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Australia wants to ban kids under 16 from social media as world governments seek to crack down on the 'addictive' apps

Australia announced plans to ban children under 16 from accessing social media in an effort to curb…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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Donald Trump's pledge to 'never ban' TikTok will be tough to fulfill, legal experts say

During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump said he would "never ban TikTok." Legal experts…

Dan Whateley   


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Will the US follow India's suit? US Senate passes bill that could ban TikTok

Once President Joe Biden signs it into law, as he's said he will, ByteDance will have 270 days to s…

Madison Hall,Hannah Getahun   


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China just made it even harder for people in the country to access WhatsApp and Threads

The Chinese government made Apple remove two apps – just as US considers the same thing for TikTok.

Shubhangi Goel   


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Telegram comes under the scanner in India for extortion and gambling – will it be banned in India?

Pavel Durov, the co-founder and the chief executive officer of popular messaging platform Telegram …

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Trump once backed a TikTok ban. Now he's joined the app as he races Biden for young voters.

TikTok has roughly 170 million users in the United States, and both Trump and Biden are angling to …

John L. Dorman   


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The hot social media platform after Brazil's X ban: Bluesky

Bluesky has attracted millions of new users just days after Brazil banned its competitor, X.

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Meta is banning Russian outlets including RT just weeks ahead of the US election

Meta is banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya, and other Russian state media from its platforms, accusing th…

Beatrice Nolan,Thibault Spirl…   


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TikTok could be banned from the US in months. TikTok doesn't seem worried.

TikTok faces a January deadline to find a new US owner, or to shut down. But TikTok employees, user…

Peter Kafka   


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I tried the app TikTokers could embrace if a ban becomes reality — I'm not convinced it will attract Gen Zers

Clapper was set up as a platform for millennials and Gen X. It's now adjusting its strategy to appe…

Lindsay Dodgson   


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Explained: The hullabaloo over the Mahadev App that dragged Ranbir Kapoor to the ED office

​​​The Mahadev App, a live betting platform, promoted by Ravi Uppal and Sourabh Chandrakar has alle…

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Apple reverses decision to ban Epic Games from having its own app store

Fortnite will be available on Iphone again in Europe after Apple reversed its ban on Epic Games mak…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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TikTokers are enthusiastically joining the app's call to wage war on Congress over a potential ban

TikTokers are calling their Congress representatives and recording what they have to say about the …

Lindsay Dodgson   


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X is banned in Brazil and China, but Elon Musk is only in a spat with one. The secret? Tesla.

Elon Musk has been critical of Brazil's decision to ban X on free speech grounds, but has long rema…

Hasan Chowdhury   


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Meta is making its popular Ray-Ban smart glasses even more useful with a slew of new features

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a slew of new features that customers can use with the company's…

Katie Balevic   


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TikTok execs believed Biden joining the app meant a ban was no longer an imminent threat: WSJ

When Joe Biden's presidential campaign joined TikTok, executives thought it meant a ban was no long…

Hannah Getahun   


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TikTokers feel betrayed by their favorite congressman voting to ban the app — and aren't letting him off with an apology

Despite using the app himself, Jeff Jackson voted for a potential TikTok ban. He later apologized, …

Lindsay Dodgson   


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Some Gen Zers would rather take a chance on a new app than use 'embarrassing' Instagram if TikTok gets banned

Some Zoomers would rather take their chances with a new social media platform than suffer the "humi…

Lindsay Dodgson