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Frankreich: Macron wirbt für Verbot von Handys auch an Gymnasien
Der französische Präsident Macron kündigte an, dass Schülern der Oberstufe die Benutzung von Smartphones ab dem nächsten Jahr "wahrscheinlich" verboten werde.

French lawmakers vote to raise France's digital services tax on US tech giants to 6%, up from 3%; the French government opposes the move, fearing US retaliation (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/french-lawmakers-progress-tax…

French lawmakers progress tax on American Big Tech amid huge pushback
PARIS — French lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to double a tax on big tech firms — backing away from a more aggressive push amid fears of provoking U.S. trade retaliation. France’s National A…

Seriously looking like France will bring in a wealth tax. Background: https://www.politico.eu/article/gabriel-zucman-economist-france-wealth-tax/ (86% popular support!)
Bloomberg on current politics:

France can’t stop talking about Gabriel Zucman — and his wealth tax
The 38-year-old economist has a recipe to save the EU’s second-biggest economy from a debt crisis — but will the government dare take it?

Nej till miljardärsskatt i Frankrike – krav på premiärministerns avgång #Zucman https://www.dn.se/direkt/2025-10-31/nej-till-miljardarsskatt-i-fra…

Nej till miljardärsskatt i Frankrike – krav på premiärministerns avgång
Den omtalade förslaget om en ny skatt på miljardärer i Frankrike, kallad Zucman-skatten (efter ekonomen Gabriel Zucman), stoppades på…

New : French Judiciary Targets OKC Cult Leader Robert Spatz
https://chardonsbleus.org/en/french-judiciary-targets-okc-cult-leader-robert-spatz/#

French Judiciary Targets OKC Cult Leader Robert Spatz
Source information from Le Monde latest on the OKC case In 2019, six survivors brought forward allegations of severe abuse, including coercion, assault, and ...

Stairway to Fairness: Connecting Group and Individual Fairness
Theresia Veronika Rampisela, Maria Maistro, Tuukka Ruotsalo, Falk Scholer, Christina Lioma
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21334

Stairway to Fairness: Connecting Group and Individual Fairness
Fairness in recommender systems (RSs) is commonly categorised into group fairness and individual fairness. However, there is no established scientific understanding of the relationship between the two fairness types, as prior work on both types has used different evaluation measures or evaluation objectives for each fairness type, thereby not allowing for a proper comparison of the two. As a result, it is currently not known how increasing one type of fairness may affect the other. To fill this…

French intelligence links Holocaust memorial vandalism to alleged Russian hybrid campaign: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/french-intelligence-links-holocaust-memorial.html

A judge sentences Frank founder Charlie Javice to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase by overstating how many customers the fintech company had (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/29/jpmorgan-chase-frank-charlie-javice-sentencing.html

Startup founder Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase
Charlie Javice, founder of college financial aid platform Frank, was arrested in 2023 on charges she defrauded JPMorgan Chase in the sale of the fintech firm.

Découvrez l'enquête en France sur les violences et abus sexuels au sein d'une communauté bouddhiste, suite Š l'affaire OKC en Belgique. En savoir plus ici : https://chardonsbleus.org/affaire-okc-

Affaire OKC : Après la Belgique, une Enquête en France pour Violences et Abus Sexuels au Sein d’une Communauté Bouddhiste
Affaire OKC : Après la Belgique, une Nouvelle Enquête en France pour Violences et Abus Sexuels au Sein d’une Communauté Bouddhiste

France warns Putin: make peace in Ukraine or face new sanctions: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/30/france-warns-putin-make-peace.html