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Molly Russel's father said “overly intrusive” parental controls could weaken trust between children and parents and make it less likely that young people would flag harmful content and interactions, while banning social media for under-16s would mean punishing them, not social

More voters than ever in history will head to the polls this year in key elections around the world. What's Meta's response?

They're gutting the only semblance of accountability and transparency they've ever mustered.

The Washington Post Naomi Nix

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In the latest #TechBreakdown , Foundation London Story's Dr Ritumbra Manuvie to Manasa on how political ads published via shadow networks on Meta are evading India's transparency mechanisms

📺Catch the #IndiaElections2024 special panel in full here: youtu.be/KCko-1ibmYY

🚨India's gov is abusing the IT Rules Act to silence critics & censor content. From taking down individual tweets, the gov is now targeting entire channels.

On #TechBreakdown journalist Saurav Das to Manasa

📺Check out the full episode at: youtu.be/KCko-1ibmYY

Changes in the #DPDIBill will exacerbate the existing power imbalances that migrants, refugees and asylum seekers have over their data.

This will lead to significant harms and an expansion of the #DigitalHostileEnvironment .

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According to this poll by More in Common , English adults believe social media influencers have the same power as journalists.👇

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🚨BREAKING: the EU Commission initiates official proceedings against TikTok under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This is what you need to know:

➡️The proceedings focus on TikTok Lite's “Task and Reward Program,” which allows users to earn points while performing certain tasks

🚨NEW: On Tech Breakdown, #indianElections special panel

'India's Critical Voices Face Increased Censorship'

Manasa with meghnad 🔗, Saurav Das, Dr Ritumbra Manuvie & Archis Chowdhury - they discuss internet censorship, shadow networks, influencers, AI & more
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Instagram Advertises Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps

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'India's Critical Voices Face Increased Censorship'

With meghnad 🔗, Saurav Das, Dr Ritumbra Manuvie & Archis Chowdhury

Increasing digital censorship & control India is experiencing at the hands of the Indian govt, run up unto #IndiaElections2024

Watch here!
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