Senior officials in the Biden administration pressured Meta Platforms to censor COVID-19 content during the pandemic, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, adding that he would push…
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Telegram CEO held in probe on child porn, drug trafficking on app
Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov was arrested in France as part of an investigation into crimes related to child pornography, drug trafficking and…
One Direction mourns Liam Payne: ‘Completely heartbroken’
The members of hugely successful pop group One Direction said Thursday they were “completely devastated” by the death of bandmate Liam Payne, who fell from…
Turkish experts warn about rising risks on platforms like Discord
Following the recent blocking of access to Roblox due to child exploitation content and the decision to restrict access to the messaging platform Discord due…
When should kids use social media? Australia sets age limit at 16
The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start…
EU launches new rules to combat harmful social media content
In a significant move toward enhancing online safety, Dublin has introduced binding rules to protect EU users of video-sharing platforms from harmful content. The new…
TikTok CEO to reportedly attend Trump’s inauguration
The chief executive of social media giant TikTok is set to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, according to media reports, as the president-elect reportedly…
Albania to ban TikTok for year after recent killing of 14-year-old
Albanian authorities announced on Saturday a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised…
EU launches investigation into TikTok over election ‘interference’
The European Commission launched on Tuesday formal proceedings against Chinese-owned social media giant TikTok over its suspected failure to limit election interference, notably in the…
TikTok removes over 7M videos in Türkiye for guideline violations
TikTok’s METAPSA (Middle East, Türkiye, Africa, Pakistan, South Asia) Public Policy Director Emir Gelen revealed that more than 7 million videos were removed from the…