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TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat: Apps That Governments Call Dangerous For Kids
Governments across the globe are introducing legislation to ban children from using social media, driven by growing concerns over mental health, cyberbullying, addiction, and exposure to predators online.
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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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Children Drawing Fake Moustaches To Evade Online Age Verification Checks In UK
Report shows UK children use fake details to bypass age checks on social media and adult sites
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Thousands Of Men Using Telegram To Spy On Women And Share Private Images, New Research Warns
European researchers have uncovered a vast network of Telegram groups where men are paying for services to illegally access women's private accounts and personal images.
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Andhra Pradesh Deliberates Guidelines For Safer Online Spaces For Children
The Andhra Pradesh government is preparing new guidelines to keep minors away from social media and ensure safer online spaces for children.
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Apple CEO Meets US House Members To Push For Change In Online Safety Bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook met US House members on Wednesday to push back against federal legislation that could require the iPhone maker to authenticate users' ages and possibly collect sensitive data on children.
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UK Defends Online Safety Law Amid X's Free Speech Criticisms
The UK government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social network X.
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UK Watchdog To Probe 34 Porn Sites For Failing Age-Check Rules Under Online Safety Law
The UK's media watchdog said on Thursday it has launched investigations into 34 pornography websites over their compliance with new age-check requirements to prevent children accessing harmful online content.
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UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
To regulate social media practices, Ofcom said it is planning additional measures for next spring that include new proposals for removing material tied to child sexual abuse and terrorism. It will also introduce “crisis response protocols for emergency events.”
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US Senate Passes First Major Child Online Safety Bills In Years
The US Senate passed a sweeping social media safety package Tuesday that would force tech companies to do more to protect children -- the first major legislation targeting Silicon Valley in a generation.
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Sri Lankan Parliament Approves Controversial Online Safety Bill
Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday approved with amendments the controversial Online Safety Bill that seeks to regulate online content amid criticism from the opposition that claimed it will stifle freedom of speech.
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UK Admits Encryption Hurdles to Online Safety Law After WhatsApp, Signal Threaten to Pull Out
The UK has admitted there could be technical challenges in the country's upcoming Online Safety Bill which plans to allow regulator Ofcom to compel tech firms to scan their services for illegal content. WhatsApp and Signal had warned of the threat to privacy and encryption of user data posed by the UK's Online Safety Bill, even threatening to pull ...
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WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption
WhatsApp, Signal, and five other apps have signed an open letter to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages. The proposed Online Safety Bill incompatible with end-to-end encryption, which enables a message to be read only by the sender and recipient according to the letter's signatories.
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WhatsApp Chief Slams UK Law That Proposes To Make End-To-End Encryption Illegal
In the letter, WhatsApp chief, Will Cathcart urged the government to protect privacy rights.
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Deepfakes Sharing to Be Criminalised in UK Under New Online Safety Bill
Under a planned amendment to the UK’s new Online Safety Bill, people who share so-called “deepfakes” — explicit images or videos which have been manipulated to look like someone without their consent — will be among those to be specifically criminalised for the first time and face potential time behind bars. The UK government said it wil...
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TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat: Apps That Governments Call Dangerous For Kids
Governments across the globe are introducing legislation to ban children from using social media, driven by growing concerns over mental health, cyberbullying, addiction, and exposure to predators online.
-
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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Children Drawing Fake Moustaches To Evade Online Age Verification Checks In UK
Report shows UK children use fake details to bypass age checks on social media and adult sites
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Thousands Of Men Using Telegram To Spy On Women And Share Private Images, New Research Warns
European researchers have uncovered a vast network of Telegram groups where men are paying for services to illegally access women's private accounts and personal images.
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Andhra Pradesh Deliberates Guidelines For Safer Online Spaces For Children
The Andhra Pradesh government is preparing new guidelines to keep minors away from social media and ensure safer online spaces for children.
-
Apple CEO Meets US House Members To Push For Change In Online Safety Bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook met US House members on Wednesday to push back against federal legislation that could require the iPhone maker to authenticate users' ages and possibly collect sensitive data on children.
-
UK Defends Online Safety Law Amid X's Free Speech Criticisms
The UK government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social network X.
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UK Watchdog To Probe 34 Porn Sites For Failing Age-Check Rules Under Online Safety Law
The UK's media watchdog said on Thursday it has launched investigations into 34 pornography websites over their compliance with new age-check requirements to prevent children accessing harmful online content.
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UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
To regulate social media practices, Ofcom said it is planning additional measures for next spring that include new proposals for removing material tied to child sexual abuse and terrorism. It will also introduce “crisis response protocols for emergency events.”
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US Senate Passes First Major Child Online Safety Bills In Years
The US Senate passed a sweeping social media safety package Tuesday that would force tech companies to do more to protect children -- the first major legislation targeting Silicon Valley in a generation.
-
Sri Lankan Parliament Approves Controversial Online Safety Bill
Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday approved with amendments the controversial Online Safety Bill that seeks to regulate online content amid criticism from the opposition that claimed it will stifle freedom of speech.
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UK Admits Encryption Hurdles to Online Safety Law After WhatsApp, Signal Threaten to Pull Out
The UK has admitted there could be technical challenges in the country's upcoming Online Safety Bill which plans to allow regulator Ofcom to compel tech firms to scan their services for illegal content. WhatsApp and Signal had warned of the threat to privacy and encryption of user data posed by the UK's Online Safety Bill, even threatening to pull ...
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WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption
WhatsApp, Signal, and five other apps have signed an open letter to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages. The proposed Online Safety Bill incompatible with end-to-end encryption, which enables a message to be read only by the sender and recipient according to the letter's signatories.
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WhatsApp Chief Slams UK Law That Proposes To Make End-To-End Encryption Illegal
In the letter, WhatsApp chief, Will Cathcart urged the government to protect privacy rights.
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Deepfakes Sharing to Be Criminalised in UK Under New Online Safety Bill
Under a planned amendment to the UK’s new Online Safety Bill, people who share so-called “deepfakes” — explicit images or videos which have been manipulated to look like someone without their consent — will be among those to be specifically criminalised for the first time and face potential time behind bars. The UK government said it wil...
