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2025-05-07

TikTok Fined €530M For Breaking EU Rules

The Irish data regulator has fined TikTok €485m for user data transfers to China & €45m for the lack of transparency in its privacy policy. 

2025-05-05

New British Child Protection Regulations

Platforms which include pornography, or content which encourages self-harm, suicide or eating disorders must prevent children using that content.

2025-04-14

Telegram Fined For Failing To Remove 'Extremist Content'

A Russian court has found against Telegram on charges of hosting pro-Ukraine content on channels available to its Russian language platform users.

2025-04-07

Trump Gives TikTok Another 75 Days Extension

Buyers of the contentious social media platform's US business have more time to negotiate, after Trump's global tariffs torpedoed a deal.

2025-04-01

Elon Musk Has Sold X To His xAI Company

Social Media & AI Intertwined: Combining data, models, distribution and talent - the combination creates greater power & influence for Musk.

2025-03-12

Cyber Attackers Strike X

Update: Dark Storm claim responsibility for the extensive outage on the X social media platform in a well-resourced, co-ordinated attack.

2025-02-21

Fake News Threatens The German Election

Germany is bracing itself for cyber attacks and disinformation, particularly from Russia, in preparation for the Federal elections on 23rd February.

2025-02-18

TikTok Returns To US App Stores

President Trump allows TikTok back into Apple and Google App stores in the US, contradicting an earlier Supreme Court ruling to ban it.

2025-02-12

LinkedIn Is A Focal Point For Cyber Crime

LinkedIn may be a vital tool for job seekers and professionals, but it has also become an open target for cyber criminals exploiting its credibility. 

2025-01-24

LinkedIn Accused Of Misusing Private Messages To Train AI Models

LinkedIn Premium users have filed a lawsuit accusing LinkedIn of sharing their private messages with other companies to train their AI models.

2025-01-21

TikTok Reprieved By Trump

President Trump Stops US TikTok Ban: TikTok will "most likely" be handed a 90-day reprieve just a day before the company said it would "go dark". 

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