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Australia on Wednesday became the first country to enforce a nationwide minimum age for social media, ordering platforms including Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to block users under 16 or face fines of up to A$49.5 million (€28 million). The mandate, which took effect at midnight local time (1 p.m. Irish time), could see more than a million accounts shuttered and marks a potential turning point in how governments regulate Big Tech. The rules initially cover 10 major platforms, with the government saying the list will evolve…

Somalia and Turkey move to seal a labor pact — and raise bigger questions about jobs, skills, and dignity In a quiet room in Doha on Friday, Somali Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Yusuf Mohamed sat down with Turkey’s Minister of Labour and Social Security, Prof. Dr. Vedat Işıkhan, to push forward a bilateral labor cooperation agreement. On paper, it is a technical accord: training programs, civil service capacity-building, and a plan to spur job creation. In practice, it is also a test of whether two close partners…

Fearing a new wave of contamination with the new coronavirus, the Senegalese authorities have decided to strengthen controls for wearing masks in public and private places, shops and transport. An instruction from the Minister of the Interior to all regional governors and to the security forces, which has not yet been applied in public transport.…