Indian Court orders Internet block of Sci-Hub, Sci-Net and Libgen after publisher request
The Delhi High Court ordered the blocking of Sci-Hub, Sci-Net, and LibGen in India on August 19, 2025, following a copyright infringement case brought by academic publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and the American Chemical Society12.
The court found that Alexandra Elbakyan, Sci-Hub's founder, violated her December 2020 undertaking not to upload new copyrighted content by making post-2022 articles available through both Sci-Hub and a new platform called Sci-Net2. While Elbakyan claimed this was due to technical errors and argued Sci-Net was a separate project, the court rejected these arguments2.
The ruling requires India's Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to issue blocking orders within 72 hours, with Internet Service Providers required to implement the blocks within 24 hours2.
This case marks the first time Sci-Hub and LibGen faced legal action in a developing country3. Earlier intervention attempts by Indian scientists and researchers had argued these platforms were "the only access to educational and research materials" for many academics in India3, with social science researchers specifically highlighting the "detrimental effect" blocking would have on research in India4.
- Substack - GPT-4o about Sci-hub: The Delhi High Court's latest order β©οΈ
- SpicyIP - Sci-Hub now Completely Blocked in India! β©οΈ β©οΈ β©οΈ β©οΈ
- InfoJustice - Update on Publisher's Copyright Infringement Suit Against Sci-Hub β©οΈ β©οΈ
- Internet Freedom Foundation - Social Science researchers move Delhi High Court β©οΈ
Social Science researchers move Delhi High Court to protect LibGen & SciHub
A group of social science researchers have filed an intervention application, with legal support from IFF, highlighting the adverse impact any decision to block LibGen and SciHub will have on them.Tanmay Singh (Internet Freedom Foundation)
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Il traforo del Monte Bianco resterΓ chiuso fino a metΓ dicembre per lavori di manutenzione - Il Post
https://www.ilpost.it/2025/09/01/traforo-monte-bianco-chiuso/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su Italia @italia-ilPost
Ja miksihΓ€n se maton alle lakaiseminen oli mahdollista tΓ€hΓ€n asti? #media
Analyysi: Orpolla on kÀsissÀÀn...
Analyysi: Orpolla on kÀsissÀÀn ongelma, jota pÀÀministeri ei enÀÀ pysty lakaisemaan maton alle
Perussuomalaisten toistuvat rasistisiksi tulkitut ulostulot alkavat nakertaa pÀÀministerin uskottavuutta, kirjoittaa Ylen politiikan toimittaja Marica Paukkeri.Marica Paukkeri (Yle Uutiset)
Cento giorni dopo la frana, la sorte del villaggio vallesano distrutto non fa piΓΉ notizia, ma gli abitanti faticano a riprendersi dallo shock e cercano di costruirsi una nuova vita
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Tarantino ha svelato nuovi dettagli su quello che potrebbe essere il suo ultimo film
https://www.esquire.com/it/cultura/film/a65898101/tarantino-movie-critic/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Tarantino ha svelato nuovi dettagli su quello che potrebbe essere il suo ultimo film
Il regista ha detto di volersi fermare alla decima opera: ne manca soltanto una.Giuseppe Giordano (Esquire)
Medicina, al via il semestre βfiltroβ: quasi 54mila studenti in aula. Il 70% sono donne
https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/09/01/news/medicina_semestre_filtro_54mila_studenti_70_per_cento_donne-424819071/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Medicina, al via il semestre βfiltroβ: quasi 54mila studenti in aula. Il 70% sono donne
Le universitΓ con il maggior numero di aspiranti medici sono Sapienza di Roma (4.810 iscritti), la Federico II di Napoli (3.140), Bologna (2.635), Padova (2.62β¦a cura della redazione Cronaca nazionale (la Repubblica)
Sophie Codegoni: Β«Voglio fare pace con i ritocchini ringraziandoli di avermi creato un alibi di apparente sicurezza nei momenti di insicurezzaΒ»
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Sophie Codegoni: Β«Voglio fare pace con i ritocchini ringraziandoli di avermi creato un alibi di apparente sicurezza nei momenti di insicurezzaΒ»
Ospite alla Mostra del Cinema di Venezia, l'influencer 24enne celebra una nuova fase di vita e un approccio piΓΉ naturale e spontaneo alla bellezza. Parole chiave: accettazione e self loveMarzia Nicolini (VanityΒ FairΒ Italia)
Festival del Cinema di Venezia 2025: i beauty look piΓΉ belli dell'amfAR Gala
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Festival del Cinema di Venezia 2025: i beauty look piΓΉ belli dell'amfAR Gala
Dal taglio grafico della cantautrice alla scia di intramontabili ponytail passando per morbidi raccolti e make-up eyes sublimati da generose passate di mascara. Tutta la bellezza sul tappeto rosso del tradizionale evento charityLaura Scafati (VanityΒ FairΒ Italia)
Iβve now put three solid hours of listening into the JVC TD-W10βincluding my own recordingsβand Iβm convinced.
