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Australia's internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta's Instagram, Facebook and Threads began locking out hundreds of thousands of accounts ahead of a deadline next week reut.rs/4pMwKvQ


Chinese manufacturer Hikvision said its US arm has filed a legal challenge to a new Federal Communications Commission rule that allows Washington to tighten rules on telecoms gear made by Chinese companies deemed security risks. Read more: reut.rs/3MiBTxm


Wikipedia is working with Big Tech on deals similar to its arrangement with Google, the online encyclopedia's co-founder, Jimmy Wales said, in a bid to help the firm monetize AI companies' heavy reliance on its content. More here: reut.rs/48til0I


India is willing to amend an order requiring smartphone makers to pre-install a state-run cybersecurity app, the telecoms minister said, signaling a softening government stance following a backlash over surveillance fears. More here: reut.rs/48g3Oqh


India's main opposition party said that a government plan to preload a state-run app on smartphones violates the privacy of users and the government needed to explain itself, escalating tensions on a matter that has sparked surveillance fears. More here: reut.rs/4piSkIG


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