TikTok reportedly tracked users that watched gay content
Social media giant TikTok allegedly monitored users that engaged with LGBTQ+ content, according to The Wall Street Journal. Former TikTok employees revealed to The Wall…
Facebook, Twitter to face new EU content rules by August 25 – POLITICO
The world's largest social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and others will have to crack down on illegal and harmful content or else face hefty…
Netflix to drop $2.5bn on Korean content after ‘Squid Game’ mania | Arts and Culture News
Announcement comes as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is on a six-day visit to the United States. Netflix has announced it will spend $2.5bn on…
Vietnam to probe TikTok over ‘toxic’ content | Science and Technology News
The app already faces growing pressure from Western governments over fears that user data could be used or abused by Chinese officials. Vietnam will probe…
Federal judge orders books with LGBTQ content to return to library shelves in Texas
A federal judge in Texas has ordered officials to return books containing LGBTQ content to shelves after they were removed from public libraries. Photo courtesy…
US Supreme Court weighs Twitter’s role in sharing ISIL content | Courts News
The United States Supreme Court justices have expressed scepticism on Wednesday about a lawsuit against the social media giant Twitter, as they weighed whether to…
Wikipedia ban in Pakistan over alleged blasphemous content lifted | Censorship News
‘Unintended consequences’ of a blanket ban ‘outweigh its benefits’, says the government after two days of blocking the website. Islamabad, Pakistan – A ban on…
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘sacrilegious content’
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has blocked access to Wikipedia and its affiliate sites over refusal to remove what it calls "sacrilegious" content. Image by nohat…
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia citing ‘sacrilegious’ content | Censorship News
Regulator says the website had until late Friday to heed its warning, without elaborating on the content in question. Pakistan has banned Wikipedia after threatening…
Egyptian content creators arrested over comic prison visit video | Human Rights News
Detainees face charges such as ‘publishing false news and utilising social media accounts to commit acts of terrorism’, says lawyer. Five social media content creators…
Government rejects petition to ban ‘LGBT content’ in UK schools
A petition demanding that ‘LGBT content’ be banned in British schools has failed to get past the first hurdle after being rejected by the UK…