Citizens Push for EU-Run Social Media Alternative

💡 Did you know? EU citizens may soon campaign for a publicly funded social media platform.

🇪🇺 The European Citizens’ Initiative commons.ngi.eu/2026/03/13/c...

#EU #EuropeanUnion #ECI #EuropeanCitizensInitiative #DigitalPolicy #PublicDigitalInfrastructure #SocialMedia #DigitalDemocracy

Die EU zwingt X erstmals unter dem Digital Services Act zu Änderungen – inklusive 120 Mio. € Strafe und Anpassungen beim „Verifizierungs“-System. Ein wichtiger Präzedenzfall.
Aber: Solange Plattformen Verifikation, Werbungstransparenz und Datenzugang erst nach Druck korrigieren, zeigt das auch […]

From Karnataka to Australia: Regions around the world restricting children’s access to social media The trend reflects growing concerns about online safety, cyberbullying and mental health

From Karnataka to Australia, governments worldwide are tightening rules on children’s access to social media as concerns grow over mental health, online safety, and digital addiction. 📱🌍

#SocialMedia #ChildSafety #DigitalPolicy #OnlineSafety

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India follows Australia's lead on social media age limits, but enforcement questions loom Karnataka announces first Indian state social media ban for under-16s, but Australia's early experience reveals serious enforcement challenges and technical workarounds.

India follows Australia's lead on social media age limits, but enforcement questions loom

#SocialMedia #ChildSafety #DigitalPolicy #India #AusNews

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Australia's Age Gate Begins: What Gamers and Publishers Must Know Australia requires age verification for R18+ online games from Monday. GTA Online affected. Publishers face $49.5M fines for non-compliance.

Australia's Age Gate Begins: What Gamers and Publishers Must Know

#AgeVerification #GTA #OnlineSafety #AusNews #GamingRegulation #DigitalPolicy

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Dubai forces Influencers to post positive videos

#ITNews #SocialMedia #Influencer #Dubai #UAE
#DigitalPolicy #MediaRegulation #DigitalRights
#PressFreedom #PlatformGovernance #Instagram #TikTok

🙌 Meet the #COcyberAmbassadors Batch 3

Spotlight on Maarten Botterman, Director at GNKS Consult BV

A global leader in #Internetgovernance with 25+ years advising governments & organisations on #digitalpolicy % #emergingtechnologies.

Welcome, Maarten!

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CDA 230 Thirty Year Anniversary - Netopia Remember the internet in the 1990s? No social media, no video-sharing, no encrypted chats. It was early days enthusiasm, the wonder of sending messages across the world, chatting with strangers on ICQ...

CDA 230 Thirty-Year Anniversary
Think about it: neutral platforms. Network neutrality. Principles of non-interference. It makes sense for roads, so why not expand it to all kinds of services?
www.netopia.eu/cda-230-thir... #regulation #copyright #cda230 #tech #digitalpolicy

Read the full analysis:
www.technadu.com/australia-si...

What’s your take on platform liability in AI oversight? Comment below.
#AIRegulation #DigitalPolicy #OnlineSafety #AISafety #TechGovernance

SHIELD Global Online Safety Conference SHIELD Global Online Safety Conference 2026. The Future of Tech, From the Ground Up

Excited to be speaking at the SHIELD Global Online Safety Conference.

We'll look at which users are rendered invisible by current safety standards and how we can course-correct.

Details here: shield-global-online-safety-conference.heysummit.com

#OnlineSafety #TrustAndSafety #DigitalPolicy

NY Sues Valve Over Loot Box Gambling
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#Valve #LootBoxes #OnlineGambling #TechRegulation #ConsumerProtection #GamingLaw #NYAttorneyGeneral #DigitalPolicy

Press Release Bulletin | 26 February 2026 Welcome to Medianet’s daily media alert featuring a curated list of today's most newsworthy press releases handpicked by our editorial team. Today's highlights eSafety begins evaluation of Australia’s...

