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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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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 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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Trending: An Upside-Down Pineapple Is Helping People Find Love In Spanish Supermarkets
Tired of swiping on dating apps, many single Spaniards are turning to an unconventional method involving a pineapple to find love.
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TikTok Ban Looms as President Biden Signs Law With 270-Day Sale Deadline
For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale ...
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US Senate May Set Up Court Showdown Over TikTok's Free Speech Protections
The U.S. Senate set up a likely court showdown over the scope of TikTok's free speech protections under the U.S. Constitution when it approved a bill on Tuesday to ban the social media platform from app stores unless its Chinese owner sells it.
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"Will Trample Free Speech": TikTok On US House Bill That Could Ban App
TikTok on Sunday repeated its free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would ban the popular social media app in the US if Chinese owner ByteDance did not sell its stake within a year.
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Taiwan Declares Chinese Social Media App TikTok A National Security Threat
Taiwan's Minister of Digital Affairs, Audrey Tang, has declared TikTok, the social media platform owned by a China-based company, as a significant national security threat, Central News agency Taiwan reported.
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Trump Campaign Donor's $15-Billion TikTok Fortune At Stake Over Ban Bill
As some of the harshest Republican critics of TikTok soften their stance on the China-backed social media app, one billionaire donor's name is ricocheting around Washington.
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Can't Rule Out China Using TikTok To Influence Election: US Spy Chief
China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 U.S. elections, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence committee hearing on Tuesday.
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What EU Court Said While Rejecting TikTok's Bid To Suspend Tough Curbs
Social media TikTok on Friday lost a court bid to suspend strict new EU rules designating it a market "gatekeeper", pending a final ruling on the video-sharing app's legal challenge to the law.
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Nepal Bans TikTok, Cites Security Concerns: Report
The Nepal government on Monday announced a ban on the China-owned video sharing app TikTok, citing its negative efforts on social harmony, local media reported.
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Israeli Parents Asked To Delete Social Apps From Their Children's Phones Over Disturbing Videos
A Tel Aviv school's parents association warned parents to remove apps like Instagram and TikTok.
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Close to Half of Americans Favour TikTok Ban, Shows Poll
47 percent of American adults support a ban on the Chinese ByteDance-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China.
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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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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 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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Trending: An Upside-Down Pineapple Is Helping People Find Love In Spanish Supermarkets
Tired of swiping on dating apps, many single Spaniards are turning to an unconventional method involving a pineapple to find love.
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TikTok Ban Looms as President Biden Signs Law With 270-Day Sale Deadline
For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale ...
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US Senate May Set Up Court Showdown Over TikTok's Free Speech Protections
The U.S. Senate set up a likely court showdown over the scope of TikTok's free speech protections under the U.S. Constitution when it approved a bill on Tuesday to ban the social media platform from app stores unless its Chinese owner sells it.
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"Will Trample Free Speech": TikTok On US House Bill That Could Ban App
TikTok on Sunday repeated its free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would ban the popular social media app in the US if Chinese owner ByteDance did not sell its stake within a year.
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Taiwan Declares Chinese Social Media App TikTok A National Security Threat
Taiwan's Minister of Digital Affairs, Audrey Tang, has declared TikTok, the social media platform owned by a China-based company, as a significant national security threat, Central News agency Taiwan reported.
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Trump Campaign Donor's $15-Billion TikTok Fortune At Stake Over Ban Bill
As some of the harshest Republican critics of TikTok soften their stance on the China-backed social media app, one billionaire donor's name is ricocheting around Washington.
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Can't Rule Out China Using TikTok To Influence Election: US Spy Chief
China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 U.S. elections, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence committee hearing on Tuesday.
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What EU Court Said While Rejecting TikTok's Bid To Suspend Tough Curbs
Social media TikTok on Friday lost a court bid to suspend strict new EU rules designating it a market "gatekeeper", pending a final ruling on the video-sharing app's legal challenge to the law.
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Nepal Bans TikTok, Cites Security Concerns: Report
The Nepal government on Monday announced a ban on the China-owned video sharing app TikTok, citing its negative efforts on social harmony, local media reported.
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Israeli Parents Asked To Delete Social Apps From Their Children's Phones Over Disturbing Videos
A Tel Aviv school's parents association warned parents to remove apps like Instagram and TikTok.
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Close to Half of Americans Favour TikTok Ban, Shows Poll
47 percent of American adults support a ban on the Chinese ByteDance-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China.
