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1+ day, 4+ hour ago (12+ words) Four siblings draw attention with unique names inspired by brands, icons'NST Online...
Telegram's Durov says Russia triggered payment system problem by blocking VPNs
4+ day, 9+ min ago (298+ words) MOSCOW: Telegram's billionaire founder, Pavel Durov, said on Saturday that Russia's attempt to block Virtual Private Networks (VPN) triggered a problem with a domestic payment system, adding that tens of millions of Russians were resisting digital controls. Russia has repeatedly…...
NST Leader: US courts find Meta, Google liable for addictive social media products
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (18+ words) NST Leader: US courts find Meta, Google liable for addictive social media products'NST Online What To Read Next...
Australian regulator probes Facebook, YouTube over teen social media ban
1+ week, 1+ day ago (166+ words) SYDNEY: A host of tech giants including Facebook and YouTube are under investigation for potentially breaching Australia's world-leading social media ban for under-16s, the nation's online watchdog said Tuesday. "While social media platforms have taken some initial action, I am…...
[UPDATED] Blogger Papagomo fined RM4,000 for seditious remarks against King
1+ week, 2+ day ago (15+ words) Blogger Papagomo fined RM4,000 for seditious remarks against King'NST Online What To Read Next...
Social media age limit a 'digital seatbelt' for Malaysian youth
1+ week, 4+ day ago (556+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of a minimum age of 16 for social media use in the second half of this year has been hailed as a critical "digital safeguard" for the well-being of young people. Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) School of…...
Indonesia enforces social media ban for under-16s
1+ week, 4+ day ago (370+ words) JAKARTA: Indonesia has officially banned social media use for children under the age of 16, marking the start of its landmark digital safety regulation, PP Tunas. The Tata Kelola untuk Anak Aman dan Sehat Digital (Tunas) policy, which mandates the phased…...
Retiree loses RM328,450 to 'police' phone scam in Pahang
1+ week, 6+ day ago (15+ words) Retiree loses RM328,450 to 'police' phone scam in Pahang'NST Online What To Read Next...
Ecological sustainability helps propel the data centre boom
2+ week, 1+ day ago (382+ words) LETTER: EVERY time you stream a video, scroll social media, or use AI, your data travels through a data centre. These facilities are the unseen heroes of our digital lives. In Malaysia, they are our visible neighbours. With 51 data centre…...
Spoofed email scam sees accountant transfer over RM700k to fake supplier
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (284+ words) TANGKAK: It began with a routine order and ended in a six-figure loss after a company here was duped by a business email scam that siphoned off RM704,234.58 within a short time. The company's 60-year-old accountant lodged a police report yesterday…...