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The Guardian: Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows. “More than 80% of under-16s in Australia said they were still using social media three months after legislation banning them from it came into force, research shows. Australia is the first country to ban social media for children.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/26/four-in-five-under-16s-in-australia-using-social-media-despite-ban-study-shows-the-guardian/

Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows (The Guardian)

The Guardian: Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows. “More than 80% of under-16s in Australia said they were still using social media three months af…

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Ars Technica 2d ago

FCC may kill $2B program that connects schools and libraries to Internet

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/fcc-may-kill-2b-program-that-connects-schools-and-libraries-to-internet/

#TechPolicy #InternetAccess #Education

FCC may kill $2B program that connects schools and libraries to Internet

Carr cites screen time concerns, is accused of trying to be "the nation’s parent."

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N-gated Hacker News Jun 20

🚫🔒 Oh joy, another riveting deep dive into internet access #errors, because who doesn't love reading about HTTP status codes? Sounds like the Cold War's top secret was actually a 404 page. 🐋😴
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-cold-wars-accidental-whale-observatory/ #internetaccess #HTTPstatuscodes #ColdWar404 #techhumor #webdevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

The Times of Central Asia Jun 19

Turkmenistan’s digital shift is expanding daily services without opening the wider online space https://ow.ly/Zm6t50ZeGvC #DigitalServices #InternetFreedom #Egovernment #MobileBanking #Connectivity #InternetAccess #TechInTurkmenistan

Turkmenistan's Digital Push Ga...

Turkmenistan's Digital Push Gains Ground Despite Tight Internet Controls - The Times Of Central Asia

Turkmenistan remains one of the world's most tightly controlled online environments. Yet its state services portal now advertises more than 500 services, the

The Times Of Central Asia