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August 31, 2026
Diplomacy/Judiciary

Meta’s Original Sin: How Facebook Became a Legal Target

Meta has finally fallen over the legal precipice towards which it had been edging for years. This week’s agreement with 52 US attorneys general, under which they will withdraw their lawsuit accusing

Human Rights/Sri Lanka

A Civilisational Approach to Social Media

The debate over banning social media for minors is rapidly becoming one of the defining policy questions of the digital age. As countries around the world move toward restrictions, India is faced with a choice: follow regulatory models developed elsewhere

August 25, 2026

Meta on Trial: Did Facebook Put Engagement Before Children’s Safety?

Artificial Intelligence/Human Rights

Meta faces its most consequential legal challenge as a former engineer alleges the company knew its platform design could harm young users and prioritised

Meta Accused of Hooking Children in Landmark Social Media Trial

Judiciary/World

Meta knowingly “hooked” and exploited children, US prosecutors told a federal court on Tuesday as a major trial opened against the technology company over

Chinese App RedNote Tops U.S. App Store Amid Looming TikTok Ban

January 15, 2025
Business/Human Rights

In a dramatic turn of events, Chinese social media app RedNote has surged to the top of the U.S. Apple App Store’s free downloads chart as the specter of a TikTok ban

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Telegram CEO Durov Freed on Bail, Faces Formal Investigation

August 29, 2024
News

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging service Telegram, was released on Wednesday after paying a 5-million-euro (US$5.6 million) bail, but he is required to report to the police

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Sri Lankan Presidential Candidates Pour Billions into Social Media Campaigns

August 26, 2024
Presidential Election 2024

In the latest development of Sri Lanka’s presidential race, reliable sources have revealed that candidates are investing enormous sums into social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and other channels. Notably, the ruling

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