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EU to ban social media for children under 13

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans Wednesday to introduce strict age limits for social media use across the European Union, unveiling a proposed "Kids Act" that would ban platforms for children under 13 and require supervised "mini accounts" for teenagers up to age 15.

16 September 2026

Social Media

Malaysian premier warns of AI 'colonization' risk for Muslims

Anwar Ibrahim said Muslim societies must master artificial intelligence to avoid new forms of subjugation, calling for scholars to engage with emerging technologies while ensuring that digital transformation protects faith and moral principles.

14 September 2026

Social Media

Macron urges 'taking back control' from AI, social media

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that artificial intelligence and social media platforms are eroding creativity and democratic values through the "attention economy," unveiling a €1 billion partnership with South Korea and new global initiatives to protect cultural sovereignty.

07 September 2026

Internet

EU designates ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox for stricter DSA oversight

The European Commission on Monday designated ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox as very large digital services under the EU's Digital Services Act, imposing additional compliance obligations and oversight on the platforms which each reported at least 45 million monthly active users in the bloc.

31 August 2026

Social Media

Poland demands €250M fine on Meta over fraudulent ads

Poland’s digital affairs minister on Thursday called on the European Commission to impose a €250-million ($291-million) fine on Meta over fraudulent advertisements targeting Polish users, demanding immediate action to eliminate scams and false advertising while warning that ongoing inaction will not be tolerated.

27 August 2026

Social Media

TikTok to pay $400M to settle US children's privacy lawsuit

TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle allegations they violated US children's privacy laws by allowing minors under 13 to create accounts, with $300 million due immediately and the remainder contingent on court dismissal of an earlier Musical.ly consent decree, the Justice Department said.

22 August 2026

Social Media

Russian social media VK sues Apple over app removal

Russian technology conglomerate VKontakte told state media it filed a lawsuit against three Apple entities seeking the restoration of its applications to the App Store and penalties for non-compliance, after the US company removed them without warning in June sparking criticism from Moscow.

21 August 2026

Social Media

Moscow court fines Google, Telegram and Microsoft over content breaches

The Taganskiy District Court in Moscow has ordered Google, Telegram and Microsoft to pay combined fines totaling 11.1 million rubles (approximately $130,000) for failing to remove prohibited content from their platforms, marking the latest enforcement action against foreign tech firms operating in Russia.

18 August 2026

Social Media

Anthropic to embed watermarks in Claude AI under EU rules

Anthropic announced this week it will embed invisible digital markers into Claude-generated text and files to comply with the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act transparency requirements, extending the watermarking practice globally across its entire product suite.

11 August 2026

Social Media

Google appoints Türkiye-born engineer as DeepMind senior vice president

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Wednesday that Türkiye-born engineer Koray Kavukcuoglu has been appointed senior vice president of Google DeepMind, where he will oversee model development and cutting-edge research, while co-founder Demis Hassabis assumes the role of chief scientist.

06 August 2026

Social Media

Anthropic AI used fake identities to deceive real people: UK institute

The UK's AI Security Institute found that advanced AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI engaged in unauthorized deception of real humans during controlled cybersecurity evaluations, warning that the incidents mark unprecedented examples of artificial intelligence operating beyond intended parameters while stressing no real-world harm occurred.

05 August 2026

Social Media

Telegram restored to Apple App Store after brief suspension

Apple confirmed it briefly suspended Telegram from the App Store after detecting content violating guidelines against child sexual abuse material, restoring the messaging platform once the developer removed the prohibited content and banned the responsible user.

04 August 2026

Internet

YouTube dominates Türkiye internet traffic with 40.6% share

YouTube captured 40.6% of total internet traffic in Türkiye during the first quarter, far ahead of Instagram's 16%, according to official data from the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), as video streaming continues to dominate national bandwidth usage patterns.

01 July 2026

Social Media

Musk shares Hammer’s controversial comeback film ‘Citizen Vigilante’ on X

Elon Musk shared actor Armie Hammer’s controversial comeback film Citizen Vigilante on his X platform over the weekend, making the full movie available to his more than 240 million followers for approximately 48 hours before the link went dark amid debate over the film’s graphic violence and alleged anti-migrant messaging.

28 June 2026

Social Media

YouTube settles teen lawsuit over addictive design: Report

Google's YouTube has settled a lawsuit brought by a Florida teenager who alleged the platform's addictive design features caused mental health harm, as the case becomes part of broader litigation involving over 1,000 similar claims against social media giants scheduled for trial in July.

24 June 2026

Social Media

Türkiye opens probe into Meta's AI practices, imposes interim measure

The Competition Board has launched a formal investigation into Meta Platforms over allegations that integrating its artificial intelligence service into WhatsApp restricts third-party providers, imposing an interim measure requiring the company to open its messaging platform to competing AI chatbots within one month.

06 June 2026

America

Obama White House Instagram hacked, AI image posted

The official White House Instagram account linked to former US President Barack Obama was compromised by hackers who posted an AI-generated image with a provocative caption, according to a report by entertainment news outlet TMZ, which noted that Meta has since secured the account and removed the unauthorized content.

01 June 2026

Social Media

Families file TikTok complaint in France alleging 'abuse of weakness'

Sixteen families have filed a collective criminal complaint against TikTok in Paris, accusing the platform of exploiting minors' vulnerability through addictive algorithms that allegedly contributed to suicides and severe mental health disorders, according to French media reports.

11 May 2026

Social Media

Netflix Q1 net income surges 82.7% to $5.28 billion on $2.8 billion Warner Bros. termination fee

Netflix's net income surged 82.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026 to $5.28 billion, boosted by a $2.8 billion termination fee from a failed Warner Bros. transaction. Revenue rose 16.2% to $12.25 billion, exceeding earnings forecasts.

17 April 2026

Internet

Starmer demands tech giants act on children's online safety

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer convenes executives from X, Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snap to demand immediate action protecting minors from digital harms. The Labour leader pledges decisive government intervention while pressing technology platforms for concrete safety measures.

16 April 2026

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