🔢 Today's Press Release Bulletin from Medianet 🔢
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#DigitalPolicy #ConsumerProtection #Democracy #IndigenousEconomy #HealthPolicy #EnergyTransition #Environment #ArtsAndCulture #pressrelease #pressreleasedistribution #australia #australianews #media #journalists

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Freedom.gov: Washington wird zum VPN-Provider für Europa

Freedom.gov: Washington wird zum VPN-Provider für Europa

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#technews #vpn #netzfreiheit #digitalpolicy #freedomgov #techpolitics

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Germany's Merz calls for real names on the internet

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@WorldNews #GermanyPolitics #Merkel #DigitalPolicy #InternetRights #PublicPolicy

Are social media bans the right solution , or is wider reform needed?

Vote now via the link in the bio and join the debate. @Keir Starmer @UK Government @UKLabour

#socialmediadebate #OnlineSafety #fyp #TechRegulation #DigitalPolicy

Insightful and approachable piece in Tech Policy Press on Ireland’s catch-22 as #DSA chief enforcer/tech company beneficiary. And the shared contradiction of both government and electorate (regulate, but careful now…)

#digitalpolicy #techregulation

Simplification is good for business, but professionalism is non-negotiable for safety and leadership. Let’s build our digital future on the bedrock of engineering, not on "matchstick" models.

📃 Read our full policy statement here: bit.ly/IE_PolicyRec...

#InformaticsEurope #DigitalPolicy #AIAct

A Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China.

Mysterious traffic surges from China hitting niche sites is more than an analytics oddity.

Data flows are political.
If we don’t understand who’s accessing content — and why — transparency erodes.

🔗 www.wired.com/story/made-i...

#Cybersecurity #DigitalPolicy #InternetGovernance

AI-generated abuse targeting children is escalating, the UN warns. US tech-facilitated child abuse cases rose from 4,700 in 2023 to 67,000+ in 2024. Australia banned social media for under-16s in 2025. A 19 Jan 2026 UN joint statement calls for stricter AI governance. #AI #ChildSafety #DigitalPolicy

Full Article: www.technadu.com/russia-restr...

What’s your take on governments restricting foreign messaging platforms?
Comment your opinion below.
#Telegram #Russia #DigitalPolicy #InternetGovernance #CyberSecurity #TechNews

Russia is deliberately slowing Telegram, impacting ~90M users.
Courts threaten $820K+ in fines while promoting state-backed app “Max.”
Platform compliance or information control?

#Telegram #Russia #DigitalPolicy #InternetFreedom

European Commission just said TikTok’s app design fuels teen addiction. The app fights back as US users report blocked content and outages post‑“US” transition. Can regulators really rein in global platforms?

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#TikTok #DigitalPolicy #GoodRevenue"

Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Scam Ads
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#ScamAds #OnlineFraud #TechRegulation #ConsumerProtection #AdPlatformAccountability #DigitalPolicy #CyberLaw #FraudPrevention

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The resources that David Stauss and his team create to track all of the various aspects of data privacy and AI laws across the country are invaluable. I’m grateful for an opportunity to share a few updates from Vermont. (See LinkedIn for the video.) #dataprivacy #aipolicy #techpolicy #digitalpolicy

Spain To Ban Social Media For Kids
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#ChildOnlineSafety #AgeVerification #PlatformRegulation #DigitalPolicy #YouthProtection #SocialMediaLaw #TechRegulation #SpainNews

Full Article: www.technadu.com/spain-to-leg...

Do you support age-based social media bans? Comment your opinion.
#OnlineSafety #SocialMedia #ChildProtection #AgeVerification #TechRegulation #DigitalPolicy

Report claims Meta ignored internal warnings about teens interacting with AI bots.

#AI #TechEthics #PlatformResponsibility #OnlineSafety #DigitalPolicy

France plans to replace Zoom and Microsoft Teams in public administration with a nationally developed platform, citing security considerations.
The move supports digital sovereignty goals and relies on SecNumCloud-certified infrastructure.

#GovTech #CyberSecurity #DigitalPolicy #TechNews #TechNadu

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