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09.12.24 - 17:26
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Sweden mulling social media age limit to stop gangs recruiting young people (Reuters EN)
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Sweden mulling social media age limit to stop gangs recruiting young people By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ministers in Sweden's government are considering imposing age limits on social media platforms if tech companies find themselves unable to prevent gangs from recruiting young people online to carry out murders and bombings in the Nordics....
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07.12.24 - 15:00
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As Australia bans social media for kids under 16, age-assurance tech is in the spotlight (TechCrunch)
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Age assurance, an umbrella term that refers to technologies for verifying, estimating, or inferring an internet user’s age, is being thrust into the global spotlight thanks to a blanket ban on social media use for people under 16 in Australia. The law, which is expected to come into force in Australia in November 2025, will […]
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06.12.24 - 17:50
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As TikTok Faces Chopping Block, Chili′s Scores Social Media Win With GenZ (ZeroHedge)
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As TikTok Faces Chopping Block, Chili's Scores Social Media Win With GenZ
TikTok is back on the chopping block after a three-judge panel on the US Court of Appeals in Washington DC upheld a new law requiring its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the video-sharing app by January 19th.
The decision leaves the Supreme Court as the company's last hope for stopping the law from taking effect.
D.C. Circuit upholds law that will result in @tiktok_us ban unless the app is divested by ByteDance pic.twitter.com/sUg1oUfccL
— Wendy Davis (@wendyndavis) December 6, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump, whose inauguration will take place one day after the ban, has spoken out against the ban - saying that it would mainly benefit Mark Zuckerberg-owned Meta.
The US Government has alleged that TikTok allows Beijing to collect data and spy on users, and that it's a conduit to spread propaganda. China and the company have denied these claims, while free-speech advocates say the USG is trying to punish...
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