2+ week, 6+ day ago   (592+ words) Paris: The French government said Monday it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from next month, but trade unions warned that the measure might be hard to implement quickly. In July, France's parliament approved…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (96+ words) Bogotá: Facebook and TikTok failed to prevent the spread of content produced by Colombian armed groups to recruit children and, in some cases, even "appeared to promote these posts," Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Monday. 24 August 2026 8:20 AM 24 August 2026 8:16 AM…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (294+ words) New Zealand's government introduced legislation on Monday to ban under-16s from using social media Wellington: New Zealand's government introduced legislation on Monday to ban under-16s from using social media, joining many countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (302+ words) As per the source, Meta wrote to the IT ministry, saying that the specifics of enhanced and rigorous safeguards has now been implemented for content posted by the Prime Minister and other prominent leaders' accounts. New Delhi:Days after Prime…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (63+ words) The instagram handle, @free.umarkhalid had around 48,000 followers, where it used to provide developments of the khalid's case, and share calls for his release. Meta Blocks Access to Pro-Umar Khalid Instagram Account in India The instagram handle, @free.umarkhalid had…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (194+ words) New Delhi: Home ministry's cybercrime arm, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre, has ordered Microsoft subsidiary GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based messaging application Bitchat, according to a notice. "The Government of India does not like technologies like Bitchat and wants it taken…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (253+ words) Tokyo: A government panel in Japan on Tuesday called for stronger responsibilities for social media operators, including stricter age verification measures and restrictions on certain platform features, as part of proposed steps to protect underage users. According to Kyodo News,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (218+ words) The mechanism for how and when Iran would ​reconnect to the global web following the decision was ​unknown Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian ​has issued an order to reopen international internet ‌access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (375+ words) Brussels (Belgium): The European Commission set out Thursday how it wants Google to make a wide range of data accessible to rival search engines in order to comply with the bloc's digital rules. The announcement forms part of amicable proceedings…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (493+ words) Melbourne: Australia's online safety watchdog said Tuesday it was considering court against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms. Experts say the Australian courts could decide…...