The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched an investigation into how social media platforms TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur handle the data of underage users. The regulator is focusing on...
Major tech companies, including Meta’s Facebook, Elon Musk’s X, and Google’s YouTube, have pledged to intensify efforts to combat online hate speech. This move follows the integration of an updated...
TikTok has resumed services for its 170 million US users after a dramatic weekend marked by legal and political wrangling. The popular app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, had ceased...
Ireland has introduced a new online safety code aimed at restricting harmful content on video-sharing platforms. The code, which will apply starting next month, is designed to protect users from...
Australia is moving forward with plans to introduce a minimum age for children to access social media. The government has announced it will trial age verification technology, with the goal...
A new study suggests that the internet is gradually disappearing as web pages and online content vanish. Despite the common belief that online content lasts forever, significant portions of it...
Children in Britain are encountering violent online content, including material promoting self-harm, even as young as primary school age, according to recent research released on Friday. This alarming trend highlights...