Meta will stop all political, electoral, and social issue advertising in Europe from October 2025, following new EU rules. Google announced a similar move in November 2024, signalling a major...
Cyberstalking is increasing in the United Kingdom at a faster rate than physical stalking, according to new academic research. A study published in the British Journal of Criminology examined responses...
TikTok has announced a set of new features aimed at strengthening parental controls and improving the user experience on its hugely popular short-form video platform. The update comes as European...
Google has confirmed it will sign the European Union’s new AI Code of Practice, despite voicing concerns about its impact. The voluntary code, released earlier this month, aims to guide...
YouTube will now be part of Australia’s new social media ban for children under 16, starting in December this year. Previously exempt, the video-sharing platform – owned by Google –...
The European Commission has announced that Chinese e-commerce giant Temu has breached the Digital Services Act (DSA), a major piece of EU legislation designed to protect consumers online. According to...
Google has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to deliver timely and accurate alerts during Turkey’s deadly 2023 earthquakes. More than 55,000 people died when two huge earthquakes struck...
China’s tech giant makes major move in artificial intelligence as tensions with the US grow TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has developed an artificial intelligence robot that can clean tables and...
Meta, the US tech giant behind Facebook, Instagram and Threads, will stop showing political ads across the EU from 10 October. The decision follows new EU transparency rules for political...
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network experienced a major worldwide outage late Thursday, affecting thousands of users across multiple continents. The disruption began around 9pm CET, according to Down Detector,...