Keywords: Digital Platforms


Nasser Bourita urges global action against hate speech at UN conference

Morocco placed dialogue and tolerance at the center of an international discussion on hate speech on Thursday, as Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita co-chaired a global conference at United Nations headquarters in New York. Held on September 17, 2026, ahead of the high-level week of the 81st UN General......

Meta reprimanded for replacing fact-checking with community notes

The Meta Oversight Board warns the company against a hasty replacement of professional fact-checking with "community notes." The independent body believes that this new system should not automatically replace information verification, as Meta experiments with its deployment in several Latin American......

France-South Korea: A One Billion Euro Partnership to Secure the Future of the Image Industry

France and South Korea aim to strengthen their influence in the global image industry. The two countries have announced a joint financial commitment of one billion euros over five years, intended to support creation and key players in the sector. This initiative comes as cinema and audiovisual sectors......

TikTok introduces new interactive tools for comments and user engagement

TikTok is rolling out a series of new interactive features designed to make its comment sections more engaging and give users additional ways to communicate and participate in discussions. The updates include voice comments, polls and expanded options for sharing images. One of the most notable additions......

EU places ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under stricter digital oversight

The European Union has placed OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under its highest level of digital platform scrutiny, bringing the three services within a stricter regulatory framework under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The European Commission announced the designations on Monday, classifying......

ChatGPT, Roblox, and Reddit Subject to Stricter Rules by the European Union

The European Union is expanding its oversight of major digital platforms. The European Commission announced on Monday, August 31, that ChatGPT, Roblox, and Reddit will now be subject to enhanced obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This decision marks a significant step for generative artificial......

Australia Excludes AI-Generated Music from Its Charts

The Australian music industry is taking a stand against the rise of artificial intelligence. Starting Friday, music works that are entirely created by AI will no longer be eligible for the official sales and popularity charts established by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The new......

U.S. court allows thousands of lawsuits over alleged addictive social media designs to proceed

A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for thousands of lawsuits against major social media companies, including Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap, over allegations that their platforms were deliberately designed to encourage addictive patterns of use. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco......

TikTok and Meta join EU efforts to tackle misinformation linked to Ceuta border crossings

TikTok and Meta have agreed to work with the European Union to strengthen fact-checking efforts around online content related to attempts to cross the border into Spain, following a mass movement toward Ceuta in late July. The initiative was announced by Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission’s......