TikTok, Instagram and other major social media platforms will automatically come under Malaysia’s laws starting Jan. 1, as part of a government push to shield children from online harms and strengthen platform accountability https://t.co/VkQNA63k0A ...

🇭🇰 Hong KongGovernment opens CARF consultation for automatic crypto tax data exchange by 2028, amended CRS implementation by 2029. Secretary Christopher Hui commits to international tax cooperation and cross-border evasion prevention. Public feedback accepted until Feb. 6, 2026, with legislative amendments planned for completion next year.7/8 ...

Governments around the world are closely observing the impact of a social-media ban for under-16s that comes into force today in Australia. https://t.co/oOLMpbidks ...

The French government started a procedure Wednesday to suspend the Chinese e-commerce giant Shein, just hours after it opened its first store in Paris https://t.co/hlL18a47q3 ...

RT Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs)The New York Legislature passed S4505, mandating warning labels on social media platforms for all users, mirroring California's AB 56. This would compel companies to surveil users and deliver government-mandated messages, amounting to compelled speech in violation of the First Amendment.X is deeply concerned that lawmakers in California and now New York —bound by oath to defend the Constitution—are advancing measures like AB 56 and S4505 that erode free speech pr ...

Social Media Restrictions - Social media content is restricted in Afghanistan [1] Government Actions - Government sources confirm the social media restrictions [1]

The US Defense Department is requiring journalists agree to submit anything they publish about it for government approval as a condition of access https://t.co/IwPCmyZJX3 ...

Government Regulation & Media Access - The US Defense Department requires journalists to submit publications for government approval as a condition of access [1] Potential Impact - This policy could potentially impact the freedom of the press and public access to information regarding the US Defense Department [1]

The collective annual revenues of India’s money-based gaming firms were expected to double in the next three years, from $3.8bn currently. Those projections have now been foiled by the country’s government https://t.co/wjJEdlM1pH ...

Regulatory Changes - Indonesia scrapped rules forcing miners to sell coal and minerals at government-determined levels [1] - The rule change was prompted by buyer pushback against the system introduced earlier this year [1]