the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against her and Russian President Putin on March 17, 2023. Lvova-Belova…
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in TechnologyHow many people use TikTok in the EU?
Answer: By February 2023. TikTok had an average of 125 million active users in the EU. In October 2022, there were 65.9 million TikTok users in the US, with two-thirds of teens using it. The number of Canadians on TikTok is relatively small (26%), but 76% of people 18-24 have an account._x000D_
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in BusinessBefore adopting the euro on Jan. 1, 2023, what was Croatia’s currency?
Answer: On January 1, 2023. Croatia joined the eurozone as the 20th member state. Croatia’s previous currency, the kuna, had used the euro (and, before that, the German mark) as its main reference since 1994. The dinar was the currency of Croatia between Dec. 1991 and May 1994.
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in HistoryWho was Andrei Sakharov?
Andrei Sakharov was a Soviet nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate, and activist for disarmament, peace, and human rights. The European Union’s top human rights award, Sakharov Prize, carries his name._x000D_