This is the last cassette deck Iβll be buying for a long, long time.
And honestly, Iβm relieved it only set me back C$125. The alternative was a brand-new TEAC that costs C$760, and yet somehow sounds worse.
Pete Carr (@petecarr@mastodon.social)
Attached: 4 images Β· Content warning: Topless women wearing nipple tassels.Mastodon
Bland, easy to follow, for fans of everything: what has the Netflix algorithm done to our films?
When the streaming giant began making films guided by data that aimed to please a vast audience, the results were often generic, forgettable, artless affairs. But is there a happy ending?Phil Hoad (The Guardian)
200 news outlets demand an end to killing of journalists in Gaza
Nearly 200 media outlets join a global protest condemning the killing of journalists in Gaza and "Israelβs" ongoing ban on foreign press access.
Ou plus sΓ©rieusement : Β« Rosenrot Β», par Faun (donc un groupe oΓΉ Γ ma connaissance aucun membre n'est un violeur, suivez mon regard)
π΅π΅ Rosenrot, weiΓ wie Schnee
KΓΆnigin von Wald und Klee
Mein Herz hab ich dir anvertraut
Rosenrot
So werde meine Braut π΅π΅
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A survey of 1,047 US college students on GenAI: 55% use the tech for brainstorming ideas, 18% now question the value of college more than they used to, and more.
Key findings
- Most students are using generative AI for coursework, but many are doing so in ways that can support, not outsource, their learning.
- Performance pressures, among other factors, are driving cheating.
- Nearly all students want action on academic integrity, but most reject policing.
- Students have mixed views on faculty use of generative AI for teaching.
- Generative AI is influencing studentsβ learning and critical thinking abilities.
- Students want information and support in preparing for a world shaped by AI.
- On the whole, generative AI isnβt devaluing college for studentsβand itβs increasing its value for some.
Survey: College Studentsβ Views on AI
Key findings from Inside Higher Edβs student survey on generative AI show that using the evolving technology hasnβt diminished the value of college in their view, but it could affect their critical thinking skills.Colleen Flaherty (Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs)
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Guarda che luna!
Una gentile lettrice invia la fotografia di una luna dal colore molto rosso, apparsa pochi anni fa sopra Bordighera, immagine, a quanto pare, pubblicata in qualche derivazione di questo blog. La signora lo ha fatto in costanza della variabile presenza negli orari - di tragitti e di tinta (bianco, giallo, rame) - nei primi giorni di agosto dell'acclamato satellite, perchΓ© la pregressa immagine rappresenta forse un unicum. In ogni caso, Γ¨ stato uno spettacolo ammirare circa un mese fa - come molte persone hanno fatto, non risparmiando pertinenti scatti - i migliori aspetti della luna in punti differenti e in momenti diversi della sera e della notte. Eppure, sembra irripetibile una certa scena di un anno fa, quando gli arabeschi disegnati da Selene, stelle, luci di barche sul mare (e qualche occasionale segnale di un aereoplano) sembravano invero originali. SenonchΓ©, proprio l'altro giorno ed ancora ieri, chi da queste parti avesse alzato gli occhi all'aperto avrebbe potuto scorgere una luna crescente pennellata di oro infuocato, quando per un passaggio piΓΉ lungo intorno alla 23, quando per un passaggio piΓΉ breve un po' piΓΉ tardi, ma sempre sotto l'incombere di nuvole che avranno pure condizionato il fenomeno.
E si metta nel contesto, sia pure "fuori sacco", il grandioso arcobaleno apparso poco fa in direzione Francia a sovrastare l'intera zona intemelia!
