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Image for Egypt rounds up teenaged TikTokkers in crackdown on social media
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Egypt rounds up teenaged TikTokkers in crackdown on social media

By Menna AlaaElDin, Mohamed Ezz and Yazan Kalach CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian authorities have been rou...

29th August, 2025

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Italy's Meloni 'disgusted' by websites targeting women amid outcry over online abuse

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's Giorgia Meloni expressed outrage on Friday over an adult website that publi...

29th August, 2025

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Moscow court fines Pinterest, Twitch for failing to abide by Russian law

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court has fined social networking sites Pinterest and Twitch in separate...

27th August, 2025

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UK threatens jail for people smugglers who advertise on social media

LONDON (Reuters) -People smugglers who use social media to promote their services to migrants seekin...

3rd August, 2025

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Analysis-Killings at European schools fan concern U.S. problem is spreading

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -A spate of school killings in Western Europe has raised pressure on...

13th June, 2025

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Macron to push for ban on social media for under-15s after school stabbing

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation t...

11th June, 2025

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Big tech opposes YouTube exemption from Australia's ban on social media for children

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tech giants Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat a...

4th March, 2025

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UK asks social media firms to assess online risks by March 31

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's media regulator Ofcom on Monday set social media and other online platf...

3rd March, 2025

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UK probes TikTok, Reddit over children's personal data practices

(Reuters) - Britain's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, on Monday launched an...

3rd March, 2025

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Romanian minister says he did not face US pressure over influencer Andrew Tate

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's foreign minister said he had not come under pressure from U.S. Presi...

19th February, 2025

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German activists sue X demanding election influence data

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Activist groups have sued Elon Musk's social media platform X i...

5th February, 2025

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Despite Australia's strict social media ban for minors, a YouTube exemption poses risks

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government carved out an exemption for YouTube when it...

3rd February, 2025