Social media
12/05/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Australian Senate passes first-ever law prohibiting children 16 and under from using social media
In 12 months, a new law in Australia will come into effect that bars children 16 years of age and younger from using social media platforms like Facebook, X, TikTok and Snapchat. A “world first,” the new rule, once it comes into effect a year from now, will require anyone who tries to use social […]
12/04/2024
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By Laura Harris
Australia under scrutiny for passing law banning social media for kids under 16 (which will require ID verification for everyone)
Australia is now facing scrutiny for passing a law that would ban children under 16 from using social media and would establish an online surveillance system for all Australians on the internet. The Online Safety Amendment Bill 2024, designed to protect the mental health of children and adolescents, mandates that social media platforms verify the age of their users. The legislation, passed by […]
12/02/2024
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By Ethan Huff
TikTokGenocide.com website is tracking, backing up videos of genocide in Gaza so censors can’t delete them
To keep the tens of thousands of TikTok videos covering the genocide in Gaza from being removed by the Censorship Industrial Complex, a new website called TikTokGenocide.com is tracking and backing them all up in multiple locations so they will never, save for a global EMP, disappear down the memory hole. The X / Twitter account […]
11/08/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
South Korea’s privacy watchdog fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting data from Korean Facebook users
The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the country’s national data protection government agency, has fined Big Tech company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15.46 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Korean users on Facebook. This is the latest in a series of fines and penalties the government of South Korea has slapped Facebook’s parent […]
10/30/2024
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By Richard Brown
Sen. Mark Warner laying the groundwork for ONLINE CENSORSHIP by targeting domain registrars
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) has launched an initiative to investigate the role major internet domain companies have taken in the spread of so-called disinformation, primarily from Russia. Warner’s focus includes prominent players in the digital space such as Cloudflare, GoDaddy, NameCheap, NameSilo, Newfold and Verisign. However, critics argue that Warner is just laying the groundwork […]
10/21/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Beijing-linked online operatives found to be impersonating Americans to sow division and chaos ahead of 2024 elections
Agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are impersonating American citizens on social media platforms to influence the outcome of the 2024 elections. The report comes from the intelligence company Graphika, which warned that social media platforms with access to large sections of U.S. society are being infiltrated by popular profiles that promote content intended […]
10/16/2024
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By Laura Harris
14 Attorneys general SUE TikTok for inflicting “immense damage on an entire generation of young people”
A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 14 states has filed a lawsuit against TikTok for allegedly inflicting “immense damage on an entire generation of young people.” The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Brian Schwalb of the District of Columbia on Oct. 8 with support from the state attorneys general of California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, […]
10/03/2024
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By Belle Carter
Ireland fines Meta $102M for lapse in PASSWORD SECURITY
Ireland has slapped a huge fine on Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms, alongside a formal reprimand, for failing to protect its users’ passwords. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the penalties on Sept. 27, emphasizing that the company failed to implement appropriate security measures for user passwords. The €91 million ($102 million) fine and formal […]
09/27/2024
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By Laura Harris
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill prohibiting social media platforms from providing “addictive feeds” to minors without parental consent
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation that would limit the social media usage of minors in the state. Senate Bill 976, dubbed the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, would make it unlawful for social media services to provide “addictive feeds” to minors without parental consent. This is being touted as a […]
09/25/2024
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By Ava Grace
FTC: Tech giants collecting MASSIVE amounts of data from kids and teens
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has disclosed in a report that tech giants are collecting massive amounts of data from their young users. The FTC report published Sept. 19 expounded on how social media and streaming companies endanger children and teens who use their platforms. It also showed how “the tech industry’s monetization of personal […]
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