How will the UK ban on social media for under 16s work?

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would impose a ban on social media sites for children under 16 and restrictions on gaming and livestreaming ​platforms to “give kids their childhood back”. The government said it would block children using social media Read More …

U.S. DOJ: Disney Agrees to $10M Civil Penalty and Injunction for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Laws

The Justice Department announced today that a federal court has entered a stipulated order resolving a case against Disney Worldwide Services Inc. and Disney Entertainment Operations LLC, (collectively, Disney). The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigated this matter, negotiated a resolution Read More …

ClayRat Android malware spoofs WhatsApp, TikTok and more

A new Android malware variant is posing as popular apps, stealing sensitive files and propagating further. Experts from Zimperium revealed ClayRat, targeting primarily Russian users by spoofing popular Android apps such as WhatsApp, TikTok, Google Photos, or YouTube, distributed mostly Read More …

Social media in Turkey restricted after Erdoğan rival detained

Following the detainment of Istanbul mayor and leading Turkish opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu, several social networks and short message services are only partially usable in the country. Many Turks described restrictions on X, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp, Signal, Telegram and Read More …

DCRat backdoor returns

Since the beginning of the year, Kaspersky researchers have been tracking in their telemetry a new wave of DCRat distribution, with paid access to the backdoor provided under the Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model. The cybercriminal group behind it also offers support Read More …

YouTube cracks down on gambling videos trying to lure viewers to unapproved sites

YouTube is cracking down on content related to gambling as sports betting and other online prediction markets have taken off in the United States. The platform announced Tuesday it will no longer allow content that directs users to “unapproved” gambling Read More …

YouTube ordered to reveal the identities of video viewers

Federal US authorities have asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and user activity of accounts that watched certain YouTube videos, according to unsealed court documents Forbes has seen. Of those users that weren’t logged in when they watched Read More …

YouTube shows ads for ad blocker, financial scams

After performing local experiments for a few months, YouTube recently expanded its effort to block ad blockers. The move was immediately unpopular with some users, and raised some questions in Europe about whether it was breaking privacy laws. In addition, Read More …