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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 […]

Delete TikTok or risk your data being exposed to ‘hostile’ threats, warns UK foreign affairs committee chief

February 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

People have been urged to delete TikTok from their phones, with the chair of Britain’s foreign affairs committee warning that “we are being naive” about the threat posed by the app. Alicia Kearns, a Conservative […]

TikTok discovery: Landlord guilty in viral video murder case

December 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US landlord has been found guilty of murdering two tenants in a case that made headlines when TikTok refused to take down video of the victims’ bodies. Michael Dudley of Burien, near Seattle, was […]

Nigerian TikTokers sentenced to whipping for mocking official

November 7, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two TikTok stars in Nigeria have been sentenced to a whipping and forced to clean the court after they used social media to mock a government official. Mubarak Isa Muhammed and Muhammed Bula were found […]

Egypt female TikTok star jailed for three years for human trafficking

April 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

An Egyptian TikTok star has been sentenced to three years in prison after a court convicted her of human trafficking at retrial. Haneen Hossam, who is in her early 20s, was accused of exploiting girls […]

British man arrested in Spain over Twitter hack

July 21, 2021 World Justice News 0

Spanish police have arrested a 22-year-old UK citizen in connection with the hacking of 130 high-profile Twitter accounts, including those of Elon Musk, Barack Obama and Kanye West. The hacked accounts tweeted followers, encouraging them […]

Circle of Hope: Boarding school couple charged after TikTok abuse allegations

March 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

The owners of a shuttered religious boarding school in Missouri, USA, are facing dozens of criminal charges after abuse allegations were made on TikTok. Boyd and Stephanie Householder face more than 100 charges, including dozens […]

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 […]