A US federal appeals court has allowed Florida to enforce a law banning children under 14 from using social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, rejecting arguments that the measure violates constitutional free speech protections.In a unanimous ruling on Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based appeals court overturned a lower court order...Read More

The Australian Digital subscription 12 Month Plan costs $338 (min. cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $26 every 4 weeks. This automatically renews after the first 12 months to be charged as $26 (min. cost) every 4 weeks. Renewals occur unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. No cancellations during the first...Read More

In an exclusive conversation with Economic Times Digital on the sidelines of the Trust & Safety India Festival in Delhi, Snigdha Bhardwaj, Director and Global Head of Generative AI, Trust & Safety at Google, discussed how the company is approaching child safety, age verification and AI literacy as younger users increasingly turn to chatbots.Artificial intelligence...Read More

Russell Brand was a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator who boasted about wanting to have sex with 5,000 women, a court has heard.The 51-year-old comedian is accused of having an “insatiable desire” to get what he wanted and treating women as a means to an end.He allegedly ignored one woman’s pleas to stop raping...Read More

Social media is a common part of daily life for many students. TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram are often used to stay connected with friends, share laughs, and pass the time. While Indiana law now limits student cell phone use during school, many students continue using their phones before and after school, in the evenings, and...Read More

Russell Brand speaks to the media as he arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday Oct. 14, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA via AP) LONDON — Russell Brand behaved as a “ruthless” sexual predator when he assaulted six women over the course of a decade, a prosecutor said Wednesday as she opened the rape and sexual...Read More

Brand faces three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault relating to six women from 1999 to 2009 LONDON, United Kingdom – British actor and comedian Russell Brand was a ruthless sexual predator who sexually abused six women despite their protestations, prosecutors said on Wednesday, October 14. Brand,...Read More

Russell Brand was described in a London court Wednesday as a “ruthless” sexual predator by U.K. prosecutors during opening statements of a court case where he is accused of rape and other sex crimes against six women.The 51-year-old actor, comedian and podcast host has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of...Read More

LONDON, Oct 15 — British comedian and actor Russell Brand was described by prosecutors as “ruthless” and a “sexual predator” as they outlined allegations of rape and sexual assault involving six women at a London court yesterday.According to BBC News, the 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent...Read More

Russell Brand allegedly called a women a “spoilsport” before he orally raped her in a London toilet cublice, a jury has heard. The comedian was a “sexual predator” who was “ruthless, calculated and manipulative” when targeting women for sex, a lawyer for the prosecution told a UK jury on Wednesday, London time, at the start...Read More