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Australia adds more Platform apps such as Reddit and Kick towards their social media ban.
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Australia adds Reddit and Kick to social media platforms banning children under 16
Australia has added Reddit and Kick to its list of social media platforms that must ban children under 16 from having accounts.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Denmark eyes new law changes after worries of AI usage in social media
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Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes
Deepfakes have become not only easier to make worldwide but also look or sound exponentially more realistic thanks to technological advances and the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Google has no filed a lawsuit after textsscams within USPS causing a shutdown
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Google says group behind E-ZPass, USPS text scam has been 'shut down' after suit
Google said it has successfully disrupted the foreign cybercriminal group behind a text scam operation within 24 hours of filing its lawsuit.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Reddit added to Australias social media ban
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Reddit added to Australia's teen social media ban due to start next month
The ban takes effect on 10 December and also includes Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Underwater cables have been shown as a vital piece of AI in the internet
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Underwater cables are a vital piece of the AI buildout and internet — investment is booming
Over 95% of international data and voice traffic travels through subsea telecom cables. Tech giants Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft are investing for AI.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Denmark has decided to take a bold move to pass a law to banned social media to those under the age of 15
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Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 15
Denmark's government on Friday announced an agreement to ban access to social media for anyone under 15, ratcheting up pressure on Big Tech platforms as concerns grow that kids are getting too swept u...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Motion Pictures association hits Instagram with cease and desist
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Motion Picture Association hits Instagram with cease-and-desist over 'PG-13' label
Hollywood's top trade group said Meta's claims that its teen accounts would be "guided by" PG-13 ratings standards were "literally false and highly misleading."
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November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Youtube and Disney have failed to come into a contract terms
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Disney pulls ABC, ESPN and more from YouTube TV as talks break down
Other channels that vanished from Google’s pay TV platform include the Disney Channel, FX and Nat Geo.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Youtube removes pro-Palestine after government’s request
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YouTube Removes Pro-Palestinian Content After Government Request
The U.S. government called for the removals, highlighting another case of censorship.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Obama faces “backlash” on social media after viral surface video
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Obama faces backlash after calling for 'regulatory constraints' on social media in viral video
Critics oppose former President Barack Obama's June remarks suggesting government regulatory constraints on social media platforms to combat hateful voices on social media.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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The EU has accused META AND TIKTOK for accused transparency rules
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EU accuses Meta and TikTok of breaching transparency rules
The European Union says Meta and TikTok have breached transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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TikTok US deal is still in effect after Trump met with the Chinese President
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TikTok US Deal Still in Limbo After Trump and Xi Meet
Trump officials had hoped to secure a TikTok sell-off agreement from this meeting.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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AWS Global outage what caused for a global shutdown on multiple social media apps
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Huge global outage impacts Amazon, Fortnite and Snapchat | CNN Business
Amazon says its systems are back online again after connectivity issues persisted Monday. But reports of problems with Amazon’s cloud computing services unit AWS continue.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Reddit sues AI company Perplexity

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Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for 'industrial-scale' scraping of user comments
Reddit has sued Perplexity AI and three other entities for allegedly scraping user comments for commercial gain.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Mark Zuckerberg (Founder of Facebook) is to testify in landmark of social media trail
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Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial
Meta and other firms have been accused of making addictive apps while ignoring risks to young people.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Meta shuts down messenger app for windows and Mac
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Meta Shuts Down Messenger App for Windows and Mac
You will still be able to send messages via desktop, you just won't have a separate app.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Meta Removes Ice-Tracking Facebook page with the request of the Chicago department of Justice
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Meta removes ICE-tracking Facebook page in Chicago at the request of the Justice Department
Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Union Sues Trump over social media “surveillance”
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Unions sue Trump administration over social media 'surveillance'
The lawsuit filed Thursday is the latest of several challenges to the Trump administration’s screening of visa holders’ social media activity.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Social Media content restrictioned in Afghanistan
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Social media content restricted in Afghanistan, Taliban sources confirm
It comes just over a week after a two-day total internet shutdown across the country ended.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Elon Musk X Settles $128 million lawsuit with Twitter executives
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Elon Musk's X settles $128 million lawsuit with Twitter executives
Four former Twitter executives who were denied severance pay by Elon Musk have reached a settlement with X.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Youtube Provides AI-Powered Data on
Content app
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YouTube Provides AI-Powered Data on Content Impact
The report will provide AI-powered insight into your broader brand impact in the app.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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OpenAI’s invites only video generation app Sora tops Apple App Store
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OpenAI's invite-only video generation app Sora tops Apple’s App Store
The invite-based app launched this week and is only available on iOS devices.
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October 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Trump signs executive order facilitating Tiktok Deal
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Trump signs executive order facilitating TikTok deal
The president signed the order Thursday after the administration had signaled that a deal was being finalized between Chinese and U.S. officials.
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October 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Meta Outlines expanding AI Tools, Including Chatbot for Websites
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Meta Outlines Expanding AI Ad Tools, Including Chatbots for Websites
Meta also got new AI music generation options, virtual try-on, custom ad text and more.
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October 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Reddit Adds 6 Second Video View Optimized for Advertisers
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Reddit Adds 6-Second Video View Optimization for Advertisers
A new option to help you home in on engaged video viewers.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM