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Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

IPTV Pirate TikTok ‘Chef’ Avoids Prison and Sky Must Be Absolutely Livid

November 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

With over 520K followers on TikTok, UK man Simon Hannigan, aka DadtheDish, has a backstory perfect for social media; it’s not how many times you get knocked down, it’s how many times you get back […]

YouTube to be included in Australia’s teen social media ban

July 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

YouTube will be included in Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16, after the government ditched a previous exemption for the platform. The video sharing site was set to be excluded from the […]

Bride’s fury after Instagram stunt wedding turns out to be real

January 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

A woman in Australia has annulled her marriage after realising that a fake wedding ceremony she took part in for a social media stunt was in fact real. The unknowing bride said her partner was […]

UK ‘Crackdown’ on Pirate IPTV Streaming Leads to Three Arrests and 40 Warnings

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

Anti-piracy group FACT assisted UK police to deliver cease-and-desist notices to 40 alleged pirate ‘IPTV operators’. The ‘crackdown’ further resulted in three arrests in Nottingham, Widnes, and Stockton-on-Tees in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Sky reportedly removed […]

Instagram removes 63,000 sextortion accounts in Nigeria

July 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Instagram owner Meta says it has removed thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were trying to target people in sextortion schemes. Such scammers typically pose as young women online to trick people into sending sexually […]

Google and Canada reach deal to avert news ban over Online News Act

November 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Google has reached a deal with Canada to avert a news blockade over a law that forces tech giants to pay for news content. Google had vowed to remove links to news in Canada in […]

British TikTok star jailed after trying to smuggle 2.9kg of cocaine out of Peru

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British Tiktok star has been jailed for more than six years after being caught trying to smuggle cocaine into the UK. Modou Adams was sentenced to six years and eight months by a court […]

Instagram sued over harm to young people’s mental health

October 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been accused of misleading the public about the risks of using social media and contributing to a mental health crisis among youth. The claims were made […]

Facebook and Instagram to restrict news access in Canada

June 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

Meta has said it will begin to restrict news on its platforms to Canadian consumers after parliament passed a controversial online news bill. The bill forces big platforms to compensate news publishers for content posted […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]