Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers sayAustralia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media banThe global spotlight on the first such ban on people under 16 using popular apps appears to have encouraged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
03 Apr, 2026, 08.55 AM IST
Australia investigates tech giants over social media ban complianceUnder the Australian law, platforms face a fine of up to A$49.5 million ($34 million) for noncompliance, and the regulator added on Tuesda...
31 Mar, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
TikTok to tighten age checks in Europe as regulators ramp up pressureTikTok will start rolling out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks as the ByteDance-owned platform faces regulato...
16 Jan, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Meta and TikTok to obey Australia under-16 social media banTech giants Meta and TikTok said Tuesday they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove diff...
28 Oct, 2025, 09.11 AM IST
TikTok expands Family Pairing feature in US with new tools for parental controlTikTok has introduced new updates to its Family Pairing feature, allowing parents more control over their teens' activities on the platform...
11 Mar, 2025, 09.36 PM IST
TikTok sued by 13 US states and DC, accused of harming younger usersThirteen U.S. states and Washington D.C. have sued TikTok, alleging the platform harms minors by fostering addiction through its content. T...
09 Oct, 2024, 07.39 AM IST
Italy regulator fines TikTok $11 million over inadequate checks on harmful content"TikTok has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spreading of such content, and has not fully complied with the guidelines it has ado...
14 Mar, 2024, 10.09 PM IST
Snapchat under scrutiny from UK watchdog over underage usersReuters reported exclusively in March that Snapchat owner Snap Inc had only removed a few dozen children aged under-13 from its platform in...
08 Aug, 2023, 10.47 AM IST
UK fined TikTok nearly USD 16 million for misusing children's personal dataTikTok has been fined almost $16m by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for breaching data protection laws, including misusing ...
07 Apr, 2023, 08.24 AM IST
TikTok, Snapchat growing in popularity among UK children: media regulatorThe study found a slight increase in both apps' popularity in the past year, with TikTok now being used by 53% of children (up from 50%), a...
29 Mar, 2023, 04.12 PM IST
UK opposition calls for better online protections for childrenBritain, like the European Union and other countries, has been grappling with how to protect social media users, and in particular children...
06 Mar, 2023, 06.10 PM IST
Snapchat blocks fewer children from its app in Britain compared with TikTok, shows dataAccording to figures recently published by the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Young Children), Snapchat accounted...
04 Mar, 2023, 08.20 AM IST
Supreme Courts directs Madras HC to decide plea of TikTok app on April 24SC says if the Madras High Court fails to decide on app’s plea on April 24, its ban order will stand vacated.
23 Apr, 2019, 06.53 AM IST
SC stay on ban, government asks Apple & Google to take down TikTok appMeitY’s order will stop further downloads, but people who already have the app will be able to still use it.
17 Apr, 2019, 10.04 AM IST
ByteDance making rounds of power corridors to save its Indian marketByteDance owns popular short-video and social media platforms such as TikTok and Helo, which are popular among India’s teenagers.
15 Feb, 2019, 02.57 PM IST
TikTok starts taking small steps to pacify India's concernsThe content that goes viral on Chinese video apps such as TikTok, Kwai and Bigo Live is often viewed as dangerously close to exposing child...
13 Feb, 2019, 07.34 PM IST