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Indonesia’s government has announced that it will ban social media for children under the age of 16, joining a growing cohort of nations that are considering measures to protect young people from a host of online harms. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]
AFP France has the right to ban social media for under-15s as proposed in a bill passed by its lower house of parliament, though enforcement would lie with the EU, the European Commission said Tuesday. [2]
SYDNEY -- Tech giant Google has written to Australia's minister for communications and flagged potential legal action should the government include YouTube in its social media ban for teens. [3]
Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media. [4]
Top 11 influencer marketing agencies in Thailand (2026) The marketing landscape in Thailand has evolved dramatically as we settle into 2026. [5]
AFP A years-long analysis shows that social media titans engaged in “vast surveillance” to make money from people’s personal information, according to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). [6]
PALO ALTO, U.S .-- Apple doubled down on privacy Monday, announcing new versions of its iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch operating systems in a move expected to further disrupt the online advertising industry. [7]
AFP Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions”. [8]
Indonesia’s government has announced that it will ban social media for children under the age of 16, joining a growing cohort of nations that are considering measures to protect young people from a host of online harms.
AFP France has the right to ban social media for under-15s as proposed in a bill passed by its lower house of parliament, though enforcement would lie with the EU, the European Commission said Tuesday.
SYDNEY -- Tech giant Google has written to Australia's minister for communications and flagged potential legal action should the government include YouTube in its social media ban for teens.
Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.
Top 11 influencer marketing agencies in Thailand (2026) The marketing landscape in Thailand has evolved dramatically as we settle into 2026.
AFP A years-long analysis shows that social media titans engaged in “vast surveillance” to make money from people’s personal information, according to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
PALO ALTO, U.S .-- Apple doubled down on privacy Monday, announcing new versions of its iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch operating systems in a move expected to further disrupt the online advertising industry.
AFP Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions”.
JAKARTA—Indonesia will meet social media companies to discuss its plans to impose fines of up to US$36,000 (54.7 million kyats) if they allow pornography, violence or other “negative” content on their platforms, a Communications Ministry official sai
China's internet giant Tencent Holdings and rising challenger ByteDance are fighting an all-out war with escalating turf battles and legal tussles even as the country's regulators toughen scrutiny of big tech's market power.