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After President Biden signed a law banning TikTok unless it divests from its China-based owner ByteDance, the viral video app sued to block it, arguing the act violates the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law […]
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The law Congress passed this year to force the Chinese parent company of social media giant TikTok to either sell the service or face a U.S. ban is constitutional, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled Friday. The order from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals preserves the bipartisan law President Joe Biden […]
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Social media firms that fail to comply with the law face fines of up to Aus$50 million (US$32.5 million). File | Photo Credit: AFP Social media giants on Friday (November 29, 2024) hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered […]
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday (November 29, 2024) a landmark law that bans under-16s from social media will result in “less harm” for children. The crackdown on sites like Facebook, Instagram and X, which was approved by parliament late Thursday, will lead to […]
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The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts. File | Photo Credit: AP The Australian Senate passed a social media ban for young children on Thursday […]
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Dhaka: The High Court on Thursday refused to ban ISKCON’s activities in Bangladesh, a local newspaper reported days after a lawyer was killed in a clash between security personnel and supporters of a Hindu leader arrested on sedition charges. The lawyer had sought a ban from the high court on the International Society for Krishna […]
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Australia’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday (November 27, 2024) passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize […]
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Australia’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday (November 27, 2024) passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize […]
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Michelle Rowland said TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram were among the platforms that could face fines [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children younger than 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents’ toughest challenges. Michelle Rowland said […]
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French member of parliament and President of the far-right National Rally Marine Le Pen delivers a speech in the National Assembly in Paris. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at […]
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