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Albania to ban TikTok for a year as PM Edi Rama claims app inciting violence and bullying | World News
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The Albanian government plans to block access to TikTok for a year after the killing of a 14-year-old boy led to concerns about social media’s influence on children. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the proposed ban will start early next year as he particularly blamed the video-sharing app for fuelling violence and bullying, especially among…
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TikTok faces US ban after losing court battle | Science, Climate & Tech News
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TikTok has lost an appeal against plans to ban the video-sharing app in the US. The social media platform had argued the proposal was a breach of the US First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech. TikTok pushed to overturn a law that could lead to its ban in a few months. However, the petition…
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Australia passes social media ban for under 16s | World News
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Australian senators have passed a world-first law that bans under 16s from having social media accounts. The legislation is set to come into force in November 2025. It includes some of the toughest social media controls in the world and will force platforms to take reasonable steps to ensure age-verification protections are in place. The…
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Australia vows to ban social media for children under 16 | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Australia’s government has pledged to introduce what it described as “world-leading” legislation to ban children under the age of 16 from social media. “Social media is doing harm to our kids and I’m calling time on it,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. “I’ve spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. They, like…
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Starmer urged to back ban on smartphones in schools to stop children ‘doom-scrolling’ | Politics News
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Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to support a new law to ban smartphones in schools to stop children “doom-scrolling” – after Number 10 refused to back the plan. New Labour MP Josh MacAlister is calling for the government to make legal changes to make social media and smartphones less addictive for children and to…
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Russian officials accuse Meta of ‘overt censorship’ after global Instagram and Facebook ban | Science & Tech News
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Russian officials are accusing Meta of “overt censorship” after the company banned Russian state media networks from its apps. RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other state media accounts were blocked around the world over claims they carried out covert operations to influence social media users. The Russian Embassy in the UK has now told Sky News…
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Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds X ban – despite Elon Musk backlash | Science & Tech News
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Brazil’s Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a decision to block Elon Musk’s social media platform X. The move undermines the billionaire businessman’s claims the original judge who banned the platform “violated the constitution of Brazil repeatedly and egregiously, after swearing an oath to protect it”. The tech tycoon posted a series of messages on X…
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TikTok warns of US ban without free speech court ruling | Business News
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TikTok has launched a long-awaited legal fight to stop its Chinese owner being forced to sell the short video platform’s US operations, arguing it violates Americans’ rights to free speech. TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance were told in April they had until January next year to divest TikTok in the US or face the prospect…
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Apple to integrate AI, including ChatGPT, into new phones as Elon Musk threatens ban over security fears | Science & Tech News
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Apple is set to integrate artificial intelligence into its new phones, but billionaire Elon Musk has threatened a ban of the devices at his companies over what he alleges are security fears. The tech giant held its annual developer conference in California, on Monday, during which it made the long-awaited announcement that it was bringing…
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Smartphone ban for under-16s should be considered, group of MPs suggests | Science & Tech News
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A total ban on under-16s owning smartphones should be considered by the next government, according to a report from MPs. The House of Commons Education Committee also called for a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools. It argued that screen time was harmful to children’s mental and physical health, and both schools and parents…