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…
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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…
Iran’s cyberspace council approves lifting WhatsApp restrictions
Iran’s cyberspace authority voted to lift the ban on popular messaging app WhatsApp after two years on Tuesday. “The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play…
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…
Türkiye joins global effort to shield children from online risks
When 9-year-old Zeynep cried to her parents that she was being bullied online, her mother discovered a torrent of hurtful messages on her daughter’s social…
Family minister highlights cooperation against online threats in Türkiye
Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş warned representatives of social media platforms about “violent content.” Göktaş held a meeting with representatives of international…
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store per govt order
Tech giant Apple has pulled Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp and Threads applications from its App Store in China on orders from the country’s internet regulator, according…
X faces bandwidth restrictions in Türkiye over law non-compliance
Türkiye’s national telecommunications regulatory and inspection authority, the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK), is preparing to implement bandwidth throttling on social media platform X,…
Türkiye bans ads on Twitter over failure to appoint local official
Türkiye on Friday announced it had imposed advertising bans on Twitter after the social media giant failed to appoint an official representative in Türkiye. All…