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TikTok is raising its minimum age for livestreaming from 16 to 18 from next month. A BBC News investigation found  many  accounts going live from Syrian refugee camps, with children begging for donations. Some were receiving up to $1,000 (£900) an hour – but  once they  withdrew the cash, TikTok had  haunted  to 70%. In […]

Social media moderation controversies continue to raise questions about digital freedom. Quick Intro Social media platforms use automated systems and moderation policies to remove content they consider harmful or against guidelines. But what happens when users get punished simply for sharing a photo? A controversial incident involving Facebook sparked debates around censorship, AI moderation, and

When her 16-year-old daughter called “petrified” that bailiffs  fully  body armour were banging on the door, Julie Andrews realised she needed help. The carer was £28,000 in debt for not paying gas, electric and  property tax  bills and had payday loans so she could buy her three children school uniform. “There were times  i assumed

Indian authorities have fined Google 13bn rupees ($161m; £144m) for using its Android platform to dominate the market. The country’s competition regulator has accused the tech giant of  getting into  “one-sided agreements” with smartphone makers to ensure the dominance of its apps. It has ordered Google to “cease and desist” from such practices. Google has

Displaced families in Syrian camps are begging for donations on TikTok while  the corporate  takes up to 70% of the proceeds, a BBC investigation found. Children are livestreaming on the social media app for hours, pleading for digital gifts with a cash value. The BBC saw streams earning up to $1,000 (£900) an hour, but

A bullied 12-year-old girl was sent an upsetting social media video days before she killed herself, an inquest has heard. Charley-Ann Patterson was found dead at her  range in  Cramlington, Northumberland, on 1 October 2020. Her mother told the hearing the youngster was also sent other “inappropriate” messages by pupils at her school. The inquest

Xbox owner Microsoft has hit back at claims its decide to buy the maker of Call of Duty may unfairly affect its rivals, including Sony, which owns PlayStation.  Microsoft wants to shop for Activision Blizzard, which also makes Overwatch and Candy Crush, for $68.7bn (£59.2bn).  The UK watchdog looking into the plan has said Microsoft

TikTok could face a £27m fine for failing  to guard  children’s privacy when they’re using the platform. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found the video-sharing platform may have processed  the info  of under-13s without appropriate consent. The watchdog said the breach happened over  quite  two years – until July 2020 – but that it

YouTube has banned influencer Andrew Tate for violating its policies. The Google-owned social media site took action following Meta’s decision to ban Mr Tate from Facebook and Instagram. The former kickboxer rose to fame in 2016 when he was removed from TV show Big Brother over a video which appeared to depict him attacking a