Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children under 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents’ toughest challenges.The legislation would force social media firms to take steps to prevent those under 16 years of age from assessmentsMichelle Rowland said TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram were among the platforms that would face fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts.Australia is among the vanguard of nations trying to clean up social media, and the proposed age limit would be...
DIASPORA VOTING BILL SCALES SECOND READING IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A Bill to amend the constitution and provide for diaspora voting has scaled 2nd reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.The bill, co-sponsored by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen and Sodeeq Abdullahi, seeks to amend the 2022 Electoral Act and provide opportunities for Nigerians in Diaspora to vote.The bill was passed for a second reading in July, and had been referred to the Committee on Electoral Matters for further legislative action.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS BOUNCE BACK AFTER FIRST DEFEAT
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a team to watch this National Basketball Association (NBA) season and they showed just why on Nov 20.Ty Jerome scored 29 points as the Eastern Conference leaders bounced back from their first defeat of the campaign with a 128-100 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans to improve to 16-1.The Cavs, who saw their 15-game unbeaten streak brought to an abrupt end by the Boston Celtics on Nov 19, shrugged off that setback to dominate New Orleans with a wire-to-wire victory before their home crowd.They were always in control against a struggling Pelicans side who slumped to...
AUSTRALIAN EYES $30M FINE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA FLOUTING UNDER-16S BAN, SAYS IT’S ABOUT PROTECTING MINORS
Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children under 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents’ toughest challenges.The legislation would force social media firms to take steps to prevent those under 16 years of age from assessmentsMichelle Rowland said TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram were among the platforms that would face fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts.Australia is among the vanguard of nations trying to clean up social media, and the proposed age limit would be...
VAT generated in states across Nigeria (August 2024)
Total: N444.19bn TheCableIndex … Someone needs to investigate Ogun state. With all the companies in Agbara/Sango/Ifo/Ewekoro/Mowe/Ibafo/Oke’lewo etc. Something is wrong somewhere. So Kaduna, Katsina & Kano with heavy numbers when it comes to elections are not in the top 5 in revenue generation? And the case of Imo and Abia get as e be.
US GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR THE BREAKUP OF GOOGLE AND CHROME
In a court filing, the US Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google’s business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones.The Department on Wednesday asked the judge to order the dismantling by ordering the tech giant to sell its popular browser. The proposals reportedly include banning Google deal to be the default search engine on smartphones and possibly requiring Google to sell Android.Antitrust officials said that the tech giant should be made to sell Android if the proposed remedies don’t prevent it from exploiting its control of the Android mobile operating system.It suggested remedies...
CHELSEA, LYON, REAL MADRID REACH WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTERS
Chelsea eased into the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Celtic, while Lyon and Real Madrid also booked their places in the knockout phase.England international Lucy Bronze struck with a volley in the second minute at Stamford Bridge and Dutch midfielder Wieke Kaptein’s header doubled Chelsea’s lead midway through the first half.Eve Perisset added a third from the penalty spot in second-half stoppage time as Women’s Super League leaders Chelsea made it four wins from four in Group B to guarantee their passage to the next round.“A great result. Really happy with the win, the...
NBA SUPERSTAR LEBRON JAMES TO TAKE BREAK OFF SOCIAL MEDIA OVER ‘NEGATIVE TAKES’
NBA superstar LeBron James said Wednesday he was taking an indefinite hiatus from social media after sharing a post which railed against “negative” coverage in US media.It is not the first time James has stepped away from social media having taken breaks before, but usually to concentrate on his basketball.James, who has some 212 million combined followers on his Instagram and X accounts, announced his break from social media after sharing a post by Rich Kleiman, the long-time agent of NBA star Kevin Durant.“With so much hate and negativity in the world today, it confuses me why some of the national...
DEATH TOLL RISES IN LAOS AS FOURTH TOURIST DIES OF SUSPECTED METHANOL POISONING.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that a young Australian woman, Bianca Jones was the latest confirmed death, and her friend was fighting for her life in a suspected mass poisoning in Laos.The 19-year-old’s family confirmed her death to the media on Thursday. Hours earlier, the US State Department told the media that an American man died in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.Two Danish citizens age 19 and 20 and an American had also died, officials said, after what media said was a night out in Vang Vieng where they drank possibly tainted alcohol.The deaths remain under police investigation, but...
SUPERIOR COURT SENTENCES VENEZUELAN IMMIGRANT TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR MURDER OF UGA STUDENT
Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the brutal murder of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at the University of Georgia. The verdict, delivered by Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard, brings closure to a case that stirred intense debate on immigration and campus safety.Jose Ibarra was charged with murder and other crimes in Riley’s February death, and the guilty verdict was reached on Wednesday by Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard. He had waived his right to a jury trial, meaning Haggard alone heard and decided the case.Haggard found Ibarra guilty...