On Monday, a new law came into effect in the UK that forces social media companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok to take down harmful content or face huge fines. The law, known as the Online Safety Act, was passed in 2023, and the country’s telecoms watchdog, Ofcom, just published
Australia is introducing a new law that could soon ban children under 16 from using social media. The government wants to protect kids from harmful content online and make social media companies responsible for keeping young people safe. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland introduced this law in Parliament, saying that social
In 2019, at the height of the India-Pakistan border clashes, GeatGameInternational exposed a propaganda unit Command Eleven directed by former Pakistani, Israeli, and British military psychological warfare operatives peddling disinformation to stoke further tensions between the two countries. The story led to a major controversy with our reporters facing threats
A new “Twitter Files” report reveals the CIA’s secret plot to take over social media, exposing efforts by intelligence community members to control Twitter’s content management system and influence information sharing under the guise of national security. While the CIA is strictly prohibited from conducting covert operations or spying on
The U.S. Army Protective Services Battalion at the Pentagon will track you down if you post mean tweets about generals on social media. WHEN THE CHAIR of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley enters into his scheduled retirement later this year, one of the perks will include a personal
Meta whistleblower Frances Haugen has warned that if social media is not fixed, it could lead to the deaths of tens of millions of people. She cites examples such as Facebook’s role in spreading religious hatred in India. Mark Zuckerberg and Frances Haugen.Matt McClain-Pool/Getty Images/Andrew Harnik/AP Frances Haugen, the Meta
TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has launched a new social media site called Lemon8, amid federal and state efforts to ban or restrict TikTok in the country over national security concerns. In the days after TikTok’s CEO was grilled by Congress for the first time, many TikTok users began posting about an
Technology and Science Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced plans to jail social media bosses who fail to censor “harmful” content.
Budweiser’s new pro-America advertisement, which was released on Friday on social media, features a Clydesdale horse and has set social media ablaze amid the Mulvaney controversy.
