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Australia’s Social Media Shutdown for Under-16’s Takes Effect

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s has begun. The Federal government-imposed shutdown on the globe’s most popular social media platforms and websites, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Kick, Twitch, and Reddit, means millions of children and teenagers lose access to their social media accounts.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 07: A 7-year-old teenage boy and a 11-year-old teenage girl l

India Proposes Tough Labeling Requirements for AI Content

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) on Wednesday proposed some of the world’s toughest regulations for content generated by artificial intelligence (AI), including “visible labelling, metadata traceability, and transparency for all public-facing AI-generated media.”

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw briefs the media on cabinet decisions, including a major p

Videos: Nepal Burns as Gen Z Riots Topple Longtime Communist Government

Protests in Nepal, dubbed the “Gen Z protest” because so many of the participants are young people, continued to escalate on Tuesday with more reports of vandalism, arson, and fatal shootings by police. Nepal’s Communist government was toppled by the protesters on Tuesday with the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli.

A general view shows the ransacked and vandalized Federal Parliament of Nepal following th

China Blasts Swatch for ‘Slanted Eyes’ Ad

Swiss watch company Swatch apologized on Saturday for running an advertisement that featured a model using his fingers to pull his eyes back, making a “slanted eyes” gesture, which Chinese social media users found offensive, even though the model was himself Asian.

Pedestrians pass by the Swatch watch store on Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai,