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TikTok fined £1.875m for providing inaccurate data on safety controls

Ofcom has today (07-04-2025) fined TikTok £1.875 million for failing to accurately respond to a formal request for information about its parental controls safety feature.

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X hit by cyber-attack as thousands of users report outages

Elon Musk’s social platform X is currently suffering from a cyber attack which started a few hours ago. This appears

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TikTok gets 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires a sale or ban

President Trump has issued an executive order providing TikTok with a 75-day extension to comply with a law mandating the

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TikTok issue Statement on possible shutdown

Politicians in the US have raised national security concerns regarding TikTok and its 170 million American users. Their primary argument

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Thousands report issues with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

Thousands of users are reporting issues with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.   We have tested Facebook ourselves and although the app

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Australia bans under 16 year olds from using social media

The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 is a landmark measure that will deliver greater protections for young Australians

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New online safety priorities for Ofcom and launch of study into effects of social media on children in the UK

The UK’s Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has set out his priorities for the online safety regulator, Ofcom, as it prepares

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Government of Canada orders the wind up of TikTok Technology Canada Inc

On 6th November 2024 the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry for Canada, made the following statement:

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Technical issues disrupt Instagram messaging for thousands of users worldwide

Instagram is experiencing a significant technical issue, disrupting the ability of users to send direct messages (DMs) on the platform.

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Joomla’s Official Facebook Page Suspended by Meta – Unfounded Impersonation Claims Leave Open Source Community in Limbo

Joomla, the globally renowned open-source Content Management System (CMS) provider, faces a baffling and unjust situation as its official Facebook

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