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Matina Peppa: Greece’s manosphere is closely tied to national and Orthodox identity

Memes, sarcastic videos and posts can carry hardline misogyny while keeping the perfect get-out clause: it's only a joke. Misogyny...
Local

Cabinet approves plan to bar under-15s from social media in Cyprus

Cyprus's Cabinet has approved an Action Plan to protect children online, setting a minimum "digital age of majority" of...
World

EU Parliament set to vote on stronger protection for young people online

The European Parliament is preparing to vote on a report calling for stronger safeguards for children and young people...
Local

Social media now Cypriots’ top source for news, survey finds

Social media has become Cypriots' leading source of news, with 73 per cent of citizens now turning to social...
World

Swedish police probe online networks after teenage girl killed in school sword attack

Swedish police are investigating whether an 18-year-old man who attacked students at a Swedish high school with a sword...
Opinion

The decline of reading is a business decision

We are consuming more information than any generation in history and understanding less of it. The OECD's second Survey of...
World

Proposed EU ‘Chat Control’ laws spark fears of mass digital surveillance

The European Parliament has extended temporary rules allowing online platforms to voluntarily scan private communications for child sexual abuse...
World

UK plans default midnight social media curfew for teens aged 16-17

Older teenagers in Britain will have to switch the settings on social media apps to be able to use...
World

European Commission wants 13+ age restriction for social media

Monday’s release of the much-anticipated EU expert report on protecting children online herald’s tighter rules for social media platforms....
Economy

Gambling content floods young Cypriots’ social media feeds

Young people in Cyprus are now almost universally exposed to gambling-related content, with social media serving as a key...
Local

“Justice will decide who is right!” Cypriot lawyer explains why he is taking Meta to court over online free speech

Following on from the recent revelation that a Cypriot lawyer is suing Meta, the legal practitioner has shed more...
Op-eds

When platforms become regulators of democracy

By Petros Papadopoulos* Meta Platforms' decision to suspend advertisements concerning political, electoral, and social issues in the European Union from...
Local

‘See you in court, Mr. Zuckerberg’: Cypriot lawyer sues Meta over free speech

Cypriot lawyer Petros Papadopoulos is suing Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, alleging its ban on political advertising and its content...
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