France’s National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media
PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) – France’s National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under 15 years…
Trump mocks Macron’s sunglasses in Davos speech
Item 1 of 2 France’s President Emmanuel Macron wears sunglasses as he attends the 56th annual World Economic…
Judge in Charlie Kirk case hears request to dismiss prosecution team
Judge considers disqualifying prosecution due to conflict of interestDefense cites emotional reaction from prosecution team as conflictProsecution argues…
Elon Musk’s Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
Elon Musk’s Grok is generating sexualized images of women and minorsPoliticians in France ask prosecutors to investigate; India…
New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings
Dec 26 (Reuters) – Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to…
China’s ByteDance signs deal to form joint venture to operate TikTok US app
ByteDance retains 19.9% stake in new joint ventureOracle, Silver Lake, MGX to own 45% of TikTok USDSDeal addresses…
Australia’s gun control consensus frays after Bondi Beach attack
Right-wing populists resist Albanese’s plans for tighter gun controlConservatives argue focus should be on antisemitism, not gun lawsPopulist…
TikTok monitored Grindr activity through third-party tracker, privacy group alleges
TikTok, Grindr violated GDPR via cross-app tracking, group saysTikTok used cross-app data for ads, analyticsTikTok was previously fined…
Reddit sues Australia over social media ban, citing free speech threat
Reddit says law hurts protected speechReddit also says it does not meet criteria for the lawAustralian govt compares…
Australia’s social media ban for children takes effect in world first
First in world to ban social media for under-16sTen major platforms ordered to block children or face fineClosely…
Senior US diplomat calls EU policies bad for trans-Atlantic partnership
No. 2 U.S. diplomat decries fine as anti-U.S.Christopher Landau calls EU policy inconsistent with NATOCriticism comes amid shifts…
Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens
Item 1 of 2 A girl poses holding her phone after an interview discussing Australia’s social media ban…