EU leaders eye social media ban for children under age 13
2026-07-14T08:51:56Z•57c775a44b33e57be06f1bcfc5a3f8e0d7f2aef6248d04fd8ecbaa097dd9fdef
1VPNSCSAM scanningCenter 16Chat Control 2.0EU policyKsenia SobchakPoland grid attackRussia FSBTelegram breachUK-EU cyber sanctionsUS Treasury sanctionscritical infrastructuredata leakenergy sectormalware cryptorsprivacyransomware supportsocial media age limitssurveillancewater treatment
What happened
A set of EU and international cyber and policy developments: EU leaders are moving toward restricting children under 13 from social media and the European Parliament passed "Chat Control 2.0," authorizing large tech firms to scan user messages for CSAM. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned First VPN Service (1VPNS) and its Ukrainian administrator for enabling ransomware groups and sanctioned a Belarusian individual for malware cryptors. Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak reported hackers accessed her Telegram channels after an email breach and disputed authenticity of leaked screenshots. The UK and EU,
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