Pakistan blocks hundreds of social media accounts linked to banned groups
Over 850 accounts reported to global platforms for removal as government pushes crackdown on online terrorism
Italy investigates Meta over WhatsApp AI integration
Italy’s antitrust authority says Meta may have breached EU competition rules by installing Meta AI in the messaging app without asking users first
YouTube to be banned for users under 16 in Australia
YouTube was first excluded due to its use by teachers, while platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok were included in the ban
Moscow court fines Zoom for failing to abide by Russian internet rules
79.6 million rouble fine is issued for failure to comply with legal requirements for foreign entities operating in Russia's internet space
Trump supports TikTok but wants U.S. ownership, says U.S. commerce secretary
You can't have the Chinese have an app on 100 million American phones, that is just not okay, says Lutnick
New EU law pushes Meta to end political and social issue advertising
The company says the upcoming regulation creates legal uncertainties and significant operational challenges
X will bring back video-sharing platform Vine in AI form, says Musk
New Vine is expected to use AI, fitting the original 6-second format as most AI tools focus on short clips due to higher costs for longer videos
TikTok will go dark in U.S. without sale clearance from China, says U.S. Commerce Secretary
China or ByteDance could retain a small stake, but the majority must be under American control, says Howard Lutnick
U.S. Supreme Court asked to halt Mississippi law on kids’ social media access
The law requires minors to get parental consent to join certain platforms and mandates companies to reasonably verify users' ages
Meta, X and LinkedIn appeal unprecedented VAT claim by Italy
Italian tax authorities say free user sign-ups are taxable as they involve exchanging personal data for account access
Paris officials clarify probe focuses on Musk’s X algorithm, not personal information
Musk’s company publicly rejects the investigation, calling it politically motivated and a threat to free speech
Musk’s X refuses to comply with French criminal investigation
The company denies all allegations and accuses authorities of distorting French law to serve a political agenda
WhatsApp faces possible exit from Russian market
Meta is designated as an extremist organization in Russia, says deputy head of the IT committee
Zuckerberg and Meta board reach $8 billion settlement over data privacy
Meta states on its website that it has spent billions of dollars since 2019 to improve user privacy
Austrian privacy group files privacy complaints against AliExpress, TikTok, WeChat
Noyb files complaints against Chinese tech firms for not providing full user data access as required under European Union law