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TikToker jailed in Indonesia for telling Jesus to cut his hair

March 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Indonesian TikToker has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after reportedly ‘talking’ to a picture of Jesus on her phone and telling him to get a haircut. Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender […]

TikTok restores service in US after Trump pledge

January 20, 2025 World Justice News 0

TikTok is resuming services to its 170 million users in US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order to give the app a reprieve when he takes office on Monday. On […]

TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban due to come in

January 19, 2025 World Justice News 0

TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message appearing on the app for US users said a law banning TikTok […]

TikTok faces US ban after losing court battle

December 7, 2024 World Justice News 0

TikTok has lost an appeal against plans to ban the video-sharing app in the US. The social media platform had argued the proposal was a breach of the US First Amendment, which protects freedom of […]

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 […]

TikTok sues to block US law that could ban app

May 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

TikTok has filed a lawsuit aiming to block a US law that would ban the video app in the country unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company. In the filing, the social media […]

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 […]

TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari and her mother guilty of murdering men in crash

August 4, 2023 World Justice News 0

A social media influencer and her mother have been found guilty of murdering two men who died when their car was rammed off the road. Saqib Hussain and Hashim Ijazuddin, both 21, died when the […]

TikTok: Montana to become first US state to ban app on personal devices

May 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Montana is set to become the first US state to ban Chinese-owned media giant TikTok from personal devices. Governor Greg Gianforte signed the ban into law on Wednesday. It is due to take effect on […]

Briton pleads guilty in US to 2020 Twitter hack

May 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British national extradited to the US last month has pleaded guilty in New York to a role in one of the biggest hacks in social media history. The July 2020 Twitter hack affected over […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]