India bans 43 more mobile apps as it takes on China

India banned 43 mobile apps on Tuesday, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's e-commerce app Aliexpress, in a new wave of web sanctions targeted at China after the neighbours' months-long standoff on ...

Focus: Kids gaming platform Roblox faces hurdles ahead of public listing: rough words

Profanities and other offensive content that basic word-filtering tools are designed to catch can be found in some game titles and user profiles on children's gaming platform Roblox, searches of the ...
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Denmark is considering social media ban for younger children

Denmark is the latest country that is reportedly considering a social media ban for younger children. According to Politico, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday that "mobile phones ...
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How I Banned a Scammer in Roblox Blade Ball

What is Roblox? ROBLOX is an online virtual playground and workshop, where kids of all ages can safely interact, create, have ...

Kentucky sues Roblox for alleged lack of child safety measures

Kentucky sued the developer of Roblox, the online game, on Monday for allegedly choosing to not create safety measures for young players.

'A threat to creative expression and social progress': Advocacy groups respond to Roblox's new 'sensitive issues' label

Women in Games, Out Making Games, and BAME in Games call for transparent age ratings rather than vague "sensitive issues" ...

Loot boxes are still rife in kids’ mobile games, despite ban on ‘gambling-like’ features

Games with ‘loot boxes’ should be classified for over-15s – but a new study shows many of the most popular mobile games ...

Mum 'horrified' after making disturbing discovery on six-year-old's phone

A mum was left horrified after making a disturbing discovery on her six-year-old daughter's phone, forcing her to issue a stark warning to parents across the UK. Laura Jane Courtie explained how one ...
Daily Express

Fury as public sector HR departments are now bigger than the entire Navy

Shock new data shows that there are now more staff working in public sector HR roles than there are serving members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Human Resources departments in the public ...
Dexerto

Twitch, Steam, Roblox & more could be banned in Australia for kids over social media clampdown

Twitch, Roblox, Steam, Lego Play, X, and Reddit have been contacted by Australia’s eSafety commissioner to assess whether the upcoming ban on kids under 16 using social media will apply to them. The ...
Mint

Australia to expand social media ban for under-16s: WhatsApp, Twitch, Pinterest, could be restricted — what we know

A file photo of youngsters looking at their phones in Melbourne as Australia. Tech companies including WhatsApp and Reddit as well as streaming giant Twitch and gaming firm Roblox could be among more ...
Swissinfo

Stocks Rise as Alibaba’s AI Spending Lifts Tech: Markets Wrap

Read more: US tariffs force Switzerland to rethink trade ties Gold traceability, the weak link in Swiss watchmaking Read more: Gold traceability, the weak link in Swiss watchmaking BRICS and the ...