Malaysia grants WeChat, TikTok licenses to operate under new law
KUALA LUMPUR(RAHNUMA): Malaysia’s communications regulator said it granted Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s TikTok licenses to operate in the country under a new social media law, but that some other platforms had not applied. The law, aimed at tackling rising cybercrime, requires social media platforms and messaging services with more than 8 million users in Malaysia […]
California enacts new law to reduce homework burden
Sacramento, Jan 1 (IANS) The US state of California enacted a new law on Wednesday, aimed at reducing students’ homework burden statewide. The Healthy Homework Act, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2024, took effect on the first day of 2025. Its primary goal is to promote evidence-based homework practices to support […]