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TikTok Turns to US Supreme Court in Last-Ditch Bid to Avert Ban
TikTok made a last-ditch effort on Monday to continue operating in the United States. TikTok has denied that it has or ever would share US user data, accusing US lawmakers of advancing speculative concerns.
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Farmers To Resume Delhi March Today, Internet Banned In Haryana's Ambala
The Haryana government has suspended mobile internet and bulk SMS services in 12 villages in Ambala till December 17.
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Manipur Withdraws Mobile Internet Ban In 9 Districts
The Manipur government on Monday withdrew the temporary suspension of mobile internet services in nine districts, according to an order issued by the state Home Department.
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TikTok Ban: US Appeals Court Upholds Law Forcing Its Sale Ahead of Deadline
A US federal appeals court has upheld a law requiring ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the US by early 2025, ahead of an upcoming deadline. The decision from the appeals court increases the chances that TikTok will face an unprecedented ban in six weeks, that could cut off access to the service for 170 million users in the ...
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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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Google, Meta Urge Australia to Delay Bill on Social Media Ban for Children
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left government wants to pass the bill, which represents some of the toughest controls on children's social media use imposed by any country, into law by the end of the parliamentary year on Thursday.
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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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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 Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order
A Meta lawyer told the FTC’s five commissioners at a hearing Tuesday that the consumer protection agency doesn’t have authority to modify the agreement without the company’s consent.
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Meta Says App Stores Should Police Australia Under-16 Social Media Ban
Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
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Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
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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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Elon Musk's X Seeks Brazil Comeback, Retreats on 'Censorship' Feud
Elon Musk's X told Brazil's Supreme Court it had complied with orders to stop the spread of misinformation and asked a judge to lift a ban on the platform. The billionaire had held out for more than five months against what he called "censorship" in a feud with a judge in one of X's largest and most coveted markets. The court shut Brazilians'...
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TikTok Turns to US Supreme Court in Last-Ditch Bid to Avert Ban
TikTok made a last-ditch effort on Monday to continue operating in the United States. TikTok has denied that it has or ever would share US user data, accusing US lawmakers of advancing speculative concerns.
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Farmers To Resume Delhi March Today, Internet Banned In Haryana's Ambala
The Haryana government has suspended mobile internet and bulk SMS services in 12 villages in Ambala till December 17.
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Manipur Withdraws Mobile Internet Ban In 9 Districts
The Manipur government on Monday withdrew the temporary suspension of mobile internet services in nine districts, according to an order issued by the state Home Department.
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TikTok Ban: US Appeals Court Upholds Law Forcing Its Sale Ahead of Deadline
A US federal appeals court has upheld a law requiring ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the US by early 2025, ahead of an upcoming deadline. The decision from the appeals court increases the chances that TikTok will face an unprecedented ban in six weeks, that could cut off access to the service for 170 million users in the ...
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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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Google, Meta Urge Australia to Delay Bill on Social Media Ban for Children
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left government wants to pass the bill, which represents some of the toughest controls on children's social media use imposed by any country, into law by the end of the parliamentary year on Thursday.
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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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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 Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order
A Meta lawyer told the FTC’s five commissioners at a hearing Tuesday that the consumer protection agency doesn’t have authority to modify the agreement without the company’s consent.
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Meta Says App Stores Should Police Australia Under-16 Social Media Ban
Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
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Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
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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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Elon Musk's X Seeks Brazil Comeback, Retreats on 'Censorship' Feud
Elon Musk's X told Brazil's Supreme Court it had complied with orders to stop the spread of misinformation and asked a judge to lift a ban on the platform. The billionaire had held out for more than five months against what he called "censorship" in a feud with a judge in one of X's largest and most coveted markets. The court shut Brazilians'...
