Last Saturday someone dressed as Jesus "was among the dozens of people in costumes and masks seen on a video forcing open the door of a Scientology building on Hollywood Boulevard," reports the Los Angeles Times, "after a tug-of-war with a security guard." The footage posted on TikTok and Instagram shows the group sprinting up and down stairs and clashing with black-shirted security guards, giggling and gasping to catch their breath while church members scream at them to leave. On their way out — as security guards approach armed with fire extinguishers — one of the sprinters stops and dances to celebrate their successful escape, a move reminiscent of a taunt from the video game Fortnite. For weeks, groups of people have barged into two of the church's Hollywood properties, racing through hallways and tussling with security guards, trying to see how far they can get before they are forced to leave by church staff... Church officials say the incidents are not a game and have accused the speed runners of "hate crimes." After dozens on Saturday stormed the Ivar Avenue building that houses an exhibit dedicated to the church's founder, science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, the external door handles were removed from all three of Scientology's properties on Hollywood Boulevard by Sunday morning. Guards could be seen blocking the doorway to one building on Monday afternoon... No arrests have been made. A report from the Associated Press cites a joke left on one of the videos: that if runners reach the top of the building, they'll find Tom Cruise. One commenter on a recent TikTok video of a speedrun asked why people are doing this, and another user simply replied, "because it's fun." The 18-year-old who started the trend told the Hollywood Reporter his original video has been viewed over 100 million times. "From there on out, I pretty much knew that Scientology was like a free gateway to a lot of views." Vulture notes that "there's even a Roblox re-creation of the trend, made using the 'maps; drawn from actual videos"

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RÉCIT - À moins d’un an de l’échéance, les organisations de salariés, CGT et CFDT en tête, veulent peser dans les débats.

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«Ce n’est pas le vol du 1er mai qu’il faut mettre à l’ordre du jour du Parlement. C’est un grand plan pour l’augmentation des salaires», a expliqué la secrétaire générale de la CGT.

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REPORTAGE - S’ils ont obtenu une dérogation pour travailler ce vendredi, beaucoup de commerçants ne comprennent pas l’imbroglio politique qui a agité l’Hexagone ces dernières semaines.

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D’après les chiffres de Beauvau, 158.000 personnes ont défilé en France, dont 24.000 à Paris. La CGT avait avancé, en fin de journée, une estimation nettement plus élevée : 300.000 manifestants en France, dont environ 100.000 à Paris.

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Le Conseil d’État considère que le gouvernement «n’entend pas donner une instruction par laquelle il ferait obstacle» au cadre légal actuel autour du travail le 1er mai.

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Avec les récents débats autour de l’élargissement du travail le 1er mai, il est difficile d’y voir clair. Quels commerces ont actuellement le droit d’ouvrir ce jour-là ? Quelles sont les dérogations supplémentaires accordées cette année ? Le Figaro fait le point.

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Les États membres de l’UE se sont accordés ce mercredi pour réformer les règles d’assurance-chômage des travailleurs transfrontaliers, laissant au pays d’activité le soin de payer leurs allocations.

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Le premier ministre avait annoncé que les salariés volontaires des boulangeries et fleuristes indépendants pourraient travailler le 1er mai 2026, jour férié et chômé. L’audience se tiendra mercredi à 11h au Conseil d’État.

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DÉCRYPTAGE – Ce projet de réforme met à fin au système PASS-LAS jugé illisible pour les élèves et leurs parents.

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Norway plans to ban social media access for children under 16 (source paywalled; alternative source), "joining a growing number of countries responding to concerns about the potential harm kids face online," reports Bloomberg. From the report: The bill comes after "overwhelming" demand from the public, the government said Friday. It plans to bring the legislation to parliament before the end of the year. The limit will apply up until January 1 the year a child turns 16 with technology companies responsible for age verification, the government said. "We want a childhood where children get to be children," Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in the statement. "Play, friendships, and everyday life must not be taken over by algorithms and screens." "Children cannot be left with the responsibility for staying away from platforms they are not allowed to use," Karianne Tung, Norway's minister of digitalization, said in the statement. "That responsibility rests with the companies providing these services." Recent Slashdot coverage of countries instituting or proposing social media bans has included Australia, France, Austria, Indonesia, and Denmark.

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DÉCRYPTAGE - La mesure, déjà proposée par le Nouveau Front populaire (NFP) dans son programme des législatives anticipées de l’été 2024, figure dans le projet du Parti socialiste, qui sera présenté ce mercredi à la presse, à un an de l’élection présidentielle.

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DeanonymizedCoward writes: Engadget reports that Palantir has posted to X a summary of CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's 2025 book, The Technological Republic, which reads like a utopian idealist doodled on a Bond villain's whiteboard. While the post makes some decent points, it also highlights the Big-AI attitude that the AI surveillance state is in fact a good thing, and strongly implies that the Good Guys need to do war crimes before the Bad Guys get around to it. "The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal," one of the 22 points states. "It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software." The book is billed as "a passionate call for the West to wake up to our new reality," and other excerpts in the social media post include assertions such as: "Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public"; "National service should be a universal duty"; "The postwar neutering of Germany and Japan must be undone"; and "Some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional and regressive." The statement criticizes the West's resistance to "defining national cultures in the name of inclusivity," as well as the treatment of billionaires and the "ruthless exposure of the private lives of public figures."

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"Motorola has filed a lawsuit in India against social media platforms and content creators," reports TechCrunch, "over posts it alleges are defamatory..." The lawsuit, filed in a Bengaluru court and obtained by TechCrunch, names platforms such as X, YouTube, and Instagram along with dozens of content creators, and seeks takedown of the content as well as broader restraint on what it describes as false or defamatory material related to the company's devices. In its over 60-page filing, Motorola has sought a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from publishing or sharing what it describes as false or defamatory content about its products, including reviews, videos, comments, and boycott campaigns. The complaint cites hundreds of posts across platforms, including videos alleging device issues and phones catching fire. But it is also targeting unfavorable product reviews and user commentary that the company alleges are false or defamatory. In a statement after publication, a Motorola spokesperson said it had initiated legal action "in the interest of public safety" against what it described as demonstrably false claims that its devices had exploded or caught fire. One online creator told TechCrunch "they expect more such legal action in the future, as evolving rules around online content increase liability for creators and platforms — a trend reflected in recently proposed changes to India's IT rules aimed at tightening oversight of online content." A Motorola spokesperson "said the company did not seek to suppress legitimate reviews or criticism and was reviewing the scope of the proceedings, adding that it apologized to creators affected inadvertently."

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Après un plan de près de 70 millions d’euros, l’exécutif prépare de nouveaux dispositifs ciblés pour les agriculteurs, les pêcheurs, les transporteurs routiers et les entreprises du BTP.

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L’opérateur affirme avoir déjà retiré 250 formations de son site et promet un filtrage renforcé via le label Qualiopi.

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Le premier ministre recevait ce vendredi à la mi-journée des représentants des boulangers et des fleuristes, après que le gouvernement a mis en pause l’examen de la proposition de loi sur l’élargissement du travail le 1er mai.

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La secrétaire générale du syndicat Sophie Binet, opposée à l’élargissement du travail le 1er mai, propose un jour chômé supplémentaire durant la journée internationale de lutte pour les droits des femmes.

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