The UK is banning children under 16 from social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, and X, with legislation expected to pass before the end of 2026 and enforcement beginning in spring 2027. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the ban on Sunday, calling... Read More

The European Union published a Code of Practice on June 10 under Article 50 of the EU AI Act, laying out specific rules for how platforms and content creators must label AI-generated images, audio, video, and text — including deepfakes — before users encounter them.... Read More

Apple is adding a feature to Safari in iOS 27 and macOS 27 called Describe an Extension that lets users build custom browser extensions by typing what they want. No code, no developer tools, no App Store review — the extension generates and installs directly... Read More

Amazon has applied to Kenya's Communications Authority for licences to build a satellite gateway facility in the country through its subsidiary Amazon Kuiper Kenya Limited — the first move toward deploying Amazon's low-earth orbit broadband network on African soil. The application covers two regulatory approvals:... Read More

Kenya's Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy has proposed a government-run data marketplace that would sell aggregated datasets from platforms like eCitizen to businesses, NGOs, and researchers — a plan the government says will cost KES 396 million to build and could underpin... Read More