Euronews: Australia’s under-16 social media ban: How children are already finding ways around it. “Platforms say millions of underage accounts have been removed since the ban for under-16s came into force on 10 December 2025. But interviews with teenagers, parents and researchers indicate that many children are still accessing banned apps through simple workarounds, raising questions about […]

New post: Can Africa capitalise on Meta’s 2Africa cable?
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New post: How a band of engineers anticipated the cloud and remade the internet
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Courthouse News: Sixth Circuit reinstates Kentucky ban on anonymous social media use by sex offenders . “A proposed class of convicted sex offenders failed to meet the high bar required for broad injunctive relief when it made a facial challenge to a Kentucky law that bans their anonymous use of social media, according to a ruling Monday from the Sixth Circuit.”

California Regulators Force Verizon To Do “Woke” Stuff Like Make Sure Broadband Is Semi-Affordable To Poor People

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New post: SpaceX Seeks Exemption from Certain BEAD Requirements
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New post: Advice on Conduit App?
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New post: Telecom Fiji to deploy Starlink-powered Wi-Fi under USO contract
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New post: The New LEO Landscape: The Quest for Mobile Dominance - Frank Rayal
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New post: New York Expands Its Historic Investment In Municipal Broadband
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New post: UNESCO Statement on Internet Shutdowns
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New post: A Comparative Look at Internet Shutdowns in Iran: 2019, 2022, 2025, and 2026
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New post: Congo looks for alternatives to WACS cable
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New post: Digitruck Salone Project: Opening Digital Doors for Rural Women and Girls (Sierra Leone)
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The Guardian: UK ministers launch consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s. “Ministers have launched a consultation into whether to ban under-16s from using social media as part of a package of measures designed to curb mobile phone use among young people.”

New post: WACS submarine cable outage disrupts DRC Internet access
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Iran’s supreme leader calls Trump a ‘criminal’ over protest support

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded U.S. President Donald…
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New post: Taiwan is a Shining Example of Undersea Cable Incidents Transparency
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Briar keeps Iran connected via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when the internet goes dark

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The Register: Tories vow to boot under-16s off social media and ban phones in schools . “The Tories have pledged to kick under-16s off social media, betting that banning teens from TikTok and Instagram will fix what they see as a growing crisis in kids’ mental health and classroom behavior.”