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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today that he plans to ban access to social media for children under the age of 16, at a time of growing international criticism that internet giants are not adequately protecting their vulnerable users.

Seven families in France have taken the social media giant TikTok accusing the platform of exposing their teenage children to harmful content that resulted in two of them killing themselves, their lawyer announced today.

In a new video on TikTok, Kyriakos Mitsotakis provided clarification on the regulation included in the new bill of the Ministry of National Economy for taxing tips.

An independent body, supported by Meta Platforms' Oversight Board Trust, has a certification from the media regulator in Ireland to resolve appeals against policy violation decisions of social media companies in the European Union.

A Turkish parliamentary commission has announced plans to invite Netflix representatives to Ankara for a forthcoming dialogue concerning the platform's content, the head of the body on the digital platforms has announced.

The case of the 14-year-old girl’s assault in Glyfada is taking a worrying turn, as groups of teenagers on social media have opened a vendetta against the three girls who attacked her.

The tax authorities are turning their attention to influencers, particularly TikTokers, who earn income from their social media activities but fail to report it.

If 2024 already looks like an annus horribilis for big tech in the EU, the months ahead could prove a winter of discontent as the bloc wields a fortified new legal armoury to bring online titans to heel.

Since August 2023, the world's largest digital platforms have faced the toughest tech regulations in the European Union, with enforcement showing no signs of slowing.

The former CEO of TikTok and former chief operating officer of the parent company ByteDance Ltd, Kevin Mayer, today co-CEO and co-founder of the company Candle Media, LLC, talks to Kathimerini about the "secrets" that established TikTok at the top of the charts of young people.

TikTok has agreed to withdraw a rewards feature that raised concerns about its potential to encourage excessive screen time, particularly among children, the European Union's executive commission said Monday.