Ogni tanto qualcuno saluta ancora per strada Salvatore con il nomignolo "Acapulco", a lui affibbiato non si sa piΓΉ se per ammirazione o per ironia - comunque, con un richiamo alla nota localitΓ del Messico, dove, come visto in alcune pellicole, le altezze per tali prodezze sono senza paragone ben maggiori - quando si esibiva in plastici tuffi dagli scogli di Sant'Ampelio di Bordighera, quelli tanto amati dallo scrittore, poeta ed artista Guido Seborga.
PiΓΉ facile notare adesso, specie nella brutta stagione, gite romantiche in quel sito molto caro agli abitanti della cittΓ delle palme.
Per non ricorrere all'espressione forse in oggi non molto corretta "i vecchi definivano" si userΓ la perifrasi "molte persone una volta chiamavano gobba del cammello" - quando, invece, il paragone sarebbe stato piΓΉ giusto con il dromedario - un punto preciso della Costa Azzurra molto visibile dall'estremo ponente ligure, che per molti sedentari Γ¨ sempre stato l'orlo occidentale della catena dell'Esterel, che da alcuni velisti non Γ¨ mai stato preso in considerazione e che, in genere, non viene ormai piΓΉ neanche notato: secondo un diligente fotografo amatoriale ed escursionista nostrano si tratta di una altura nelle vicinanze di sud-est di Frejus.
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Man mano che si faceva notte
Una luna color rosso rame, appena fatto capolino, sembrava contemplare la Chiesa di Terrasanta di Bordighera. Non era molto illuminato il Lu...adrianobrunoalbertomaini.blogspot.com
New Comic Strip found: Arctic Circle by Alex Hallatt for Mon, 01 Sep 2025 arcamax.com/thefunnies/arcticcβ¦
#comicstrip #arcticcirclestrip
Arctic Circle 9/1/2025
Created by Alex Hallett, Arctic Circle is about global warming and the state of the environment.ArcaMax
mkln.org: Paris wurde zur grΓΌnen Stadt ???????? mkln.org/p/paris-wurde-zur-gruβ¦
#Blog
Paris wurde zur grΓΌnen Stadt π΄π’ - mkln.org
Paris ist es gelungen, sich aus einer in LuftqualitΓ€tsmessungen tiefroten in eine grΓΌne Stadt zu transformieren. Was das, global betrachtet, mit ΓgalitΓ© zu tun hat, habe ich auch erwΓ€hnt.Michael (mkln.org)
It's back-to-work time! π©βπ»
Or, is it get-a-new-job time? π
These DIGIT vacancies are closing soon. Hurry up and apply!
Team Leader: IT Portfolio Manager πeuropa.eu/!nk3rFw
ICT Security Expert πeuropa.eu/!FdBmGm
Data Protection IT Specialist πeuropa.eu/!FVX9nq
Mentre dai porti di Spagna e Italia partono le navi che hanno aderito alla Global Sumud Flottilla per portare aiuti umanitari nella Striscia di Gaza, le autoritΓ israeliane stanno preparando un piano per fronteggiare gli attivisti internazionali. Ben Gvir presenta il piano contro gli attivisti della Global Sumud Flotilla: arresti e detenzione come i terroristi
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The Committee to Protect Journalists says Israel is βengaging in the deadliest and most deliberate effort to kill and silence journalists that CPJ has ever documented.β
(Guardian) #Gaza #Israel #warcrimes #pressfreedom
theguardian.com/global-developβ¦
The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the βmost deliberate effort to kill and silenceβ them everAnnie Kelly (The Guardian)
Opicina rappresentava lβanello di congiunzione tra le unitΓ partigiane del Carso ed il movimento di liberazione di Trieste | Storia minuta
Foto: Radio Capodistria/Fifaco OpicinaOpicina Γ¨ una delle principali frazioni della cittΓ di Trieste sul Carso. Prima della Grande guerra era nota colstoriaminuta (Storia minuta)
In general, it has been possible to break plastics down into the organics they came from for a long time. This is just a novel and potentially high efficiency method. The problem isn't a lack of ability to do these things. The problem is the economic system which does not incentivize proper handling of waste and does incentivize producing enormous amounts of waste for no reason other than marketing. It would sicken you to know how much plastic is used in packaging just to make products look more appealing on shelves. It is literally most of the plastic produced.
