Brazil’s right rallies for ‘freedom’ after X blow
Led by beleaguered ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s political right will rally for “democracy and freedom” Saturday amid a free speech tussle that has seen X, their preferred social platform,...
View ArticleAustralia plans age limit to ban children from social media
Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said Tuesday, vowing to get kids off their devices and “onto the footy fields”. Federal...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Australia’s push for an age limit on social media is looking kind of...
The hostile alien world oddly known as “social” media is about to experience an experiment. Australia is about to put age limits on social media users. Whether it will work, or can work, is highly...
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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president
Taylor Swift, a self-declared “childless cat lady” and one of the world’s most popular and influential stars, has endorsed Kamala Harris for president of the United States. Swift broke her silence...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Australia making doxxing illegal but it’s not simple
It’s been a long time coming. Private details of Jewish creatives on WhatsApp were leaked by an New York Times reporter to one other person. 600 Australian Jews found themselves doxxed as a result....
View ArticleBeware ‘deepfakes’ of famous doctors promoting scams: experts
Social media is being flooded by digitally created “deepfake” videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn. Videos...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Nuttier still — Bomb threats against Springfield OH about a...
This is what hype can do. Springfield Ohio has received multiple bomb threats on the basis of nothing. This appears to be based on statements by Vance and Trump that “undocumented immigrants are...
View ArticleTikTok’s US future hangs in balance at federal court
TikTok will attempt to convince a federal court on Monday that a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese ownership or face a ban in the United States is unconstitutional. The...
View ArticleMeta bans Russian state media outlets for ‘interference’
Meta late Monday said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to “foreign interference activity.” The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of...
View ArticleEU bans Algerian spread toasted on social media
The EU has blocked imports of an in-demand Algerian hazelnut spread that became popular in France after social media influencers raved about it. “Incredible texture”, “good enough to die for”, and “so...
View ArticleInstagram, under pressure, tightens protection for teens
Meta on Tuesday announced the creation of “Teen Accounts,” designed to better protect underage users from the dangers associated with Instagram. The hugely popular photo-sharing app is accused by many...
View ArticleThe Canadian touch: Three key lessons to learn from Angel Wall
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Angel Wall has become a prominent figure in the online business world, showcasing what it truly means to have the “Canadian Touch.”...
View ArticleFrom TikTok to Hollywood, the irresistible rise of Italy’s Khaby Lame
Compared by some to Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton, the most followed TikToker in the world, Khaby Lame, is preparing to launch a film career in Hollywood following his dizzying global success on...
View ArticleMurdoch’s REA ups offer for property website Rightmove
REA Group, the Australian online property website majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp empire, said Monday it has made a third multi-billion-pound offer to buy British peer Rightmove. The...
View ArticleTelegram’s Durov announces new crackdown on illegal content
Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said Monday that the messaging platform had removed more “problematic content”, weeks after his arrest in France on charges of failing to act against...
View ArticleBlack Eyed Peas star harnesses AI for novel radio product
Unlike many artists, will.i.am, lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas, is not at war with artificial intelligence. On the contrary: he has just launched a new radio concept, where AI plays host and DJ....
View ArticleX says complied with Brazil court orders, should be reinstated: source
Elon Musk’s X social media platform has complied with orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court and is asking for its suspension in the country to be lifted, a source close to the case told AFP on Thursday....
View ArticleTelegram cooperates with S. Korea deepfake porn crackdown: regulators
South Korea regulators on Monday hailed productive talks with messaging app Telegram over a deepfake porn crisis in the country. In August, media and authorities uncovered a sprawling network of...
View ArticleX agrees to pay Brazil fines, court orders finances unblocked
A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered the unblocking of the bank accounts of Elon Musk’s X in the country after the social media platform agreed to pay more than $5 million in fines. The ruling by...
View ArticleMeta AI turns pictures into videos with sound
Meta on Friday provided a look at a generative artificial intelligence model it is working on that lets people create short videos, complete with audio, from text prompts and photos. The tech titan...
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