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Danish PM unveils plans to ban social media for under-15s

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced plans to ban social media use for children under 15, warning that platforms are “stealing our children’s...

TikTok and Meta warn against ‘blunt’ social media ban for under-16s

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Tech giants TikTok and Meta have cautioned that a proposed social media ban for under-16s could backfire, pushing young users to less safe online...

Trump approves TikTok deal

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The president has signed a decree to put the Chinese-owned app’s US operations under the control of American companies and global investors. President Donald Trump...

From palace massacre to TikTok bans: Nepal’s endless cycle of despair

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How a small state is caught between India, China, and its own streets. They came out to protest peacefully. By evening, government buildings were in...

Trump to speak to Xi on Friday

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The phone call will finalise a deal on social media platform TikTok, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. US President Donald Trump has announced an...

Auckland Uni academic calls for enforcement of social media age limits

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University of Auckland researcher Dr Samantha Marsh is urging social media platforms to enforce age restrictions, proposing a minimum age of 16 to curb...

Trump grants third TikTok reprieve

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TikTok will remain accessible in the U.S. for at least three more months, as President Donald Trump plans to issue a third deadline extension...

South Korea accuses DeepSeek of leaking user data

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The Chinese AI assistant has been removed from local app stores after it was accused of sending data to TikTok owner ByteDance. South Korea’s national...

Trump to decide on TikTok’s US future within 30 days

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The president has said he is in constant talks to have domestic investors take over the popular app. US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday...

US lawmaker’s office targeted in TikTok ban outrage – media

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A 19-year-old in Wisconsin reportedly set fire to a strip mall housing congressman Glenn Grothman’s office during app’s brief ban. A teenager in the US...

TikTok praises Trump for rescue

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US President-elect Donald Trump has promised the social media platform another 90 days to find an American buyer. The viral social media app TikTok has...

TikTok restores US service as Trump pledges Day 1 Executive Order to extend operations

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TikTok has begun restoring service in the United States after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to issue an executive order on his first day...

TikTok goes dark in the US

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The Chinese-owned social media app must divest from its parent company or face a federal ban. Some 170 million US users of the viral social...

TikTok’s fate in the US hangs by a thread after Supreme Court ruling

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The US Supreme Court has upheld a bipartisan law that could lead to a ban on TikTok, a decision with far-reaching implications for the...

American influencers would rather China spy on them than the CIA – and they’re right

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Facing platform restrictions at home, creators find freedom abroad, migrating to apps beyond Washington’s sphere of influence. Ni hao, American censorship refugees! As the US Supreme...

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban

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The president-elect has requested a delay in a ban on the platform in order to negotiate a “political” solution to the issue. US President-elect Donald...

TikTok loses court battle over US ban, plans Supreme Court appeal

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TikTok's attempt to overturn a law that could see the app banned or sold in the US by early 2025 was rejected by a...

World reacts as Australia approves strict social media ban for under-16s

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Australia has started a global debate with the passage of unprecedented legislation banning children under 16 from using social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram,...

EU considering TikTok probe over election shock – FT

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The bloc has received a complaint from Romania, alleging the platform “amplified” anti-NATO presidential candidate Calin Georgescu’s content. The European Commission has received a complaint...

Australia introduces bill to ban children from social media

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The Australian government has introduced a bill that would ban children under 16 from accessing social media, requiring platforms to implement strict age verification...

Australia set to ban social media for under-16s

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Australia's federal government is moving forward with legislation that would ban children under 16 from accessing social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that there...

TikTok owner fires intern for ‘maliciously interfering’ with AI model

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ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has fired an intern for "maliciously interfering" with the training of one of its AI models. The company refuted...

Czech hospital warns of TikTok ‘piercing challenge’ after children swallow magnets

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A hospital in Prague has reported treating five children who accidentally swallowed magnets while attempting a TikTok "piercing challenge." The challenge, which the children discovered...

Viral TikTok trend sparks cucumber shortage in Iceland supermarkets

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Icelandic supermarkets are facing a sudden cucumber shortage after a viral TikTok recipe featuring grated cucumbers, sesame oil, garlic, rice vinegar, and chili oil...

TikTok sues US government

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The social media platform is challenging a potential ban on First Amendment grounds. TikTok is suing the US government in an attempt to stop the...

Why are US lawmakers hell-bent on banning TikTok?

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A bill moving through the House offers a mafia racket-style ‘choice’ to both the Chinese social media app and American digital distributors. TikTok is the...

The TikTok hashtag transforming the book industry

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The 'BookTok' community on TikTok is transforming the publishing and book industry. The hashtag #BookTok has amassed around 203.9 billion views and 19 million posts...

Irish government asks social media giants to censor posts

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The only platform that refused to cooperate and take down “vile” posts was Elon Musk’s X, the justice minister said. Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee...

TikTok influencer guilty of murder

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Mahek Bukhari had around 120,000 followers on the social network. Former TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari, 24, and her mother, Ansreen Bukhari, 46, were found guilty...

Free lip-filler giveaway turns to custard for TikTok influencer Jessica Burko

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The 27-year-old Californian's lips suffered extreme swelling moments after the procedure. Burko told her followers in a video that she'd had lip-filler on six previous...

The Orwellian RESTRICT Act is a chilling echo of ‘1984’ and an erosion of American freedom

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Far beyond cracking down on TikTok, the bill envisages frightening powers to control citizens’ access to ‘unwanted’ information. In an eerie semblance to George Orwell's...

US lawmakers push nationwide TikTok ban

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GOP Senator Josh Hawley has dubbed the video-sharing app “China’s backdoor into Americans’ lives”. Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced legislation seeking to...

TikTok is at least as much an American tool as it is a Chinese influence operation

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Revelations of a Beijing-based spying campaign on the video sharing service have served to obfuscate Washington’s own insidious efforts. It’s been revealed that TikTok spied...

TikTok ‘dead celebrity’ pranks divide opinion

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The viral prank pretends stars like Cher, Robbie Williams and Jon Bon Jovi are dead. It involves filming people while they are told their favourite...

Watch: Bad Santa arrested at Bunnings

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TikTok video uploaded to Twitter shows a man dressed in a Santa Klaus costume being subdued on the ground by three officers and cuffed. It's...

Washington’s TikTok Ban & Broader Hi-Tech War on China May Backfire – Author

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The US Senate passed the No TikTok on Government Devices Act on December 14 to ban the short-form video app from government smartphones, tablet...

TikTok video moderator sues over ‘mental’ damage

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A content moderator for TikTok is suing the company, alleging that it failed to protect her mental health while she was forced to watch...

TikTok now the world’s #1 online destination

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According to Cloudfare IT, TikTok is now a more popular online destination than Google, making it the world's number one. According to a report on...

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