The packaging glut and wanton expansion of fossil fuels is killing our planet. Organic chemistry and oil and tar is a fact of nature. Capitalism is a fact of systematized greed and a calloused disregard for life.
L'equipaggio su Citroen C3 domina dall'inizio alla fine sotto la pioggia e si lancia verso il finale del TIR. Secondo posto per Andreucci-Gallotti strappato nell'ultima prova a Pinzano-Turati, entrambi su Skoda. Successo importante nella Coppa ACI Sport Due Ruote Motrici per Ardizzone-Pasini (Lancia), mentre nella 4WD festeggiano noitv.it/2025/08/crugnola-domiβ¦
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by Carole Cadwalladr in How To Survive The Broligarchy on Substack
@palestine
@israel @yemen @BBC5Live
@BBCRadio4
@BBCNews
@guardian @Independent @thetimes
@msnbc @newyorktimes @miamiherald
βSupporting the media blackout on the killing of journalists in Gazaβ
open.substack.com/pub/broligarβ¦
#Press #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Resistance #Israel #Genocide #Famine #WarCrimes #PermanentCeasefireNoW #SettlerColonialism #Zionism #Barbarity #BloodLust #MSM #Blackout #Journalists #Murder
Alexei Kuzinko: "17 survived out of my 189 people unit"
βOf the 189 people in my unit, only 17 survived. Near Kupyansk, they just sent us forward like cannon fodder. And I know how hard it is for the widows. The boys are lying there, and they can't get them out. And the payments have stopped.β
Russian military officer, deputy's assistant, and coordinator of the Moscow veterans' association βSVOβ Alexei Kuzinkov spoke about the enormous senseless losses suffered by the Russian army near Kupyansk, and also reported that the widows of the deceased are not receiving the payments they are entitled to.
Gaelic and Scots: Cultural Connections & Inspirations in the 20th Century
βIn a time when minority languages face significant challenges, revisiting the connections between Gaelic and Scots offers not just historical insight, but a hopeful model for how linguistic communities can collaborate and flourish together.β
A blog post by Dr Megan Bushnell with Dr Petra Johana PoncarovΓ‘
clarin.ac.uk/article/gaelic-anβ¦
#Gaelic #Gaidhlig #Scots #Scotslanguage #language #languages #minoritylanguages
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How Hindu nationalists hunt down Christians for forced conversions in India | DW News
Violence against Christians has been on the rise in India ever since the Hindu nationalist party, the BJP, came to power in 2014. That's according to the rights group United Christian Forum. It says there were more than 800 attacks on Christians last year - a nearly sevenfold increase in a decade. Among the victims are members of India's Adivasi community, many of whom converted to Christianity decades ago.
Much of the violence is concentrated in Indiaβs Bastar region of Chhattisgarh state. DW Correspondent Adil Bhat traveled there to document the religious tensions, and witnessed efforts by right-wing nationalists to push conversions to Hinduism.
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Guten Morgen.
Linz: T-1.
In MΓΌnchen werden wir 10 Minuten zum Umsteigen haben, sofern der ICE dort pΓΌnktlich eintrifft. Normalerweise reicht die Zeit problemlos. Der Mitreisende hat nun aber RΓΌckenprobleme und kann nicht schnell gehen. Wie ist das eigentlich mit der Umbuchung unserer Tickets, wenn wir zwar vor der Abfahrt des Anschlusszugs in MΓΌnchen eintreffen, aber nicht schnell genug zum Anschlusszug laufen kΓΆnnen, um diesen zu erreichen?
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Le anomalie nellβorbita di alcuni corpi celesti suggeriscono che oltre Nettuno possa celarsi un pianeta di dimensioni simili a quelle della Terra. Nei prossimi anni potremmo saperne di piΓΉ. L'articolo di New Scientist.
Un altro pianeta nel sistema s...
