Author: gleb
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YouTube Expands the Scope of Legal Disclosure Obligations
With effect from 11 December 2025, YouTube updated its Privacy Policy (Line 425). The updated policy now clarifies that, in addition to court orders and government requests, certain statutes also compel Google to share user data with regulators, accredited researchers, and authorised out‑of‑court dispute bodies. Added: Certain laws require us to share information with regulators…
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Twitch Relativised Minimum-Age Requirement for Accessing Their Services
Effective on 09 December 2025, Twitch updated their terms of service to revise their age policy. Instead of a universal “at least 13 years old” rule, the platform now requires users to meet the minimum age mandated by their local jurisdiction. This change was made as a clear response to Australia’s social‑media ban for children under 16 years old…
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Facebook Has Streamlined its Community Guidelines Regarding the Inauthentic Behaviour
On 12 December 2025, Facebook updated its policy on inauthentic behaviour. Rather than using explicit language to prohibit specific cases, particularly those related to politics and elections, the policy now adopts a more content-agnostic framing. Subcategories of prohibited actions (e.g. distribution, audience building, foreign inauthentic behaviour, and engagement) have been removed and consolidated under a…