TikTok's CEO hopes to defeat the US restrictions on the app, arguing that "we're not going anywhere" and that the facts and the Constitution are on their side.
The EU is threatening to ban TikTok Lite's paid feature due to concerns about its potential negative impact on children's mental health and safety.
Social media and messengers have replaced television as the main source of socio-political information for most Ukrainians aged 18-65, according to a media literacy study.
The US House of Representatives has approved a bill that could ban TikTok if ByteDance does not sell the social network within a year.
The Dutch government is considering shutting down its Facebook pages due to privacy concerns, as Meta (Facebook's parent company) has refused to provide public information about the processing of personal data collected from visitors to government pages, potentially violating privacy laws.
Company X can introduce a fee for new users to limit bot activity on the platform.
The fire occurred at Moscow's Avangard military plant, which produces missiles for the S-300 and S-400 air defense systems.
Volunteers painted over the inscriptions and stickers left by Ukrainian soldiers on the ceiling at the entrance to the Donetsk region, which caused outrage among many Ukrainians who saw it as the destruction of memory.
META has launched a new feature that automatically blurs nude images in private Instagram messages to combat the spread of unwanted intimate content and protect users, especially minors, from receiving inappropriate content.
The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) is considering a draft law on mobilization procedures with a small number of MPs present, which would change the rules for public notification, military registration and conscription before moving on to a law on demobilization.
TikTok is developing a new photo and text messaging app called TikTok Notes, similar to Instagram, as part of its drive for innovation.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has joined TikTok to reach a younger audience, promising behind-the-scenes looks at government life rather than dance videos, while ensuring data security.
Elon Musk has accused a Brazilian Supreme Court judge of "shameless betrayal" and refused to comply with demands to delete popular accounts without explanation, risking huge fines to defend freedom of speech over profit in Brazil.
Biden and Xi discussed the US interest in protecting national security in relation to TikTok, which is controlled by a Chinese company.
A resident of Astrakhan was fined for posting a photo of a rainbow on social media in 2016, which was considered a demonstration of extremist symbols.
Russia has the ability to load missiles directly into the port of Novorossiysk, according to satellite imagery reported by the activist group Crimean Wind.
The Japanese royal family debuted on Instagram with photos and videos of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, aiming to help the public better understand their official duties.
255 Ukrainian children were removed from their parents by local social services abroad as of December 31, 2023, with the worst situation in Germany (71 cases), Poland (33), Italy (25), Czech Republic (24) and Sweden (17).
Polish and Ukrainian scientists have collected samples of marine fauna from the Antarctic seabed at different depths to study their genetic code, metal content, and resistance to climate change.
According to Russian media, more than 49,000 Russian servicemen have been killed in the war in Ukraine, including more than 3,300 officers.
The Russians are likely building defensive structures near the Kerch Bridge, according to activists analyzing satellite images that show sediment plumes similar to those formed during the construction of a Russian naval base.
A draft law has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada that would regulate the operation of social media such as Telegram in Ukraine, require disclosure of information about owners and sources of funding, and restrict the use of platforms with an opaque ownership structure.
At least 40 people were killed, 140 injured and 77 hospitalized in the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow. Russian authorities are searching for two Renault cars believed to have been used by the terrorists who set fire to the shopping center and carried out the shooting there.
Muscovites are receiving electronic summonses from Moscow authorities demanding that they "clarify their military registration data" and visit a "unified conscription office," which human rights activists warn could become a tactic of mass illegal conscription.
A gas tanker, whose name and identification number are concealed, entered the Kerch fishing port in Crimea and moored near the gas terminal on March 20.
Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, is under investigation by the US federal authorities for the potential role of the platforms in facilitating the illegal sale and distribution of drugs.
Explosions have gone off in the Russian city of Belgorod in the area of Zelenaya Polyana Street, and there are casualties, Russian Telegram channels report.
According to Internet reports, Polish protesters have been blocking military trucks carrying equipment for the Ukrainian armed forces at the border for three days.
A representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that Telegram poses a threat to Ukraine's information security and that work is underway to counter disinformation on platforms such as Telegram and TikTok.
The head of the National Police of Ukraine has signed cooperation agreements with U. S. agencies to strengthen the fight against fraud, corruption and illegal activities related to U.S. security assistance to Ukraine.