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Türkiye communications director warns of Big Tech's information control

Burhanettin Duran warned Saturday that global technology companies' algorithms pose mounting threats to media independence and national sovereignty, citing the suppression of Gaza coverage and recent attacks on Anadolu and TRT journalists as evidence of platform bias.

08 November 2026

Social Media

Israel-linked operation spent millions on anti-Muslim disinformation

A new report has found that Israel-linked entities spent over $8 million promoting anti-Muslim conspiracy theories across more than 30 countries, generating an estimated 800 million advertising exposures through AI-generated videos and social media campaigns.

04 November 2026

Social Media

Musk says Grok Bot costs 'unsustainably high' versus revenue

Elon Musk said on Sunday that operating costs for xAI's Grok chatbot have become “unsustainably high” relative to revenue, highlighting financial pressures as subscribers report exhausting their weekly usage allowances faster than expected.

02 November 2026

Social Media

EU delays national child social media laws for bloc-wide rules

The European Commission has decided to postpone for 12 months draft national laws regulating children's access to social media, aiming to prevent regulatory fragmentation and ensure consistent protection for minors across all 27 member states through harmonized EU-wide rules.

29 October 2026

Social Media

Google's Russian unit pays $207M to cover parent company fines

The bankruptcy trustee of Google's Russian subsidiary told a court hearing Thursday that the unit has paid nearly 16.8 billion rubles ($207.7 million) to cover fines imposed on its US parent company, adding that the funds were collected from debtors and written off by Federal Bailiffs Service accounts.

29 October 2026

Social Media

Australia warns of unprecedented AI threat to infrastructure

Australia's cyber security agency warns that artificial intelligence poses an unprecedented threat to national infrastructure, with state-sponsored hackers exploiting the technology to launch attacks at scale.

27 October 2026

Internet

Italian president warns unchecked AI threatens democracy

Sergio Mattarella calls for swift AI regulation to prevent disinformation and protect democratic values from uncontrolled technological expansion.

27 October 2026

Social Media

Musk defends Starlink curbs, says offensive drone use never permitted

SpaceX chief Elon Musk defended restrictions on Starlink satellite internet services on Saturday, stating that using the commercial network for offensive drone strikes was never permitted, while Ukrainian officials confirmed that connection speeds had been restored following high-level diplomatic contacts with the company.

25 October 2026

Social Media

France readies social media blackout for Yellow Vest protests

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has reportedly directed major telecom providers to prepare for potential restrictions on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and X during weekend demonstrations, though operators expressed reservations about their technical capacity to enforce such measures, according to French outlet Blast.

25 October 2026

Social Media

Greece passes ban on social media for children under 15

The Greek parliament on Friday passed sweeping legislation prohibiting children under 15 from accessing major social media platforms including Instagram and TikTok beginning January 2027, mandating digital age verification systems while preserving access to educational resources.

23 October 2026

Social Media

Meta faces Australia lawsuit over child harm allegations

Meta and its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram are facing a class action lawsuit in Australia over allegations that addictive design features are harming children and teenagers, with law firms seeking compensation for users exposed to harmful content or who developed addiction.

22 October 2026

Social Media

Meta denies favoring Brazil candidates, adopts human ad review

Meta on Tuesday denied favoring either candidate in Brazil's upcoming presidential runoff and informed the Superior Electoral Court that it introduced mandatory human reviews of automated advertising account restrictions following complaints from the Workers' Party, according to media reports.

21 October 2026

Social Media

TikTok permanently bans 'Musk' documentary ad account over policy breaches

TikTok permanently suspended the advertising account for Elon Musk's documentary, citing political-content violations as the film expands to 470 theaters.

18 October 2026

Middle East

UK police drop probe into security adviser’s wife over banned group post

Metropolitan Police said Saturday no further action would be taken against Sarah Helm, wife of the UK security adviser, over a post referencing banned group Palestine Action.

18 October 2026

Social Media

German court orders minister to delete antisemitism video

Germany's top court orders Economy Minister Katherina Reiche to remove an Instagram video accusing the Left Party of antisemitism, citing potential harm to equal political participation rights.

16 October 2026

Social Media

Meta unveils Muse Wonder AI to rival OpenAI and Anthropic

Meta has unveiled Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, its most capable artificial intelligence models to date, positioning the social media giant to challenge industry leaders OpenAI and Anthropic in the rapidly evolving AI agent market while targeting both developers and enterprise users with tiered subscription options.

13 October 2026

Social Media

Most AI models fail terrorism safety tests: Study

UK-based nonprofit Tech Against Terrorism found that three in five artificial intelligence models failed safety evaluations designed to prevent terrorist exploitation, warning that modified versions stripped of safeguards consistently provide dangerous information to potential attackers.

10 October 2026

Social Media

Anthropic bans sustained abuse of Claude AI models

Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it will ban users from engaging in sustained and unnecessary abusive behavior toward its Claude AI models starting November 12, describing the measure as part of its research into artificial intelligence welfare while acknowledging uncertainty about whether such systems possess moral status.

09 October 2026

Social Media

Instagram turns 16 with 3 billion users amid privacy, mental health scrutiny

Instagram marked its 16th anniversary since its 2010 launch with over 3 billion monthly active users, even as regulatory fines and lawsuits over data protection and youth mental health cast long shadows over the Meta-owned platform's dominance in the global digital economy.

05 October 2026

Social Media

OpenAI CEO warns against ascribing 'religious force' to AI

Sam Altman said surrendering human judgment to artificial intelligence models poses a "real safety issue," as rival firm Anthropic reportedly explores whether advanced systems could possess consciousness or warrant moral consideration amid broader industry debate on machine sentience.

04 October 2026

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