Un altro pianeta nel sistema solare
Le anomalie nellβorbita di alcuni corpi celesti suggeriscono che oltre Nettuno possa celarsi un pianeta di dimensioni simili a quelle della Terra. Nei prossimi anni potremmo saperne di piΓΉ LeggiJonathan OβCallaghan (Internazionale)
Il governo israeliano sta usando lβannessione della Cisgiordania come minaccia contro gli stati che intendono riconoscere lo stato palestinese thesubmarine.it/2025/09/01/il-β¦
@lavoro
puntosicuro.it/informazione-foβ¦
Scopri come cambiano le regole sulla formazione in materia di sicurezza sul lavoro con un quadro completo su obblighi, durate dei corsi, periodicitΓ degli aggiornamenti e modalitΓ di erogazione.
amnesty.org/en/documents/eur37β¦
βA THOUSAND CUTSβ TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST POLANDβS LGBTI COMMUNITY ON X - Amnesty International
For decades, Polandβs LGBTI community has struggled with systemic discrimination. Hostile and stigmatizing rhetoric against LGBTI people, including by high-level politicians has become commonplace.Amnesty International
Mountains Of ReyΓ°arfjΓΆrΓ°ur
Early November: The giants lie at the western end of the fjord.
1. Γreyjatindur (971m/3186ft)
2. MiΓ°aftanstindur (1148m/3766ft)
3. SuΓ°urfell (859m/2818ft) and
4. BrΓΊΓ°ardalsfjall (703m/2306ft)
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September 1925
Our look at some of the significant happenings 100 years ago this month.
3. The Second International Conference on the Standardization of Medicine was held in Geneva, with the goal of standardizing drug formulae worldwide.
7. Born. Laura Ashley, Welsh designer (d.1985)
13. Born. Mel TormΓ©, jazz singer, in Chicago (d.1999)
16. Born. Charles Haughey, Taoiseach of Ireland; in Castlebar (d.2006)
ππ»ββοΈ ICYMI: π οΈπ Ever wonder why we have weekends? Thank the Labor Movement. During the Industrial Revolution, factory workers organized unions to fight brutal working conditionsβlow pay, long hours, dangerous workplaces. Their efforts established the 40-hour work week, weekend time off, and child #labor laws we benefit from today.
π Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/lβ¦
#tksst #video #history #city #government #health #jobs #kids #money #safety #teaching #technology #tech #work
β¨ #Ambizione: The SNSF is awarding 76.4 million Swiss francs to 92 early-career researchers. They will receive an average of 830,000 francs to lead their first independent research project at a higher education institution in Switzerland. π
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Ambizione: a boost for research careers
In 2025, the SNSF will be funding 92 projects by early-career researchers with an average of 830,000 francs each.Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
New plans for a National Commission on electoral reform for Westminster have been set out by an all-party group today.
"The 2024 general election delivered the most disproportionate result in British history."
"A majority government [was] elected on one third of the popular vote (the lowest share ever to deliver a majority of seats), the electorate is fragmented between more parties than ever, and there is a record mismatch between the make-up of Parliament and the votes cast by the public."
fairelections.uk/national-commβ¦
National Commission on Electoral Reform: Terms of Reference
APPG for Fair Electionswww.fairelections.uk
Gaza, portuali genovesi sfidano Israele: βSe perdiamo contatto con la Sumud Flotilla, bloccheremo lβEuropaβ
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in reply to NOELREPORTS πͺπΊ πΊπ¦ • • •McGargle
in reply to NOELREPORTS πͺπΊ πΊπ¦ • • •Kerplunk
in reply to NOELREPORTS πͺπΊ πΊπ¦ • • •I often wonder if the entire EU is run by incompetent fools, Putin has been jamming GPS many times over the last years. Not just in Ukraine.
GPS is not even viable for car navigation. at times satnav fails, and yes the way out is use a paper map, if you can find one..
Without a competent Pilot and his emergency maps that airplane could have gone down out of fuel.
In Bulgaria the jamming might even have been ordered by Putins Friend and fellow dictator Orban.
Toot Ξ©ncommon - RIP πΊπΈ
in reply to NOELREPORTS πͺπΊ πΊπ¦ • • •Tiberiu Rezus
in reply to NOELREPORTS πͺπΊ πΊπ¦ • • •GhostOnTheHalfShell
in reply to NOELREPORTS πͺπΊ πΊπ¦ • • •Disisdegueyπ»Pavlichenkoπ΅πΈ
in reply to GhostOnTheHalfShell • • •Etienne LedorΓ© β
in reply to NOELREPORTS πͺπΊ πΊπ¦ • • •- La Russie
- L'Ukraine
C'est la question Γ se poser !!!
#Manipulation