
US law-makers criticise big tech over child protection safeguards
Bosses of TikTok, Snap, X and Discord said they already had robust systems in place and were investing billions in trust and safety.
The bosses of major social media platforms testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about child protection online - we speak to a bereaved mother who was at the hearing for her take on what the CEOs had to say.
It is three years to the day since Myanmar's military Junta seized power from the democratically-elected government - and it's been three years of conflict and economic turmoil; we get an assessment from Human Rights Watch.
We hear from Sudan's last civilian prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, as he tries to convince the warring parties in his country to agree to a peace deal; Hamdok's involvement - including meeting with the leader of the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti - has been controversial.
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