The Digital Watchtower
Alerting you to threats and troubling trends across the cyberspace. Particularly in gaming, AI, technology, etc.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 52 | Founded | 9 months ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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News Round-Up: EU finds Meta design breaches digital rules, Big Tech targeted by potential fines, Telegram found hosting sexual predator and steroid selling group chats, Roblox conviction (12-07-2026)
Commission preliminarily finds the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act
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An EU Commission study into social media’s addictive design finds Meta in breach of EU rules.
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The Commission’s i...
Your Government Cannot Protect Your Child Online. Here’s Why.
On 19 March 2026, Ofcom fined 4chan £520,000 for failing to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act. The breakdown: £450,000 for not implementing age verification to prevent children from accessing pornography, £50,000 for not assessing the...
News Round-Up: EU expected to announce social media ban, Ireland assumes EU Council presidency, Roblox found to host harmful ads, US House passes KIDS Act, Meta lawsuit update (05-07-2026)
EU could announce social media ban for kids in September
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European Commission President von der Leyen expected to announce EU-wide social media ban for children in September’s State of the Union address.
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Several EU countries have...
News Round-Up: Australia social media teen ban updates, US lawmaker introduces AI-alert bill, Discord and Roblox named in Arkansas lawsuit and in grooming case (28-06-2026)
Australia to double fines on Big Tech as children bypass social media ban
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Australia says to double fines on social media companies that fail to keep children off their platforms.
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New legislation would raise the maximum penalty f...
News Round-Up: Meta lobbies for immunity from lawsuits, Norway imposes school AI-use ban, Ireland u-16 social media ban expected, EU survey on social media harms, Anti-AI bill in Missouri (21-06-2026)
Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits
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Meta Platforms has lobbied the U.S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to it’s social media products such as Instagram.
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Meta have already lost t...
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