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From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessNations worldwide are enacting strict rules for social media access by children. Australia has banned platforms for those under 16. Britain...
EU plans new rules targeting addictive design on TikTok, Meta, to protect childrenThe European Union is creating new regulations to safeguard children from addictive social media platform designs. These rules will target ...
TikTok EU-China data transfers should be allowed during appeal, Irish Supreme court confirmsTikTok can continue transferring data from the EU to China. This decision comes as the company appeals a regulator's order to stop these tr...
EU finds Meta failing to keep under-13s off Facebook, InstagramThe European Union has accused Meta of not effectively preventing users under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram, which could lead to...
UK PM tells social media bosses to step up child online safetyUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday hinted at possible measures limiting children's access to social media, "Things can't go on like...
EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
Ahead of Greek social media ban, parents desperate to separate children from phonesAs Greece prepares to impose a ban on social media use for those under 15, the initiative aims to shield youth from potential addiction and...
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...
What is #SkinnyTok and why was it banned on TikTok?TikTok has globally blocked the #SkinnyTok hashtag following mounting criticism from European regulators, particularly in France, over its ...
From India to US, here’s a list of countries that have banned TikTokCanada on Wednesday directed the video app TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese tech giant, to close its offices in the country because of n...
EU opens probe into TikTok, YouTube over child protectionThe European Commission said it had sent formal requests for information to TikTok and YouTube respectively, the first step in procedures l...
ETtech Explainer: EU’s $1.3 billion fine on Meta is one of many penalties on Big Tech globallyBig Tech companies worldwide have come under the lens of antitrust regulators, policymakers and enforcement agencies amid concerns about pr...
US House Republicans raise 'deep concern' on TikTok content decisionsIn March, US lawmakers questioned TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew during a Congressional hearing in what was a rare public appearance f...
Austria to join countries banning TikTok from government phonesVarious Western countries including Britain, the United States and several other European Union member states have already barred TikTok ov...
UK security minister Tom Tugendhat asks NCSC to investigate TikTok’s securityTom Tugendhat, the UK security minister, says he has not ruled out joining other countries in prohibiting Chinese-owned video-sharing apps ...
China says EU TikTok ban will harm business confidenceIn the latest salvo in the battle over the Chinese-owned video sharing app, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the EU Cou...
European Parliament latest EU body to ban TikTok from staff phonesThe European Commission and the EU Council last week banned TikTok from staff phones due to growing concerns about the company.
30 days to remove TikTok from federal devices, White House tells agenciesByteDance-owned TikTok has said the concerns are fueled by misinformation and denied using the app to spy on Americans. The action does not...
List of countries that have implemented partial or complete ban on TikTokEuropean Union's executive arm, the European Commission, has issued an order to ban the use of popular Chinese app TikTok on its staff's ph...
TikTok accuses EU of keeping it in the dark over staff phone banThe app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing growing scrutiny from Western authorities over concerns that China's governmen...