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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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After Court Order, X Goes Offline Again In Brazil
Elon Musk's X social media platform went back offline in Brazil Thursday, a day after it resumed service in contravention of a judicial ban, internet providers said.
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X Update Allows App To Bypass Brazil Ban: Internet Providers
Elon Musk's X social network carried out an automatic update overnight on phone applications that allowed it to bypass a ban in Brazil, an association of internet providers said Wednesday.
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Meta Inks Long Term Deal With Ray-Ban to Extend Smart Glasses Partnership
Meta and Ray-Ban have renewed their partnership and will work on "multi-generational smart eyewear products" over the next decade, the company behind the eyewear maker announced on Tuesday. The collaboration between Meta and Ray-Ban began in 2019 with the Ray-Ban Stories, while the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were launched in 2023.
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Internet Ban Lifted From Manipur Valley Districts, Schools To Open Tomorrow
The internet ban in five valley districts of Manipur has been lifted with immediate effect after six days. The Manipur government has also ordered reopening of schools in the state from tomorrow.
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Internet Suspension Lifted From Manipur Valley Districts
The Manipur government on Monday lifted the temporary suspension on internet services in the five valley districts with immediate effect.
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UK To Restrict Junk Food Ads To Tackle High Childhood Obesity Levels
The UK will ban junk food advertising on the internet and daytime TV in a bid to tackle childhood obesity, sparking criticism on the political right over "nanny state" meddling.
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Broadband Internet Back In Manipur's 5 Valley Districts, Mobile Data Still Blocked
The Manipur government has restored access to the internet via broadband connections in five valley districts, three days after it snapped mobile and broadband internet due to protests by students in the state capital Imphal.
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Centre Airlifts More Securitymen To Manipur, Internet Cut In 5 Districts: 10 Points
The Manipur government has banned mobile internet services in five districts of the state. The ban -- meant to prevent the spread of fake and concocted posts following last week's drone attack -- will stay for five days.
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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.
-
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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After Court Order, X Goes Offline Again In Brazil
Elon Musk's X social media platform went back offline in Brazil Thursday, a day after it resumed service in contravention of a judicial ban, internet providers said.
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X Update Allows App To Bypass Brazil Ban: Internet Providers
Elon Musk's X social network carried out an automatic update overnight on phone applications that allowed it to bypass a ban in Brazil, an association of internet providers said Wednesday.
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Meta Inks Long Term Deal With Ray-Ban to Extend Smart Glasses Partnership
Meta and Ray-Ban have renewed their partnership and will work on "multi-generational smart eyewear products" over the next decade, the company behind the eyewear maker announced on Tuesday. The collaboration between Meta and Ray-Ban began in 2019 with the Ray-Ban Stories, while the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were launched in 2023.
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Internet Ban Lifted From Manipur Valley Districts, Schools To Open Tomorrow
The internet ban in five valley districts of Manipur has been lifted with immediate effect after six days. The Manipur government has also ordered reopening of schools in the state from tomorrow.
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Internet Suspension Lifted From Manipur Valley Districts
The Manipur government on Monday lifted the temporary suspension on internet services in the five valley districts with immediate effect.
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UK To Restrict Junk Food Ads To Tackle High Childhood Obesity Levels
The UK will ban junk food advertising on the internet and daytime TV in a bid to tackle childhood obesity, sparking criticism on the political right over "nanny state" meddling.
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Broadband Internet Back In Manipur's 5 Valley Districts, Mobile Data Still Blocked
The Manipur government has restored access to the internet via broadband connections in five valley districts, three days after it snapped mobile and broadband internet due to protests by students in the state capital Imphal.
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Centre Airlifts More Securitymen To Manipur, Internet Cut In 5 Districts: 10 Points
The Manipur government has banned mobile internet services in five districts of the state. The ban -- meant to prevent the spread of fake and concocted posts following last week's drone attack -- will stay for five days.
