Australia’s online safety watchdog has taken legal action against Telegram for what the watchdog says is a failure to remove extremist content. The platform allegedly failed to take down videos of mass shootings and Islamic State beheadings. The United Arab Emirates-based app could face a fine of up to 54.6 million Australian dollars, or $38 million, if convicted. Telegram denies the claims and plans to contest them in court. The case tests Australia's 2021 law requiring tech platforms to keep illegal material off their networks. The watchdog says Telegram remained noncompliant despite being alerted. Telegram claims it has blocked over 150,000 “terrorist-related communities” this year.
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LONDON (AP) — The British government announced plans Wednesday to introduce a six-hour social media curfew from midnight for 16- and 17-year-o…
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A German investigation into an online predator network that thrived on the messaging app Telegram for years has led to the convictions of four alleged members of the group's inner circle. The network was made up of mainly Chinese men targeting mostly Chinese women in Germany. They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the group's true purpose was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug their victims. The investigation is being closely watched in China. The fourth defendant was convicted Wednesday in Berlin.
People walk in the court on the day of the trial against an online predator network of men accused of using chat groups to share tips on how to drug and rape women, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
A man walks in the court on the day of the trial against an online predator network of men accused of using chat groups to share tips on how to drug and rape women, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Google executive told an inquiry on Tuesday that a YouTube video that falsely claimed a wounded survivor of an a…