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French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» PARIS - French lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time.
Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking global crackdown
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday, with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube forced to block more than a million accounts, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of regulation.
YouTube says it will comply with Australia's teen social media ban
Reuters, Published on 03/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Google's YouTube shared a "disappointing update" to millions of Australian users and content creators on Wednesday, saying it will comply with a world-first teen social media ban by locking out users aged under 16 from their accounts within days.
Malaysia says it plans to ban social media for under-16s from 2026
Reuters, Published on 24/11/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia plans to ban social media for users under the age of 16 starting from next year, joining a growing list of countries choosing to limit access to digital platforms due to concerns about child safety.
Global Cloudflare outage takes down X and ChatGPT
News Agencies, Published on 18/11/2025
» A global outage at the web-infrastructure company Cloudflare began to ease on Tuesday after access was cut off to major internet platforms, including X and ChatGPT.
Internet services cut for hours by Amazon cloud outage
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - Popular internet services ranging from streaming platforms to messaging services to banking were offline for hours on Monday due to an outage in Amazon's crucial cloud network, illustrating the extent to which internet life depends on the tech titan.
Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday stressing the need to shield them from "predatory algorithms".
One Direction singer Liam Payne dead after falling from Buenos Aires hotel balcony
Reuters, Published on 17/10/2024
» BUENOS AIRES: Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead outside a hotel in Buenos Aires after the 31-year-old fell from his third-floor room balcony, Argentine police said on Wednesday.
US state sues Snapchat for failing to protect children
Reuters, Published on 06/09/2024
» New Mexico said on Thursday it filed a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc alleging that the messaging app's policies and design features facilitate the sharing of child sexual exploitation material.
Snoop Dogg to learn new tricks in Paris Olympics coverage
Reuters, Published on 25/07/2024
» American rapper Snoop Dogg said he is ready to learn "some new tricks" when he collaborates with Gen Z social media influencers to showcase the Paris Olympics to a younger generation.