France's public health authority has recommended restricting social media access for children under 15, citing documented harms to adolescent mental health, particularly among girls. The recommendation targets platforms including TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram. This represents a potential policy shift toward regulatory intervention in tech platform usage among minors.
The Hindu·FR·about 5 hours ago
A privacy report by Proton documents a 770 percent increase in federal government requests for social media user data over the past 10 years, with major platforms including Google, Apple, and Meta complying with requests. The analysis underscores expanding government surveillance capabilities and data-sharing practices by tech companies, raising questions about the scope and legal basis of such requests.
The Hill·US·about 5 hours ago
Anthropic confirmed it accidentally released ~500,000 lines of internal source code for Claude Code through a misconfigured software update, attributing the incident to human error rather than a security breach. The exposed code, quickly mirrored to GitHub, relates to Claude Code's internal architecture but does not include sensitive customer data, credentials, or the underlying Claude model weights. The incident generated significant social media attention (29M+ X views) though the code's value is limited given prior reverse-engineering and a similar February 2025 exposure.
Dawn (Pakistan)·US·about 5 hours ago
French anti-terrorism authorities suspect the pro-Iranian group HAYI of involvement in a thwarted attack targeting Bank of America's Paris offices, though formal attribution remains pending. HAYI had previously circulated social media content threatening Jewish interests across France and Europe. The investigation is ongoing with linkage assessment still preliminary.
South China Morning Post·FR · IR·about 5 hours ago
Trump asserted via social media that Iran's leadership wants a ceasefire contingent on Strait of Hormuz access, but Iranian officials immediately rejected the claim. The vague reference to 'Iran's New Regime President' raised questions about Trump's accuracy regarding Iran's current leadership structure, creating ambiguity about the underlying facts.
South China Morning Post·US · IR·about 5 hours ago
Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested a TikToker for allegedly making false claims about EFCC operatives conducting kidnappings. The exact nature of the allegations, evidence of fabrication, and charges remain unspecified. This reflects ongoing tensions between law enforcement agencies and social media users making accusations of state misconduct.
Premium Times (Nigeria)·NG·about 4 hours ago