Internet censorship

America's 21st century Middle East policy can be neatly described in one word: disaster. Conflicts, terrorism, state failure, an Arab Spring that became an Islamist winter - all have resulted from multiple attempts to remake the Middle East. Even genuine attempts at peace have backfired. Take President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran.

The government is preparing a comprehensive intervention on the issue of youth addiction to social media, accelerating its efforts following Australia’s recent announcement of restrictions on social media access for individuals under the age of 16.

Minister of Digital Governance Dimitris Papastergiou referred to the need for a European-level solution to limit inappropriate content provided by digital service providers. Mr.

Greece is preparing to introduce age-based restrictions on social media, aiming to protect minors under 15 from the dangers of digital addiction. 

The move aligns with successful models adopted in Australia and France, where similar age-verification measures have shown promise in curbing overexposure among young users.

Australia has enacted a groundbreaking law prohibiting children under the age of 16 from creating accounts on certain social media platforms, marking a significant step in online safety measures.

Pakistan's government is throttling the internet and social media while it tests new controls to crush dissent, activists and business leaders say, putting the country's economic recovery at risk.

The police, who used tear gas, tried to push the protesters away in a square where a pro-Palestinian rally had been allowed to take place

Human Rights Watch accused Meta yesterday of restricting pro-Palestinian content on Facebook and Instagram, decrying "systemic online censorship" since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war.

After Elon Musk bought Twitter last year and eliminated thousands of its employees, many users were so alarmed by the cuts that #RIPTwitter and #GoodbyeTwitter began trending.

The social media service remains operational today. But its outages, bugs and other glitches are increasingly piling up.

President Tayyip Erdogan's government has cracked down more aggressively on dissent and political opponents ahead of Turkish elections with censorship and prison sentences, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.