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Malaysia Enforces Social Media Ban For Under-16, Platforms Must Verify Age
The rules require social media platforms to implement age-verification systems and block users under 16 from creating accounts. They apply to platforms with at least 8 million users, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
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Cisco-USGA Renew Partnership To Boost AI-Enabled Future Of Golf
Cisco & USGA have upgraded their partnership. This means there will be more AI and digitization in technology for golf.
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Los Angeles Schools Set Limit On Students' Screen Time In Class
The policy was meant to strike a balance between instructional needs and growing concerns about excessive screen exposure harming students' attention.
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No TikTok, No Instagram: Greece Takes Aim At Children's Screen Time
Greece has announced a ban on social media access for children under 15, effective 1 January 2027, targeting platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Snapchat.
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Russia Promotes Max Messenger App As WhatsApp, Telegram Face Bans
Russians are being urged to use Max Messenger in the name of "technological sovereignty".
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"Proud To Call US My Home": UK Techie Sues Trump Administration Over Sanctions
Imran Ahmed, a British national who heads the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), was among five European figures involved in tech regulation whom the US State Departmentsaid this week would be denied visas.
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Google Fined $3.5 Billion For Breaching European Union's Competition Rules
European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc's competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company.
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What Is A Digital Services Tax That Can Increase Trump Tariffs
A Digital Services Tax (DST) is a levy on the revenue that large digital companies earn from users in a country, even if the company has no physical office there.
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"Show Respect Or Consider Consequences": Trump's Latest Tariff Threat
US President Donald Trump has threatened on Monday to impose "substantial" new tariffs to restrict American chip exports to all countries that impose digital services taxes and related regulations on US tech firms.
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China Considers Yuan-Backed Stablecoins To Boost Currency Usage: Report
China is considering allowing the usage of yuan-backed stablecoins for the first time to boost wider adoption of its currency globally, sources familiar with the matter said, in a major reversal of its stance towards digital assets.
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France Probes Death Of Man On Live Video Stream After Violence And Humiliations
French authorities are investigating the death of a man during a live video stream on the Kick live streaming platform, where he had regularly been shown enduring violence and humiliations.
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Trump Signs New Stablecoin Law In Major Milestone For Crypto Industry
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a law to create a regulatory regime for the US-dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a milestone that could pave the way for the digital assets to become an everyday way to make payments.
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$100 Million Crypto Tokens, Missing Footprint And The Trump Connection
A venture calling itself Aqua 1 Foundation and saying it is based in the United Arab Emirates announced in late June it had bought $100 million worth of World Liberty's crypto tokens, becoming the largest publicly known investor in the business.
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Your Smartphone Is A Parasite, According To Evolution
Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been with us throughout human history. Yet, the greatest parasite now is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal.
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How US Social Media Firms Use American Law To Disregard Laws Of Other Nations
Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by national boundaries.
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Malaysia Enforces Social Media Ban For Under-16, Platforms Must Verify Age
The rules require social media platforms to implement age-verification systems and block users under 16 from creating accounts. They apply to platforms with at least 8 million users, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
-
Cisco-USGA Renew Partnership To Boost AI-Enabled Future Of Golf
Cisco & USGA have upgraded their partnership. This means there will be more AI and digitization in technology for golf.
-
Los Angeles Schools Set Limit On Students' Screen Time In Class
The policy was meant to strike a balance between instructional needs and growing concerns about excessive screen exposure harming students' attention.
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No TikTok, No Instagram: Greece Takes Aim At Children's Screen Time
Greece has announced a ban on social media access for children under 15, effective 1 January 2027, targeting platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Snapchat.
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Russia Promotes Max Messenger App As WhatsApp, Telegram Face Bans
Russians are being urged to use Max Messenger in the name of "technological sovereignty".
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"Proud To Call US My Home": UK Techie Sues Trump Administration Over Sanctions
Imran Ahmed, a British national who heads the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), was among five European figures involved in tech regulation whom the US State Departmentsaid this week would be denied visas.
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Google Fined $3.5 Billion For Breaching European Union's Competition Rules
European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc's competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company.
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What Is A Digital Services Tax That Can Increase Trump Tariffs
A Digital Services Tax (DST) is a levy on the revenue that large digital companies earn from users in a country, even if the company has no physical office there.
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"Show Respect Or Consider Consequences": Trump's Latest Tariff Threat
US President Donald Trump has threatened on Monday to impose "substantial" new tariffs to restrict American chip exports to all countries that impose digital services taxes and related regulations on US tech firms.
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China Considers Yuan-Backed Stablecoins To Boost Currency Usage: Report
China is considering allowing the usage of yuan-backed stablecoins for the first time to boost wider adoption of its currency globally, sources familiar with the matter said, in a major reversal of its stance towards digital assets.
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France Probes Death Of Man On Live Video Stream After Violence And Humiliations
French authorities are investigating the death of a man during a live video stream on the Kick live streaming platform, where he had regularly been shown enduring violence and humiliations.
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Trump Signs New Stablecoin Law In Major Milestone For Crypto Industry
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a law to create a regulatory regime for the US-dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a milestone that could pave the way for the digital assets to become an everyday way to make payments.
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$100 Million Crypto Tokens, Missing Footprint And The Trump Connection
A venture calling itself Aqua 1 Foundation and saying it is based in the United Arab Emirates announced in late June it had bought $100 million worth of World Liberty's crypto tokens, becoming the largest publicly known investor in the business.
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Your Smartphone Is A Parasite, According To Evolution
Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been with us throughout human history. Yet, the greatest parasite now is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal.
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How US Social Media Firms Use American Law To Disregard Laws Of Other Nations
Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by national boundaries.
