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French MPs approve law seeking ban on social media for children below 15
President Emmanuel Macron hails the vote as a ‘major step’ to protect French children and teenagers.
Published On 27 Jan 2026
As US ‘armada’ approaches, Iran warns of dire consequences if attacked
Published On 26 Jan 2026
Iran ‘just getting started’ on punishing ‘rioters’ arrested during protests
Published On 20 Jan 2026
UK to consider Australia-style ban on social media for children
Published On 20 Jan 2026
Iran restores SMS as phased rollback of internet blackout begins
Published On 17 Jan 2026
Uganda faces mounting calls to end internet blackout before elections
Published On 14 Jan 2026
India’s VPN ban in Kashmir ‘adds to psychological pressure’, say residents
Published On 12 Jan 2026
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Why subscriptions are taking over our lives
Published On 16 Dec 2025
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Australian social media ban aims to ‘save teens from predatory algorithms’
Published On 3 Dec 2025
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Is this the end of the internet?

This episode of The Stream asks: Is the internet as we know it on its way out?

Meta sets date to remove Australians under 16 from Instagram, Facebook

‘Soon, you’ll no longer be able to use Facebook’, Meta said in messages it sent to young people ahead of the ban.

Spinning genocide: Why is Israel trying to reframe its war on Gaza?

Israel is losing support in two of its key battlegrounds: the hearts and minds of Americans.

France trial opens for 10 accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron

Judge says defendants caused ‘deterioration’ in French First Lady Brigitte Macron’s ‘physical and mental health’.

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What caused Amazon’s AWS outage, and why did so many major apps go offline?

Amazon Web Services, a cloud platform that supports a portion of the internet, experienced a massive outage on Monday.

Amazon Web Services struggling to recover from global web outages

Amazon Web Services outages had knocked many global websites and apps offline, including Signal, Coinbase and Robinhood.

Updates: Amazon AWS struggles to recover as outage hits Snapchat, apps

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Starmer meets Modi: What the UK can learn from India’s digital IDs

The UK is eyeing India’s controversial digital ID system for inspiration. Critics say it is fraught with problems.

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Taliban denies intentionally banning internet services in Afghanistan

The Taliban has denied implementing a nationwide internet ban, following a communications blackout across Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan imposes internet blackout: What has the effect been so far?

Telecommunications down after Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘vice’.

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