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Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children
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Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children

  • By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia. This follows the country's ban on platform use by those under 16. Communications Minister Anika Wells announced the figures on Friday, highlighting the success of the law enacted in December. The ban has sparked debates about technology use, privacy, and child safety. Platforms like Facebook, YouTube and X face hefty fines if they fail to comply. Officials say the measure is encouraging, though some young users have found ways to bypass restrictions. Other countries, such as Denmark, are considering similar bans.

Belmont launches MyBelmont 311 app
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Belmont launches MyBelmont 311 app

  • Daily Journal staff report

The city of Belmont is launching the MyBelmont 311 app, a new tool designed to streamline service requests for residents, businesses and visitors.

Musk's X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policy
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Musk's X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policy

  • By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer

The social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such. The move makes official a policy already in place when the platform was known as Twitter, before billionaire Elon Musk purchased it in 2022. In a recent update on its website, the San Francisco-based company says users should be able to create, distribute, and consume material related to sexual themes as long as it is consensually produced and distributed. It adds that sexual expression, whether visual or written, can be a legitimate form of artistic expression.

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Facebook data mining

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Personal privacy and the Internet have been on a collision course since users first logged on in the 1990s.