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Tech giants combat AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery
It is essential, now, we set an example and stamp out the abuse of this emerging technology before it has a chance to fully take root, IWF chief executive says World News -
Facebook, Instagram to offer paid ad-free Europe subscriptions
Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will be able to buy subscriptions to use the social networks without being tracked for targeted advertising ... World News -
Elon Musk pulls plug on paying for X factchecks
Elon Musk has said that corrections to posts on X would no longer be eligible for payment as the social network comes under mounting criticism as ... World News -
Meta, TikTok added to EU investigation over Hamas-Israel violent content
ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok and Meta Platforms Inc. were added to the European Union’s list of tech firms being quizzed about how they are mitigating ... Israel Palestine conflict -
Meta says it is taking steps to remove Hamas-related disinformation
Meta said on Friday it was taking steps including removing praise and substantive support for Hamas from its platforms after the European Union ... Middle East -
Elon Musk says X could charge all users ‘small monthly payment’ to tackle bot problem
Online platform X could introduce a monthly fee for all users, its owner Elon Musk said Monday, citing the need to cut down on bots.The tech tycoon ... Technology -
Elon Musk’s sues California over law on hate speech, posting moderation policy for X
Elon Musk’s X Corp. on Friday sued the state of California over a law requiring social media companies to publicly post their policies regarding hate ... World News -
Artists Kunal Kamra, TM Krishna take Indian govt. to court over tech laws
A stand-up comedian and a renowned musician in India are the unlikely faces of petitions challenging laws restricting online speech and expression in ... World News -
Iran summons British envoy over social media post asking to release journalists
Iran’s foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned Britain’s envoy to Tehran to protest his posts on social media calling for the government to release all ... Middle East -
Snapchat under scrutiny from UK watchdog over underage users: Report
Britain’s data regulator is gathering information on Snapchat to establish whether the US instant messaging app is doing enough to remove underage ... Technology -
Man famous for viral blue and black dress charged with wife’s attempted murder
The Scottish man who became famous over a viral picture of the highly debated blue-black or white-gold dress from 2015 has been charged with the ... World News -
Social media influencer arrested in Dubai over TikTok video mocking UAE nationals
An online influencer has been arrested in Dubai over a satirical TikTok video in which he portrays a wealthy Emirati on a spending spree inside a ... Gulf -
US judge limits Biden officials from contacting social media firms
A US federal judge on Tuesday restricted some agencies and officials of the administration of President Joe Biden from meeting and communicating with ... World News -
Facebook-parent Meta to launch Twitter-like app called Threads
Meta Platforms plans to launch a microblogging app, Threads, days after Twitter executive chair Elon Musk announced a temporary cap on how many posts ... Technology -
TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia: CEO
Short video app TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia over the next few years, as ... Technology -
France parliament seeks to regulate ‘jungle’ of social media influencers
The upper house Senate of France’s parliament was Thursday due to pass a law that will better regulate social media influencers by limiting and ... World News -
China deletes 1.4 mln social media posts in crack down on non-state approved accounts
China’s cyberspace regulator said 1.4 million social media posts have been deleted following a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal ... World News -
Social media use may seriously harm children: Top US health official
The top US health official on Tuesday issued a stark warning to parents, tech companies and regulators, saying the evidence is growing that social ... World News -
Biden administration outlines efforts to secure US data over TikTok concerns
The Biden administration outlined efforts this week to address growing US national security concerns on foreign companies’ handling of Americans’ data ... World News -
NYC transit agency MTA suspends Twitter service alerts over pricing
Shortly after midnight Thursday, several New York City subway trains slowed to a crawl as emergency crews tended to a person discovered on the tracks ... World News -
Twitter drops ‘state-affiliated’ tags for media accounts
Twitter has dropped “state-affiliated” and “government-funded” labels from media accounts, according to a review by AFP on Friday of many high-profile ... World News -
Secret US, NATO documents on Ukraine war plan spill onto internet: Report
Secret documents that provide details of US and NATO plans to help prepare Ukraine for a spring offensive against Russia have spilled onto social ... World News -
Republican US Senator Rand Paul blocks bid to ban China-owned TikTok
US Republican Senator Rand Paul on Wednesday blocked a bid to fast-track a ban of popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which more than 150 ... World News -
Twitter blocks Pakistan government’s account for viewing in India
Twitter has blocked the Pakistan government’s account from being viewed in India in response to a legal demand, according to a notice on the social ... World News -
Twitter lays off at least 50 in relentless cost cuts: Report
Elon Musk’s Twitter Inc laid off dozens of employees on Saturday in what is at least the eighth round of job cuts since Musk took over the social ... Technology -
TikTok calls EU’s move to ban app from its phones ‘un-European’
TikTok was caught completely off guard when the European Union’s executive arm told staff to delete the video-sharing app from phones on Thursday. ... Technology -
Hyundai, Kia update security after TikTok challenge thefts
Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge that authorities believe has led to at ... World News -
UAE dentists advise against buying dental braces, aligners online amid TikTok hype
TikTok trend fuels surge in online purchases of braces and teeth aligners, but doctors warn that these products could do “more harm than good.” Healthy Living -
Facebook, YouTube remove content supporting Brazil anti-government attack
Facebook parent Meta and Google’s video platform YouTube said on Monday they were removing content supporting or praising the weekend ransacking of ... World News -
TikTok’s ByteDance denies setting up ‘illegal operations’ in Taiwan
TikTok’s Chinese owner denied on Monday setting up a subsidiary company in Taiwan after the island’s authorities said they were investigating the ... World News