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Why Most-Followed TikToker Khaby Lame Was Detained By US Immigration
Khaby Lame, the world's most-followed social media star on TikTok, is making waves for all the wrong reasons.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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How Trump's New Social Media Policy May Impact Indian Green Card Holders In US
Green card holders living in America may soon be required to surrender their social media accounts to the government under a new proposal by President Donald Trump administration's as part of their crackdown on immigration.
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US: Trump Team Is Polygraphing Employees To Find Immigration Raid Leaks
Amid US President Donald Trump's massive crackdown on illegal immigration, his administration is reportedly doing polygraph tests of its own personnel to find moles who might have leaked information to the media about the raids on migrants.
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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Brace For Australian Social Media Ban Fallout
Australia's controversial new law barring under-16s from social media is one of the toughest crackdowns yet on platforms including Facebook and TikTok as governments worldwide grasp for ways to protect children from harmful content.
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Major Social Media Crackdown In Andhra, 100 Cases Filed, 39 Arrested
The N Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh has launched a massive crackdown against social media posts targeting political leaders and their family members.
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Ex Bangladesh Minister Arrested Amid Crackdown On Awami League Leaders
Bangladesh's former textile and jute minister Golam Dastagir Gazi has been arrested as the police take stern measures against officials and ministers of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government, according to media reports.
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Paytm Shares Jump After Reports On CEO's Met With RBI, Finance Minister
Paytm shares climbed as much as 10% on Wednesday after media reported that the embattled digital payments firm's CEO had met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the RBI to try to resolve a regulatory crackdown on its payments bank business.
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Major Social Media Crackdown In China, Nearly 40,000 Accounts Shut: Report
Chinese police have shut down 34,000 online accounts and punished more than 6,300 people for allegedly spreading rumours as part of a crackdown launched in April, state media reported on Friday.
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Rishi Sunak Considers Social Media Ban For Under-16s In UK: Report
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's UK government is studying a crackdown on social media access for children under the age of 16, including potential bans, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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Netflix Reports 8.8 Million New Subscribers After Crackdown On Password Sharing
The streaming media company added 8.8 million new subscribers over the last three months, far better than expected and up from 2.4 million in the same quarter last year.
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Netflix Gains 6 Million Subscribers Following Its Password-Sharing Crackdown
Netflix on Wednesday said subscriptions to the media streaming service climbed by nearly 6 million in the wake of its crackdown on password sharing. The streaming giant finished the recently ended quarter with a total of 238 million subscribers and a profit of $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 12,309 crore), according to an earnings release.
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Zee-Sony Deal Under Scrutiny After Crackdown On Subhash Chandra, Son
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.'s planned merger with a subsidiary of Sony Group Corp. may face further delay, industry analysts said, after SEBI said the media house faked the recovery of loans to cover for private financing deals by its founder.
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2 Iranian Actresses Charged For Not Wearing Headscarves: Report
Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, local media reported.
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Why Most-Followed TikToker Khaby Lame Was Detained By US Immigration
Khaby Lame, the world's most-followed social media star on TikTok, is making waves for all the wrong reasons.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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How Trump's New Social Media Policy May Impact Indian Green Card Holders In US
Green card holders living in America may soon be required to surrender their social media accounts to the government under a new proposal by President Donald Trump administration's as part of their crackdown on immigration.
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US: Trump Team Is Polygraphing Employees To Find Immigration Raid Leaks
Amid US President Donald Trump's massive crackdown on illegal immigration, his administration is reportedly doing polygraph tests of its own personnel to find moles who might have leaked information to the media about the raids on migrants.
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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Brace For Australian Social Media Ban Fallout
Australia's controversial new law barring under-16s from social media is one of the toughest crackdowns yet on platforms including Facebook and TikTok as governments worldwide grasp for ways to protect children from harmful content.
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Major Social Media Crackdown In Andhra, 100 Cases Filed, 39 Arrested
The N Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh has launched a massive crackdown against social media posts targeting political leaders and their family members.
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Ex Bangladesh Minister Arrested Amid Crackdown On Awami League Leaders
Bangladesh's former textile and jute minister Golam Dastagir Gazi has been arrested as the police take stern measures against officials and ministers of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government, according to media reports.
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Paytm Shares Jump After Reports On CEO's Met With RBI, Finance Minister
Paytm shares climbed as much as 10% on Wednesday after media reported that the embattled digital payments firm's CEO had met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the RBI to try to resolve a regulatory crackdown on its payments bank business.
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Major Social Media Crackdown In China, Nearly 40,000 Accounts Shut: Report
Chinese police have shut down 34,000 online accounts and punished more than 6,300 people for allegedly spreading rumours as part of a crackdown launched in April, state media reported on Friday.
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Rishi Sunak Considers Social Media Ban For Under-16s In UK: Report
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's UK government is studying a crackdown on social media access for children under the age of 16, including potential bans, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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Netflix Reports 8.8 Million New Subscribers After Crackdown On Password Sharing
The streaming media company added 8.8 million new subscribers over the last three months, far better than expected and up from 2.4 million in the same quarter last year.
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Netflix Gains 6 Million Subscribers Following Its Password-Sharing Crackdown
Netflix on Wednesday said subscriptions to the media streaming service climbed by nearly 6 million in the wake of its crackdown on password sharing. The streaming giant finished the recently ended quarter with a total of 238 million subscribers and a profit of $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 12,309 crore), according to an earnings release.
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Zee-Sony Deal Under Scrutiny After Crackdown On Subhash Chandra, Son
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.'s planned merger with a subsidiary of Sony Group Corp. may face further delay, industry analysts said, after SEBI said the media house faked the recovery of loans to cover for private financing deals by its founder.
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2 Iranian Actresses Charged For Not Wearing Headscarves: Report
Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, local media reported.
