'From worse to bad': Iranians lukewarm over Internet blackout end
Iran's move to reconnect the country to the global Internet after an almost three-month blackout has left many Iranians unimpressed, with full connectivity far from restored and access seen as a right that shouldn't have been taken away in the first place.
Immigration Department: AI-generated or edited passport photos prohibited
The Immigration Department of Malaysia has reminded the public not to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or edit passport photos.
YouTube says will flag AI-generated content
YouTube will in future automatically detect AI-generated content and flag the information to viewers on its platform, the Google-owned company said Wednesday.
EU Commission aims to restrict satellite internet providers
The European Commission has proposed to reserve two-thirds of licences for satellite internet services to European Union operators in a bid to slash dependence from US tech companies and to boost European providers.
UK medics: Tackling child social media use like big tobacco fight
Britain's most senior doctors have compared the growing alarm about social media's dangers for young people to past experiences around smoking, as a government consultation on the topical issue ends Tuesday.
US Supreme Court rejects Meta's appeal in Vermont social media addiction case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to avoid a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users, a decision that comes as social media companies increasingly face legal scrutiny.
Iran partially restores Internet access after months-long shutdown
Iranian authorities partially restored Internet connectivity Tuesday after an almost three-month shutdown imposed against the backdrop of the war against Israel and the US, said a monitor, a senior official and sources inside the country.
Iran signals potential easing of Internet blackout amid US talks
Iran's government could soon roll back some restrictions on a months-long digital blackout that has cut off millions of its citizens from the internet, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said, as diplomatic talks between the US and Tehran gather pace.
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.
