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Russia investigates Telegram founder Durov in a bid to subjugate the messaging app

MOSCOW, Feb 24 - Russia is investigating Telegram founder Pavel Durov as part of a criminal case on...

24th February, 2026

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Meta users survey found 19% of young teens on Instagram report seeing unwanted nude images

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Nearly 1 in 5 users aged 13 to 15 told Meta that th...

23rd February, 2026

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Soccer-Chelsea, Burnley condemn racist abuse of Fofana, Mejbri

Feb 22 (Reuters) - Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana and Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri said they w...

22nd February, 2026

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Germany's ruling party backs social media curbs for children

By Andreas Rinke STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Germany's ruling conservatives on Saturday p...

21st February, 2026

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Germany's Merz joins calls for social media limits for children

BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz backed growing calls in Germany for controls on...

19th February, 2026

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Exclusive-US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere

By Simon Lewis, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Depart...

19th February, 2026

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Europe squares up to Big Tech, risking ire of Washington

By David Latona, Michel Rose and Renee Maltezou MADRID, Feb 17 (Reuters) - European nations are ratc...

17th February, 2026

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Spain to probe X, Meta, TikTok over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

MADRID, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Spanish government has ordered prosecutors to investigate social medi...

17th February, 2026

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Portugal approves restrictions on social media access for children

LISBON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament on Thursday approved a bill, on its first reading,...

12th February, 2026

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Germany's CDU weighs social media ban for under-16s

BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrat Union is considering...

6th February, 2026

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Spain's Sanchez: we won't be swayed by tech oligarchs on social media ban

MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Tech companies will not sway the will of the Spanish government as it inte...

5th February, 2026

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Telegram's Durov says proposed Spanish social media restrictions seek to censor critics

By Aislinn Laing MADRID, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined Elon Mus...

4th February, 2026