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MOGADISHU, Somalia - A high-profile ceremony in Mogadishu on Monday, March 30, brought the first season of the “Daaci 2026” program to a close, spotlighting a new generation of Somali creators whose online work promoted uplifting social and religious messages during Ramadan. The campaign was spearheaded by Nasiye, a startup created by young entrepreneurs and known for its IPTV services, with backing from telecom heavyweights Hormuud Telecom and WAAfi. Its central mission was to reshape Somali digital spaces by steering…

Egypt’s campaign against online creators exposes a new front in the fight over free expression In the last weeks Egyptian authorities have detained and charged dozens of people who make videos, run social accounts or otherwise produce content for the internet, according to Human Rights Watch. The accusations are striking not for their specificity but for their vagueness — a range of crimes from “public morals” violations to “undermining family values” — and for whom they appear to be aimed at: a generation that came of age…

Recent revelations from confidential TikTok documents, unveiled in a U.S. court filing accessed by RTÉ, highlight serious concerns among senior personnel regarding the app's detrimental impact on its young users due to compulsive use. The documents also shed light on the alarming volume of content breaching TikTok’s own guidelines that remains unchecked. Among the statistics presented in the court filings, a staggering 35.71% of material categorized as 'Normalisation of Pedophilia' was found unmoderated. Additionally,…