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Israel Police, State Attorney arrest 19-year-old for indecent acts against minors online

The 19-year-old suspect created fake Snapchat and TikTok profiles on which he claimed to be a 14-year-old named Liron, according to an indictment filed against him.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the court after taking the stand at a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, February 18, 2026.

Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids

An illustration of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a Grok AI application on a smartphone.

Users troll RFK's 'Real Food' website, ask Grok chatbot advice on food options for anal insertion

Adam Edelman of Israel and Menachem Chen of Israel's bobsleigh team react after their run, at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, in Italy, on February 16, 2026..

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Pakistan sentences journalists, YouTubers in absentia, but enforcement remains uncertain

Legal experts say extradition hurdles and due-process concerns make enforcing the verdict against journalists living in the US and Europe highly unlikely.

Pakistan Sentences Journalists and YouTubers in Absentia, but Enforcement Remains Uncertain

Malaysia blocks Grok after xAI fails to stop non-consensual sexual images

On Saturday, Indonesia became the first country to temporarily deny access to the bot.

An illustration of Elon Musk and the Grok logo.

X replaces Iranian regime flag emoticon with pre-Islamic revolution lion and sun flag

Nikita Bier, Head of Product at X, responded to a user’s request to update the emoticon on Friday, with “Give me a few hours” before the update went into effect early on Saturday.

Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran wave Iran's flags as they take part in a demonstration in support of the Iranian people's uprising for democracy and freedom in Brussels on January 9, 2026

Trans screenwriter Our Lady J condemns anti-Zionism in LGBTQ spaces: ‘Zionism is not a dirty word’

“Until the LGBTQ community distances itself from antisemitism, including antizionism, our allies will continue to fall away, and we will remain defenseless,” wrote actress and producer Our Lady J.

Our Lady J at The Elizabeth Taylor Night of Compassion held at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Sept. 18, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Ten convicted for online harassment of France's first lady Brigitte Macron

Brigitte and her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, have faced repeated false claims in recent years, with some saying she was born under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux.

Brigitte Macron arrives to the annual Bastille Day military parade during the Bastille day celebrations in Paris, France, July 14, 2025.

Elon Musk's Grok AI faces scrutiny over sexualized images of women and minors

A Reuters review of content on X found more than 20 cases in which women - and some men - had images digitally stripped of clothing using xAI's flagship chatbot, Grok.

An illustration of Elon Musk and the Grok logo.

Editor's Notes: Iranian people use VPNs to fight the regime with internet connectivity

Iran’s latest wave of unrest began with the kind of trigger that regimes fear because it spreads through every class: money.

 A screenshot of a pre-recorded message by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from a hidden location.

France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports

France is set to bar under-15s from social media and extend mobile phone bans to high schools from 2026, as President Emmanuel Macron pushes tougher rules to curb online harms to minors.

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 19, 2025.

Facebook lagging on removing posts celebrating Bondi Beach massacre, CST claims

The social media site was also accused of allowing content praising the Islamic State terror group to remain online. 

Naveed Akram, one of the suspects in the Bondi Beach terrorist shooting, conducting firearms training at a location suspected to be in New South Wales, Australia, in this still image taken from a court document released December 22, 2025

Who’s who in the group? WhatsApp allows adding personal tags next to names

The new feature, now available to iPhone users and on its way to all users, allows adding a text label next to names in groups.

The new feature allows each group participant to add a short “tag”.