South Africa doesn’t need to copy/paste the Australian ban, but it does need a coherent national strategy for child safety online.
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With global momentum building for child online protection, South Africa faces growing pressure to strengthen its own rules.
Australia on Wednesday became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16.
A fledgling social media platform has asked the US to cancel trademarks for Twitter so it can take them for itself.
A dispute between WhatsApp and the Information Regulator of South Africa has been settled out of court.
WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new feature that lets users translate messages inside the app.
Donald Trump on Tuesday announced an agreement between the US and China to keep TikTok operating in the US.
Digital platforms fragment public discourse while amplifying cynicism, distrust and rage-driven engagement.
Meta has appropriated the likenesses of celebrities to create dozens of flirty social media chatbots without their permission.
Google has struck a six-year cloud computing deal with Meta Platforms worth more than $10-billion, a source has said.