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Humanist gets AI exemption; Free Fire returns to India; X pushes paid promotion

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A Kentucky man has become the first humanist to receive a religious exemption from using AI, a decision that could set a precedent for future cases. Separately, the popular game Free Fire has returned to India after a four-year ban, with Garena launching a localized version of the game. In other tech news, X, formerly Twitter, is reportedly pushing users to pay for post promotion following Elon Musk's warnings to advertisers. AI

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Kentucky man becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from AI Article URL: https:// religionnews.com/2026/10/26/in -a-first-a-humanist-granted-a-r

    Kentucky man becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from AI Article URL: https:// religionnews.com/2026/10/26/in -a-first-a-humanist-granted-a-religious-exemption-from-using-ai/ Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0273396 Points: 4 # Comments: 0 …

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Free Fire returns to India as Garena launches localized version four years after ban Free Fire India was originally set to launch in September 2023, but Garena

    Free Fire returns to India as Garena launches localized version four years after ban Free Fire India was originally set to launch in September 2023, but Garena postponed its release. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/free -fire-returns-to-india-as-garena-launches-localized-versi…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/free-fire-returns-to-ind…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    This is how badly X wants you to pay to promote your posts After Elon Musk warned that "advertisers who post ads that are ugly, shrill, strident or overstate cl

    This is how badly X wants you to pay to promote your posts After Elon Musk warned that "advertisers who post ads that are ugly, shrill, strident or overstate claims about their product will be barred from advertising" on X earlier this month, the platform now appears to be usin… …

    LINKS theverge.com/…/x-twitter-animated-hand-po…

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