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South Korea nominee for media commission to seek social media curbs for teens
SEOUL: The nominee to head South Korea’s broadcast and media commission told parliament on Tuesday (Dec 16) he would pursue…
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Reddit files lawsuit against Australia’s social media ban
SYDNEY: Reddit on Friday (Dec 12) filed a lawsuit in Australia’s top court challenging the country’s social media ban and…
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Commentary: Australia’s social media ban is messy. So is letting kids stay
What’s become overwhelmingly clear is that the status quo is untenable. We don’t need another devastated parent describing a child…
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Teen entrepreneurs and creators in limbo over Australia’s social media ban
DIGITAL LITERACY, NOT DIGITAL EXCLUSION Curtin University professor Tama Leaver said the tools underpinning the ban – particularly age-verification technology…
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How Australia is banning under-16s from social media
SYDNEY: Australia banned under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok on Wednesday (Dec 10), a world-first move of huge…
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Australia social media ban takes effect in world first
BEGINNING OF THE END Though the ban covers 10 platforms initially, the government has said the list will change as…
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Reddit says Australia’s under-16 social media ban ‘legally erroneous’
SYDNEY: Online discussion site Reddit on Tuesday (Dec 9) condemned Australia’s imminent social media ban for under-16s as “legally erroneous”…
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Commentary: X’s transparency features expose the lucrative industry of political grifting
Old Twitter had a useful tool – the blue tick – to combat this. Users could not receive one unless…
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TikTok to comply with ‘upsetting’ Australian under-16 ban
SYDNEY: TikTok said on Friday (Dec 5) it will comply with Australia’s imminent ban on under-16s joining social media on…
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Commentary: Vietnam’s police are joking online and that makes their messaging more serious
ANN ARBOR, Michigan: In Vietnam, saying “I’ll call the police on you” is a familiar tease, shorthand for the authority…
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