
Australia Targets More Platforms in World-First Social Media Ban for Under-16s
The new policy widens the current list of regulated platforms—which already includes Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube.

The new policy widens the current list of regulated platforms—which already includes Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube.

The Chinese-owned app manufacturers dismissed French MPs who called for a social media ban for those under 15.

“Once Chat Control is implemented, it will mean that there is a legal process to mandate that all information be made available to authorities at all times.”

In the absence of an EU-wide policy, member states are working out ways to make global tech giants pay their fair share—a move with the potential to backfire.

The case of Messainlatino.it prompted Fratelli d’Italia MP Maddalena Morgante to initiate a parliamentary inquiry into the matter.
The proposed new tax does nothing to disabuse Americans of the belief that Europeans favor protectionism over free trade.
The three-day event will be held in June in Budapest and MCC’s regional centres.

Even sources from the Commission acknowledged that the EU’s Digital Markets Act is a double-edged sword, as it could be used for political purposes.

The data-driven economy of Big Tech is a demon UFO cloud that does not rain but abducts.

Other EU efforts to control narrative include ‘hybrid rapid response teams’ ready to counter unwanted campaigns and ‘hybrid threats’ in member states.