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Proposed Australia Law Would Fine Big Tech Over Digital Competition
Australia's centre-left Labor government has targeted Big Tech's influence, and parliament passed a law last week that banned social media for children aged under 16.
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Australia Passes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
Australia has approved a social media ban for children aged under 16. A trial of methods to enforce it will start in January with the ban to take effect in a year.
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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Brace For Australian Social Media Ban Fallout
Australia's controversial new law barring under-16s from social media is one of the toughest crackdowns yet on platforms including Facebook and TikTok as governments worldwide grasp for ways to protect children from harmful content.
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Australia Moves Closer to Ban Social Media for Children
Australia on Wednesday moved closer to banning social media for children under 16. Australia's House of Representatives passed the bill 102 votes to 13 after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor government secured bipartisan support for the ban.
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Explained: How Australia's Social Media Ban For Teens Under 16 Will Be Implemented
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram fall under the umbrella of the law.
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Australia Launches 'Landmark' Bill to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia's government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The proposals are the highest age limit set by any country, and would have no exemption for parental consent and no exemption for pre-existing accounts.
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Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk
Meta has removed several accounts across Threads and Instagram that were used to track celebrities’ private jets. The accounts, which rely on publicly available information to track a jet’s location and CO2 emissions, among other details, were banned without warning this week after Meta updated its privacy policy.
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TikTok Bans Russian State Media Outlets RT And Sputnik For Acts Of 'Covert Influence Operations'
TikTok has banned accounts belonging to Russian state-owned media outlets RT and Sputnik, citing their engagement in "covert influence operations".
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Turkish Woman Arrested For Criticising Instagram Ban, Insulting Tayyip Erdogan
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of a woman on charges of inciting hatred and insulting the president after she criticised a ban on social media platform Instagram, broadcaster Haberturk and other media said.
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New Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Outsell Previous Version, Says Essilux CEO
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that are logging bigger sales numbers, went on the market last October, allowing users to livestream directly from the glasses to followers on Facebook and Instagram. The first version of smartglasses, born from the collaboration between Meta and Essilorluxottica, were reported to have struggled to catch on with consu...
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Pakistan Plans Total Ban On Social Media For Muharram, PM's Nod Awaited
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif will decide the fate of social media platforms such as YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok during the Muharram festival as Pak's Punjab government sought a ban on them, citing need to control "hate material.
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Pak To Ban All Social Media Platforms For 6 Days To Curb 'Hate Material'
The Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms -- YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok -- for six days from July 13 to 18, citing the need to control "hate material" during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
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Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Review: Versatile and Practical
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are not launching in India, so if you plan to get them, ask a friend to get them from any available International markets. The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are way better than any smart glasses available on the market in terms of voice quality to camera or video recording purposes. Compared to Ray-Ban Stories, launched in 2...
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Why Is "Shaheed" An Issue For Facebook, Instagram? Meta Urged To Lift Ban
Under the current policy, Meta removes instances of the word "shaheed" when referring to people who are deemed dangerous
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Proposed Australia Law Would Fine Big Tech Over Digital Competition
Australia's centre-left Labor government has targeted Big Tech's influence, and parliament passed a law last week that banned social media for children aged under 16.
-
Australia Passes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
Australia has approved a social media ban for children aged under 16. A trial of methods to enforce it will start in January with the ban to take effect in a year.
-
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Brace For Australian Social Media Ban Fallout
Australia's controversial new law barring under-16s from social media is one of the toughest crackdowns yet on platforms including Facebook and TikTok as governments worldwide grasp for ways to protect children from harmful content.
-
Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
-
Australia Moves Closer to Ban Social Media for Children
Australia on Wednesday moved closer to banning social media for children under 16. Australia's House of Representatives passed the bill 102 votes to 13 after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor government secured bipartisan support for the ban.
-
Explained: How Australia's Social Media Ban For Teens Under 16 Will Be Implemented
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram fall under the umbrella of the law.
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Australia Launches 'Landmark' Bill to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia's government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The proposals are the highest age limit set by any country, and would have no exemption for parental consent and no exemption for pre-existing accounts.
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Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk
Meta has removed several accounts across Threads and Instagram that were used to track celebrities’ private jets. The accounts, which rely on publicly available information to track a jet’s location and CO2 emissions, among other details, were banned without warning this week after Meta updated its privacy policy.
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TikTok Bans Russian State Media Outlets RT And Sputnik For Acts Of 'Covert Influence Operations'
TikTok has banned accounts belonging to Russian state-owned media outlets RT and Sputnik, citing their engagement in "covert influence operations".
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Turkish Woman Arrested For Criticising Instagram Ban, Insulting Tayyip Erdogan
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of a woman on charges of inciting hatred and insulting the president after she criticised a ban on social media platform Instagram, broadcaster Haberturk and other media said.
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New Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Outsell Previous Version, Says Essilux CEO
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that are logging bigger sales numbers, went on the market last October, allowing users to livestream directly from the glasses to followers on Facebook and Instagram. The first version of smartglasses, born from the collaboration between Meta and Essilorluxottica, were reported to have struggled to catch on with consu...
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Pakistan Plans Total Ban On Social Media For Muharram, PM's Nod Awaited
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif will decide the fate of social media platforms such as YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok during the Muharram festival as Pak's Punjab government sought a ban on them, citing need to control "hate material.
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Pak To Ban All Social Media Platforms For 6 Days To Curb 'Hate Material'
The Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms -- YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok -- for six days from July 13 to 18, citing the need to control "hate material" during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
-
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Review: Versatile and Practical
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are not launching in India, so if you plan to get them, ask a friend to get them from any available International markets. The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are way better than any smart glasses available on the market in terms of voice quality to camera or video recording purposes. Compared to Ray-Ban Stories, launched in 2...
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Why Is "Shaheed" An Issue For Facebook, Instagram? Meta Urged To Lift Ban
Under the current policy, Meta removes instances of the word "shaheed" when referring to people who are deemed dangerous
