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Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (629+ words) Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube will face courtroom scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fueling a youth mental health crisis, as the national debate about kids" screen time enters a new phase. The bellwether trial in California…...
NCA: Enhanced DStv value packages still in force
3+ week, 4+ day ago (184+ words) The National Communications Authority (NCA) has confirmed that the increased DSTV subscription value packages in Ghana, implemented on October 1, 2025, remain in effect. In a statement dated December 31, the NCA said the stakeholder committee, chaired by the Minister for Communications, Digital…...
MTN announces data, airtime downtime to implement new VAT reforms
3+ week, 5+ day ago (245+ words) Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana is preparing a critical system upgrade as the country enters the first week of 2026, aligning its digital infrastructure with the government's newly approved National Value Added Tax (VAT) reform tariffs. According to MTN, the system-wide maintenance…...
Smartphone prices to rise 7% in 2026 due to AI-fueled chip shortage, new data shows
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (400+ words) A shortage of memory chips fueled by artificial intelligence players is likely to cause a price rise in smartphones in 2026 and a drop in shipments, Counterpoint Research said in a note on Tuesday. Smartphone shipments could fall 2.1% in 2026, according to…...
Reddit sues Australia over social media ban, citing free speech threat
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (493+ words) Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit in Australia's highest court seeking to overturn the country's social media ban for children, calling it an intrusion on free political discourse and setting the stage for a protracted legal battle....
Communication Ministry seeks private sector input on Cybersecurity Act
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (398+ words) The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations has tasked the newly inaugurated Cybersecurity Industry Forum with incorporating private sector perspectives into the ongoing amendment of the Cyber Security Act, 1038. The amendment process, which was opened to public consultation between…...
Africa far behind on data protection — Teki Akuetteh
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (413+ words) Executive Director of Africa Digital Rights and PICCASO Awards Africa, Teki Akuetteh, The Executive Director of Africa Digital Rights and PICCASO Awards Africa, Teki Akuetteh, has said that Africa is still in the early stages of developing robust data protection…...
The Chat: Ghana’s royalty collection among world’s weakest – Seven
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (307+ words) President of the Ghana Music Alliance, Seven Xavier, has described Ghana's royalty collection regime as one of the weakest globally, citing widespread non-compliance by media houses and a lack of regulatory enforcement. Speaking on The Chat on Channel One TV…...
Russia blocks Apple's FaceTime in mounting push against foreign tech platforms
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) Russia has blocked Apple's video-calling app FaceTime, the state communications watchdog said on Thursday, as part of an accelerating clampdown on foreign tech platforms that authorities allege are being used for criminal activity. The move follows restrictions against Google's YouTube,…...
YouTube says it will comply with Australia's teen social media ban
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (517+ words) Google's YouTube shared a "disappointing update" to millions of Australian users and content creators on Wednesday, saying it will comply with a world-first teen social media ban by locking out users aged under 16 from their accounts within days. The decision…...