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Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
No 'meaningful' shift from social media sites after Australia teen banDespite Australia’s recent legislation prohibiting social media access for those under 16, user habits remain largely unchanged, as indicat...
NHRC member defends notice to MeitY, says child safety concerns override pending DPDP enforcementThe NHRC in its March 24 notice to the ministry had raised alleged non-compliance of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act by dig...
Iran war horror: Iranians claim how Tehran is conducting crackdown on dissenting voicesIran war with the United States and Israel has intensified authorities' threats against anyone speaking to outside media or activists.
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...
Taliban shut down communications across AfghanistanTaliban authorities on Monday imposed a nationwide shutdown of communications, weeks after they began severing fibre optic connections to p...
Internet partially restored in Iran: UK-based watchdogInternet access was partially restored in Iran after a 62-hour nationwide shutdown imposed during its conflict with Israel, according to Ne...
China to crack down on cos using unfair algorithm-based practicesFrom today through Feb. 24, 2025, regulators will rectify malpractices such as creating so-called information cocoons via homogeneous push ...
'What is to stop any country from controlling the entire Internet': Musk on Australia injunction on church stabbing videosElon Musk said Tuesday his social media platform X will appeal against an Australian injunction forcing it to take down videos of a church ...
China's cyber watchdog tries to assuage concerns of internet firmsChina's cyber watchdog tries to assuage concerns of internet firms. Niu Yibing, vice minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CA...
China's cyber watchdog wants 'affectionate' ties with domestic internet firmsThe CAC was among Chinese regulators which in late 2020 launched an unprecedented crackdown on the country's internet firms.
China says photo of its troops at Russian border is fake newsThe Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country's internet watchdog, said on Thursday that there were many fake news reports onli...
China orders ride-hailing firms to correct unfair tacticsThe transport ministry, internet watchdog and other regulators on Wednesday ordered 11 such platforms by year's end to stop unfair competit...
China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practicesThe Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that the 105 apps violated laws by excessively collecting and illegally accessing users' ...
China's internet watchdog finds 33 mobile apps broke data privacy rulesCompanies have 10 days to comply with the rules or face a fine
Internet spying program valuable and effective in US: WatchdogThe internet spying program of America's National Security Agency (NSA) is a "valuable and effective tool" in protecting national security.
- Google 'screwed up' in capturing private Wi-Fi data: Brin
Google "screwed up" by accidentally gathering private wireless data while taking pictures for its "Street View" mapping service, co-founder...
China partially suspends Google services over lewd contentChina's internet watchdog said it had stopped "some of Google China's searching businesses" while ordering it to clean up lewd content.
Google to step up anti-porn efforts in ChinaGoogle said it had renewed efforts to keep the Internet in China clean after noticing criticism posted to the web site of the mainland watc...
- Internet watchdog lifts Wikipedia ban
In an unprecedented move, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has lifted its ban on a controversial page on Wikipedia which showed an image...