Australia introduced the legislation on December 10, 2025, requiring major social media platforms to prevent users aged under 16 from holding accounts. Companies that fail to take what the law describes as “reasonable steps” to enforce the ban face fines of up to 49.5 million dollars
12 January,2026 05:06 PM IST | mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe local administration had initially issued a prohibitory order on Monday afternoon in parts of the district, but both groups staged simultaneous protests, defying the order, prompting authorities to impose a curfew
06 January,2026 07:43 PM IST | Nepal | mid-day online correspondentIn her final TikTok before 2026, Jojo Siwa teased some potential upcoming projects in a video of her lipsyncing to her 2016 song Boomerang, and subsequently changed her name on her profile
03 January,2026 11:33 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANSTikTok has signed a Trump-backed deal to sell its US assets to a group of American investors, CEO Shou Chew told employees. The move follows a US law mandating ByteDance to divest majority control or face a nationwide ban
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