TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily block looming US ban
TikTok asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the popular online video-sharing platform or shut down a month from now. The law,...
View ArticleEU launches probe into TikTok over Romania vote ‘interference’
The EU said on Tuesday it had opened a formal investigation into TikTok following allegations the platform was used by Russia to sway the result of Romania’s later annulled presidential election. The...
View ArticleIreland fines Meta 251 mn euros over Facebook hacks
An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy on Tuesday said it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw users’ accounts...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case
The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear TikTok’s appeal of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the online video-sharing platform or shut it down. The top court scheduled oral...
View ArticleTikTok’s rise from fun app to US security concern
As the US Supreme Court considers whether to uphold a law that could get TikTok banned in the United States, here is a look at the rise of the video-snippet social app. – Genesis – In 2016,...
View ArticleAlbania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday the government would shut down social network TikTok for at least a year from 2025. “We are going to chase this thug out of our neighbourhood for one...
View Article‘Draconian’ Vietnam internet law heightens free speech fears
Social media users in Vietnam on platforms including Facebook and TikTok will need to verify their identities as part of strict new internet regulations that critics say further undermine freedom of...
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Trump’s TikTok love raises stakes in battle over app’s fate
President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated support for TikTok has sparked speculation about potential solutions to prevent the app’s impending ban in the United States, though the path forward remains...
View ArticleBlogs to Bluesky: social media shifts responses after 2004 tsunami
The world’s deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters —...
View ArticleHow Finnish youth learn to spot disinformation
Finland is consistently ranked as Europe’s most media literate country and the skills needed to spot online hoaxes are on the school curriculum, amidst a boom of mis- and disinformation campaigns. “Who...
View ArticleTrump asks US Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban
US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner...
View ArticleVenezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths
Venezuela’s highest court on Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three adolescents dead from intoxication by chemical substances. Supreme...
View ArticleRight-wing YouTubers back South Korea president’s last stand
Camped on the street winding up to the residence of South Korea’s impeached president, protesters direct vitriol at police and echo obscure conspiracies as investigators prepare to execute a warrant...
View ArticleOp-Ed: When did the words ‘What we know’ become newsworthy?
It’s ironic that “What we know” even exists in the Age of Disinformation, let alone in alleged journalism. Just when media credibility is at a well-deserved all-time low, the world needs to know what...
View ArticleEU rules don’t prohibit Musk’s German far-right chat on X
Elon Musk’s controversial plan for a live chat with a German extreme-right leader on X this week is allowed under European Union laws but will be scrutinised for potential violations of electoral...
View ArticleMeta Names UFC boss Dana White, a Trump ally, to board
Social media giant Meta announced Monday the appointment of three new directors to its board, including Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) head Dana White, a close ally to US President-elect Donald...
View ArticleMeta announces ending fact-checking program in the US
Social media giant Meta announced Tuesday a significant rollback of its content moderation policies, including the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in the United States. “We’re...
View ArticleDisinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking
Tech giant Meta’s shock announcement to end its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for...
View ArticleMeta’s ‘Musk playbook’ fans misinformation concerns
Meta’s decision to swap professional US fact-checkers with crowd-sourced moderation has raised fears that Facebook and Instagram could become magnets for misinformation similar to the Elon Musk-owned...
View ArticleYouTube patriots? The men backing S. Korea’s impeached president
Fears of North Korea, online conspiracies and unproven claims of electoral fraud — conservative South Korean men told AFP why they had descended on impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence to...
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