German interior minister sceptical of social media ban for children
Germany's interior minister has expressed scepticism about a possible ban on social media use for children aimed at protecting them from harmful content and excessive screen time, arguing that such a measure would be difficult to enforce and unlikely to solve the problem on its own.
Bluesky says Kremlin is hacking its platform to spread propaganda
The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users' accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.
Hacked Tunisian telecom app sends message criticising authorities
After a weekend cyberattack, customers of Tunisie Telecom were sent a push notification through the operator's app denouncing the political and economic situation in the North African country.
Who killed Trump's AI order? Musk says it wasn't him
Speculation swirled Friday over the last-minute collapse of President Donald Trump's planned executive order on powerful AI models, with fingers pointing at the president's allies in Silicon Valley who oppose government oversight of the technology.
Social media users to verify age using official docs from June 1
KUCHING: Social media users will need to verify their age with government-issued documents from June 1, following changes to the Online Safety Act 2025 by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Fans create AI-generated team songs ahead of World Cup
World Cup fans are wielding artificial intelligence to mass-produce viral songs supporting their teams ahead of next month's tournament.
UN draft treaty aims to boost nations’ rights to tax tech giants
Countries at the United Nations are rewriting international tax rules in an effort to be able to tax technology giants like Alphabet and Amazon based on where their users are located rather than where they're headquartered.
Social media giants settle ahead of US school mental health trial
Social media giants Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube agreed Thursday to pay an undisclosed sum to a Kentucky school district that blamed them for a mental health crisis among its students.
Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new US law targeting 'deepfakes'
US federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and photos of female celebrities under a newly enacted law meant to halt the spread of deepfake pornography.
MCMC: TikTok served statutory demand for failing to moderate offensive content directed at Malaysian Royal Institution
The Commission said TikTok's moderation response in terms of prompt removal to prevent dissemination of harmful material has been unsatisfactory despite prior notifications and engagements.
