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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 […]

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Court Orders Instagram to Expose Pirates, Boot Their Accounts, and Purge URLs

May 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

The High Court in Bombay, India, has ordered Instagram to share the personal details of copyright-infringing users with a media company. Through a broad dynamic injunction, the social media giant is further required to terminate […]

Ukraine war: The Russian student under arrest for an Instagram story

February 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

University student Olesya Krivtsova has been missing a lot of classes. That’s because 20-year-old Olesya is under house arrest. She has an electronic tag on her leg. Police can monitor her every move. Her alleged […]

Guy who bragged on Triller owner’s Instagram that he pirated Jake Paul fight gets sued

June 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

Triller has followed up on its threat to sue someone for simply watching a pirated stream of the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren fight. Triller previously gave pirates the opportunity to pay a settlement fee […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]