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Australian Parliament bans social media ban for under-16s with world-first law

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Dissent

Associated Press reports: A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding…

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Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Meta

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Dissent

Oops. Never hit “publish’ on this and just discovered it stilling in pending posts. AP reports: The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. The justices heard arguments in November in Meta’s bid to shut down the lawsuit. On…

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X’s privacy dilemma: When blocking is not really blocking anymore

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Dissent

Neeraj Dubey and Pushpit Singh write: With social media constantly evolving, privacy concerns are growing, especially in jurisdictions like India, where data privacy is a fundamental right. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) introduces strict privacy regulations for digital platforms in India. Recently, X announced a controversial update to its block function: blocked users…

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Canada to force TikTok to dissolve its business in the country

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Dissent

Suzanne Smalley reports: Canada on Wednesday ordered that Chinese-owned TikTok “wind up” its business in the country, citing national security risks posed by the ubiquitous social media platform. While the Canadian government ordered TikTok to close its offices in the country, it is not banning Canadians’ from using the popular app. U.S. Congress passed a…

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