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...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
US gamers getting older as industry reports growthAmerican video game players are aging, with the average now 37. The industry is seeing a comeback, reaching pre-pandemic activity levels. T...
07 Jun, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
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 ...
12 May, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
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...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsroomsAustralia plans to tax Meta, Google, and TikTok. This aims to fund news reporters. The government will introduce legislation by July 2. Pla...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news dealsAustralia is gearing up to implement a groundbreaking levy on major tech giants. If platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok fail to compens...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Are you affected? Millions could lose social media access under new rules this summerMillions of Americans could soon face social media bans. California is moving to prohibit children under 16 from using platforms like TikTo...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
Donald Trump will save TikTok, but there is a catch; here's all about itLatest reports revealed that US President- elect Donald Trump is all willing to save TikTok who once wanted to ban it severely but there is...
20 Jan, 2025, 09.25 PM IST
Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official saysPresident Joe Biden will not enforce a ban on TikTok, leaving its fate to President-elect Donald Trump. Congress had required ByteDance to ...
17 Jan, 2025, 07.50 AM IST
TikTok ban in US: Key bill passed, what will happen next?TikTok is a popular social media platform in the US. However, there have apprehensions over the security of millions of Americans due to th...
21 Apr, 2024, 02.12 AM IST
Senate Republican leader backs legislation to force Chinese divestment of TikTokMitch McConnell called TikTok "America's greatest strategic rival is threatening our security right here on U.S. soil in tens of millions o...
09 Apr, 2024, 09.41 AM IST
Chuck Schumer says US Senate can make progress on TikTok billThe Senate is returning to work next week after a two-week recess. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 352-65 on March 13 to give TikTo...
05 Apr, 2024, 11.35 PM IST
Donald Trump raises concerns about US ban on TikTokThe former Republican president seeking a return to the White House wrote late Thursday on social media site Truth Social "if you get rid o...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
New push in Congress to ban TikTok or force Chinese divestiture gains steamCommittee approval would set up a vote by U.S. House of Representatives that represents the first significant momentum for a U.S. crackdown...
07 Mar, 2024, 04.44 PM IST
Lawmakers seek to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face US banA bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that would give China's ByteDance about six months to divest popular...
06 Mar, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
US Congress will not take up TikTok legislation before end of year: senatorSenator Maria Cantwell told Reuters she is still working on legislation and in talks with federal agencies.
07 Dec, 2023, 09.15 PM IST
US Commerce head Gina Raimondo backs legislation to address TikTok threatsGina Raimondo's comments come as concerns at a time when Chinese-owned TikTok have sparked new efforts in the US Congress to boost powers t...
05 Oct, 2023, 06.28 PM IST