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Explained: How Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16 Will Work
From December 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
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"Snorting Tylenol": X Roasts Trump After He Links Painkiller To Autism
After a warning from Donald Trump about Tylenol, memes about the painkiller flooded the social media platform X.
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New York Governor Endorses Zohran Mamdani In Mayoral Race
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has endorsed Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, a key affirmation for the 33-year-old frontrunner whose candidacy hasn't yet been fully embraced by members of his own party.
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Bengal Protests To Mark RG Kar Case Anniversary From August 8
From this weekend, West Bengal is all set to be rocked again over protest movements by various groups on the first anniversary of the rape and murder of a woman junior doctor of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August last year.
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"Sovereign Brazil Won't Accept Any Tutelage": Lula On Trump's 50% Tariffs
Addressing Donald Trump's remarks on social media platform X, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emphasised that Brazil will not tolerate external interference in its democratic institutions or judicial processes.
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"Melania Needs To Go": Thousands Sign Deportation Petition Amid Crackdown
A progressive advocacy platform, called for the deportation of First Lady Melania Trump, her parents, and son Barron Trump--arguing that Trump's own family should not be exempted from the policies he championed.
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All About Key Parties Contesting Singapore Election, Their Policy Platforms
Singapore holds a parliamentary election on May 3 that will be contested by 11 parties across the city state of 6 million people with 2.76 million registered to vote.
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Donald Trump Orders Probe Into Democrats' Fundraising Platform ActBlue
ActBlue was used by Democrats to process donations to election campaigns and other causes online.
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Opinion | A New Dawn Awaits US And India
The Trump administration has been adamant in its commitment to hosting and participating in democratic fora, such as the Summit for Democracy, which will provide a platform for the US and India to collaborate on global challenges
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Regret Not Speaking Out: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg On US Pressure To Censor Covid-19 Posts
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes US government pressure on his social media platforms to take down certain Covid-19 content in 2021 was "wrong", according to a letter submitted to a US congressional committee.
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TikTok Creators, US Lawmakers Oppose Potential Ban on Chinese-Owned Video Sharing App
TikTok, the Chinese-owned short video sharing platform, could face a ban in the US, and creators along with some US Democratic Party lawmakers have opposed the possible ban on the service. The popular app, which has over 150 million users in the country, is facing a potential ban in the US over concerns that user data in the US could be passed on t...
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Elon Musk Accused of Undermining Twitter's Integrity, Safety by US Senators, Could Face FTC Probe
Elon Musk has been accused of undermining the safety and integrity of Twitter after taking over the platform, by seven Democratic senators. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, the senators warned that Elon Musk was acting in disregard of users, and urged the regulator to investigate any breach of a consent decree that the FTC inked with Twitter in ...
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Facebook, Social Media Companies Urged by US Groups to Act Against Election Disinformation
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media companies should act to blunt the effect of false information in this year's US midterm congressional elections, requests rights groups. After the 2020 presidential race won by US Democratic President Joe Biden, several social media platforms backed away from designing policies to fight election dis...
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Musk-Twitter Deal Cheered by US Republicans, Democrats Not Too Happy
Republicans welcomed news that billionaire Elon Musk, who calls himself a free speech absolutist, was purchasing Twitter, but Democrats slammed it as a sign that more needed to be done to rein in Big Tech.
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Mehbooba Mufti Extends Support To DMK's Opposition Parties Initiative
People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Monday extended full support to efforts of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to unite all opposition parties on a single platform for "thwarting BJP's agenda".
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Explained: How Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16 Will Work
From December 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
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"Snorting Tylenol": X Roasts Trump After He Links Painkiller To Autism
After a warning from Donald Trump about Tylenol, memes about the painkiller flooded the social media platform X.
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New York Governor Endorses Zohran Mamdani In Mayoral Race
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has endorsed Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, a key affirmation for the 33-year-old frontrunner whose candidacy hasn't yet been fully embraced by members of his own party.
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Bengal Protests To Mark RG Kar Case Anniversary From August 8
From this weekend, West Bengal is all set to be rocked again over protest movements by various groups on the first anniversary of the rape and murder of a woman junior doctor of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August last year.
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"Sovereign Brazil Won't Accept Any Tutelage": Lula On Trump's 50% Tariffs
Addressing Donald Trump's remarks on social media platform X, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emphasised that Brazil will not tolerate external interference in its democratic institutions or judicial processes.
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"Melania Needs To Go": Thousands Sign Deportation Petition Amid Crackdown
A progressive advocacy platform, called for the deportation of First Lady Melania Trump, her parents, and son Barron Trump--arguing that Trump's own family should not be exempted from the policies he championed.
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All About Key Parties Contesting Singapore Election, Their Policy Platforms
Singapore holds a parliamentary election on May 3 that will be contested by 11 parties across the city state of 6 million people with 2.76 million registered to vote.
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Donald Trump Orders Probe Into Democrats' Fundraising Platform ActBlue
ActBlue was used by Democrats to process donations to election campaigns and other causes online.
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Opinion | A New Dawn Awaits US And India
The Trump administration has been adamant in its commitment to hosting and participating in democratic fora, such as the Summit for Democracy, which will provide a platform for the US and India to collaborate on global challenges
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Regret Not Speaking Out: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg On US Pressure To Censor Covid-19 Posts
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes US government pressure on his social media platforms to take down certain Covid-19 content in 2021 was "wrong", according to a letter submitted to a US congressional committee.
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TikTok Creators, US Lawmakers Oppose Potential Ban on Chinese-Owned Video Sharing App
TikTok, the Chinese-owned short video sharing platform, could face a ban in the US, and creators along with some US Democratic Party lawmakers have opposed the possible ban on the service. The popular app, which has over 150 million users in the country, is facing a potential ban in the US over concerns that user data in the US could be passed on t...
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Elon Musk Accused of Undermining Twitter's Integrity, Safety by US Senators, Could Face FTC Probe
Elon Musk has been accused of undermining the safety and integrity of Twitter after taking over the platform, by seven Democratic senators. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, the senators warned that Elon Musk was acting in disregard of users, and urged the regulator to investigate any breach of a consent decree that the FTC inked with Twitter in ...
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Facebook, Social Media Companies Urged by US Groups to Act Against Election Disinformation
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media companies should act to blunt the effect of false information in this year's US midterm congressional elections, requests rights groups. After the 2020 presidential race won by US Democratic President Joe Biden, several social media platforms backed away from designing policies to fight election dis...
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Musk-Twitter Deal Cheered by US Republicans, Democrats Not Too Happy
Republicans welcomed news that billionaire Elon Musk, who calls himself a free speech absolutist, was purchasing Twitter, but Democrats slammed it as a sign that more needed to be done to rein in Big Tech.
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Mehbooba Mufti Extends Support To DMK's Opposition Parties Initiative
People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Monday extended full support to efforts of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to unite all opposition parties on a single platform for "thwarting BJP's agenda".
