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BANGLADESH BANS WHATSAPP, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

Bangladesh’s ban affects popular social networking services such as Meta-owned Instagram and TikTok and Alphabet’s YouTube. This action restricts access to these widely-used apps throughout the country. Bangladesh restricted access to Facebook, this time specifically on mobile networks. Russian messaging platform Telegram has also been blocked on mobile connections, according to a report by Daily…

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CAMPAIGNERS ‘THRILLED’ AS ST. AIBANS AIMS TO BE SMARTPHONE-FREE FOR UNDER-14S

“This is mega!” said Daisy Greenwell from the Smartphone-Free Childhood campaign. “We are absolutely thrilled and we believe it’s going to have a domino effect.” She was reacting to news that St Albans in Hertfordshire is attempting to become the first UK city to go smartphone-free for all children under 14. Before St Albans, it was Greystones in Ireland last year,…

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