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Policy & Regulation

New Zealand to introduce social media ban for under-16s, putting enforcement burden on platforms

Legislation due this week would require major apps to verify users are old enough to hold an account, with a new regulator empowered to fine or block services that refuse to comply.

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Policy & Regulation

TikTok to Pay $400 Million Over U.S. Child Privacy Claims

The Justice Department says the ByteDance app broke rules protecting children's data. Most of the money is due now, the rest when an old court order is lifted.

3 min read
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Policy & Regulation

Your Bank May Be Sending Your Loan Details to TikTok Without Knowing It

New research finds that tracking tools baked into banking websites are quietly forwarding customers' personal and financial data to advertising platforms, sometimes before anyone clicks 'accept cookies'.

4 min read
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Policy & Regulation

Ofcom Wants Big Tech to Stop Scam Ads. Here's What That Means for You.

The UK's communications regulator has told the country's largest social platforms to clean up fraudulent advertising or face fines of up to 10% of their global revenue.

3 min read
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Policy & Regulation

Australian Health Websites Secretly Fed Patients' Fertility and Medication Searches to Meta and TikTok

Australia's privacy regulator has ruled that Monash IVF and Medmate broke the law by embedding invisible tracking code on their health websites — code that sent sensitive visitor data to social media giants without asking anyone's permission.

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