Meta’s WhatsApp has been completely blocked in Russia for allegedly failing to comply with local law.
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The EU has charged Meta Platforms with breaching antitrust rules by blocking AI rivals from WhatsApp.
Social media giants will face scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fuelling a youth mental health crisis.
TikTok has avoided a US ban after ByteDance agreed to a majority American-owned venture.
Women’s groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists are calling on Google and Apple to remove the apps.
A senior German politician wants legal action to stop what he has called the “industrialisation of sexual harassment” on X.
X has sued a start-up seeking to cancel X’s Twitter trademarks so it can “bring Twitter back” as a new social network.
South Africa doesn’t need to copy/paste the Australian ban, but it does need a coherent national strategy for child safety online.
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.