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Is Taliban's Social Media Ban Based on China Model? Here's The Inside Story
The Taliban plunged Afghanistan into a 48-hour internet blackout last week, and now access is restricted to several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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Taliban Blocks Instagram, Facebook, X Amid New Social Media Crackdown
A week after a two-day blackout, the Taliban announced new social media restrictions, blocking access to popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X across Afghanistan.
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"Government Failed To Tackle Situation": Former Nepal Minister On Protests
The young people in Nepal are suffering from unemployment, which is at the bottom of the massive protests in which 19 people have died. What is now needed, said Nepal's former Foreign Minister NP Saud, is a legal solution.
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Facebook, WhatsApp, X: List Of 26 Apps Banned In Nepal
Authorities blocked most social media platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube, saying that the companies had failed to register and submit to government oversight.
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Why Nepal Banned Social Media, And Why That's Not Only Trigger For Protests
Three people have died and more than 100 have been injured after Thousands of young Nepalese citizens hit the streets to protest the KP Sharma Oli government's move to ban 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and X.
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Nepal vs Gen-Z: Massive Protests After Ban On Facebook, X, YouTube
Thousands of young Nepalis marched in the capital Kathmandu on Monday, demanding that the government lift its ban on social media platforms and end the culture of corruption pervading the country.
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3 Bengaluru Riots Case Convicts Jailed In Huge Win For Anti-Terror Agency
In a major development in the 2020 Bengaluru riots case, a special NIA court has sentenced three accused to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after they pleaded guilty during the charge-framing stage.
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Meta Invests $3.5 Billion in Ray-Ban Maker EssilorLuxottica in AI Glasses Push
Facebook parent Meta acquired just under 3 percent of the Ray-Ban maker, a stake worth around €3 billion ($3.5 billion) at market prices, said the people, who asked not to be identified because deliberations are private.
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Meta Verified Users Claim ‘Useless’ Customer Support Amid Account Bans Despite Paying for Subscription
Meta Platforms has been on a banning spree which is affecting users across the many social media apps under its umbrella. Amidst the ongoing mass bans, even those who are paying a premium for the Meta verified subscription have been left disappointed by tech giant’s customer support. Users have deemed the service “useless”, despite Meta claim...
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YouTube Exemption From Australian Teen Social Media Ban Opposed by Regulator
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, called on the government to reverse its controversial exemption for YouTube from a social media ban for under-16s. In a blog post, YouTube said Inman Grant’s comments ignored the benefits YouTube offered to school students and teachers.
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Big Tech Opposes YouTube Exemption from Australia's Ban on Social Media for Children
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat and TikTok believe Australia should not exempt YouTube from its decision to ban social media for minors. YouTube stands to be exempted from the ban as it is considered a key educational tool and is the only service allowed for children as part of a family account with parental supervision rights...
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Meta To Pay Trump $25 Million To Settle 2021 Account Ban Lawsuit: Report
Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, media reported Wednesday.
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WhatsApp, Meta Win Relief as NCLAT Suspends Data Sharing Ban
Meta had challenged the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) directive issued in November that imposed a ban on data sharing between WhatsApp and other Meta entities for advertising purposes, warning it may have to roll back some features. Meta also criticised the CCI for not having the "technical expertise" to understand the ramifications of it...
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$5,000 To Join Facebook, Instagram: How Meta Is Wooing TikTokers in US
With the shadow of a tumultuous ban still looming over TikTok in the United States, Meta is offering to pay a large sum of money to popular content creators on the "third party" social media app who join Facebook and Instagram.
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Proposed Australia Law Would Fine Big Tech Over Digital Competition
Australia's centre-left Labor government has targeted Big Tech's influence, and parliament passed a law last week that banned social media for children aged under 16.
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Is Taliban's Social Media Ban Based on China Model? Here's The Inside Story
The Taliban plunged Afghanistan into a 48-hour internet blackout last week, and now access is restricted to several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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Taliban Blocks Instagram, Facebook, X Amid New Social Media Crackdown
A week after a two-day blackout, the Taliban announced new social media restrictions, blocking access to popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X across Afghanistan.
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"Government Failed To Tackle Situation": Former Nepal Minister On Protests
The young people in Nepal are suffering from unemployment, which is at the bottom of the massive protests in which 19 people have died. What is now needed, said Nepal's former Foreign Minister NP Saud, is a legal solution.
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Facebook, WhatsApp, X: List Of 26 Apps Banned In Nepal
Authorities blocked most social media platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube, saying that the companies had failed to register and submit to government oversight.
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Why Nepal Banned Social Media, And Why That's Not Only Trigger For Protests
Three people have died and more than 100 have been injured after Thousands of young Nepalese citizens hit the streets to protest the KP Sharma Oli government's move to ban 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and X.
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Nepal vs Gen-Z: Massive Protests After Ban On Facebook, X, YouTube
Thousands of young Nepalis marched in the capital Kathmandu on Monday, demanding that the government lift its ban on social media platforms and end the culture of corruption pervading the country.
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3 Bengaluru Riots Case Convicts Jailed In Huge Win For Anti-Terror Agency
In a major development in the 2020 Bengaluru riots case, a special NIA court has sentenced three accused to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after they pleaded guilty during the charge-framing stage.
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Meta Invests $3.5 Billion in Ray-Ban Maker EssilorLuxottica in AI Glasses Push
Facebook parent Meta acquired just under 3 percent of the Ray-Ban maker, a stake worth around €3 billion ($3.5 billion) at market prices, said the people, who asked not to be identified because deliberations are private.
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Meta Verified Users Claim ‘Useless’ Customer Support Amid Account Bans Despite Paying for Subscription
Meta Platforms has been on a banning spree which is affecting users across the many social media apps under its umbrella. Amidst the ongoing mass bans, even those who are paying a premium for the Meta verified subscription have been left disappointed by tech giant’s customer support. Users have deemed the service “useless”, despite Meta claim...
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YouTube Exemption From Australian Teen Social Media Ban Opposed by Regulator
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, called on the government to reverse its controversial exemption for YouTube from a social media ban for under-16s. In a blog post, YouTube said Inman Grant’s comments ignored the benefits YouTube offered to school students and teachers.
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Big Tech Opposes YouTube Exemption from Australia's Ban on Social Media for Children
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat and TikTok believe Australia should not exempt YouTube from its decision to ban social media for minors. YouTube stands to be exempted from the ban as it is considered a key educational tool and is the only service allowed for children as part of a family account with parental supervision rights...
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Meta To Pay Trump $25 Million To Settle 2021 Account Ban Lawsuit: Report
Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, media reported Wednesday.
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WhatsApp, Meta Win Relief as NCLAT Suspends Data Sharing Ban
Meta had challenged the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) directive issued in November that imposed a ban on data sharing between WhatsApp and other Meta entities for advertising purposes, warning it may have to roll back some features. Meta also criticised the CCI for not having the "technical expertise" to understand the ramifications of it...
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$5,000 To Join Facebook, Instagram: How Meta Is Wooing TikTokers in US
With the shadow of a tumultuous ban still looming over TikTok in the United States, Meta is offering to pay a large sum of money to popular content creators on the "third party" social media app who join Facebook and Instagram.
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Proposed Australia Law Would Fine Big Tech Over Digital Competition
Australia's centre-left Labor government has targeted Big Tech's influence, and parliament passed a law last week that banned social media for children aged under 16.
