Free Talk Live - france

Bitcoin to be regulated in 2013?

loungedaddy — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:09:18 +0000

In Dec 2012 a European bitcoin exchange said it had been granted "payments service provider status" by French government officials. (Meaning French government considered the exchange to be like Paypal.) If other companies that trade in BTC seek to be legitimized by governments, it could undermine one of the basic things that defines BTC -- that it works best outside the "white market" sector.

While CA Persecutes Raw Milk Farmers, France Unveils Vending Machines

ZEUSLGN — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:06:42 +0000

In France, raw milk is happily sold in vending machines on street corners, but in California -- a state which used to represent a healthy, happy lifestyle -- raw milk advocates are targeted by the state as criminals, then subjected to personal vengeance campaigns run by the DA's office.

French ban words 'Twitter' & 'Facebook' from being used on TV & radio

Deslock Darkstar — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:17:36 +0000

In a controversial move the French government has said that it will enforce a law so that the words 'Facebook' and 'Twitter' will not be allowed to be spoken on the television or on the radio.

French Bread Spiked With LSD in CIA Experiment

Takeshi Kovacs — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:22:27 +0000

A 50-year mystery over the 'cursed bread' of Pont-Saint-Esprit, which left residents suffering hallucinations, has been solved after a writer discovered the US had spiked the bread with LSD as part of an experiment.