Angola frees five critics, including HIV+ TikToker: Amnesty
Luanda – Five critics of Angola’s President Joao Lourenco have been freed after more than a year in detention,... Read more
8 Jan
TikTok’s rise from fun app to US security concern
San Francisco — As the US Supreme Court considers whether to uphold a law that could get TikTok banned... Read more
19 Dec, 2024
French internet firm fined 50 mn euros for unsolicited ads
Paris — France’s largest internet operator Orange was on Tuesday slapped with a 50-million-euro ($53-million) fine for sending unsolicited... Read more
10 Dec, 2024
Social media companies slam Australia’s under-16 ban
Melbourne — Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up... Read more
29 Nov, 2024
US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
Washington — The US government late on Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling... Read more
21 Nov, 2024
France court orders Google to halt news search scheme
Paris — A Paris court on Wednesday ordered Google to halt a project that would allegedly see the search... Read more
14 Nov, 2024
WATCH | ‘A game-changer for rescue ops’: NSRI eager for Starlink in SA
Cape Town – The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says it is looking forward to the implementation of SpaceX’s Starlink... Read more
3 Oct, 2024
Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media
Sydney — Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16,... Read more
10 Sep, 2024
South Korea opens Telegram deepfake porn probe
Seoul — South Korean police said on Monday they had launched an investigation into encrypted messaging platform Telegram for... Read more
3 Sep, 2024
Brazil judge threatens to suspend X within 24 hours
Sao Paulo — Brazil’s Supreme Court threatened on Wednesday to suspend social media platform X unless billionaire owner Elon... Read more
29 Aug, 2024
