https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-law-puts-online-platforms-at-risk-of-fines-and-sanctions
Major online platforms risk fines and sanctions if they violate the new European law on digital services that came into force end of August and which, inter alia, makes online platforms legally responsible for the content posted on them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-queer-wave-2023-4th-year-for-the-cyprus-lgbtq-film-festival
For the fourth year, the LGBTQ+ Cyprus Film Festival "Queer Wave 2023" will occur in Nicosia from September 8 to 17....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/viral-tiktok-call-sparks-chaotic-scene-on-london-s-iconic-street
A call to loot a sports shop on London's Oxford Street, which went viral via Snapchat and TikTok, led to hundreds of people gathering in front of JD Sports who responded to the call to "rob JD Sports"....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airport-staff-s-compassion-for-dogs-goes-viral
A video of dogs in crates being carefully unloaded from a Virgin Australia plane has gone viral on TikTok....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shanghai-students-do-it-greek-style
In the age of digital society and social media, a viral TikTok video has the power to transform lives and introduce an unexpected culture to the world. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-groping-not-a-crime-if-done-in-less-than-10-seconds
A judge in Italy has ruled that groping is not a crime if it lasts less than 10 seconds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paris-erupts-as-protests-over-police-shooting-escalate
A police officer who fatally shot a 17-year-old boy in a Paris suburb is now being investigated for murder....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-continues-for-beloved-dog-wilson
With his powerful snout and his pointy ears, Wilson became a national hero in Colombia when he helped the military find four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and were lost in the Amazon jungle for 40 days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tiktok-prankster-stages-own-funeral-to-reveal-true-sentiments-of-loved-ones
A Belgian TikToker faked his own death to find out who cared and then turned up to his own funeral....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/as-greek-elections-loom-parties-vie-for-votes-of-‘lost-generation
Politicians vying for votes in Greece’s election on Sunday have turned to YouTube and TikTok to win over a younger generation who have long felt that years of crises have cost them their youth...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-woman-arrested-after-tiktok-video
A local TikToker in Paphos is being accused of spreading fake news following the publication of video content on social media about police officers and city officials...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/prepare-to-be-challenged-at-the-paradox-museum-in-limassol
The Paradox Museum is about to make its mark on the entertainment and education scene in Cyprus. With previous successes in Oslo, Stockholm, and Miami, the museum is bringing its unique blend of education and entertainment to Limassol Marina's Tracasol Cultural Centre on March 28, 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bbc-staff-urged-to-delete-tiktok-app
The BBC said Monday that it had told staff to delete the Chinese-owned video app TikTok unless it was needed for business reasons, with Western institutions increasingly taking a harder stance over data collection fears....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-tiktok-banned-on-government-issued-phones
The European Union's executive branch said Thursday that it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video-sharing app.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/why-do-norwegian-babies-nap-outside-in-freezing-temperatures
An Australian man living in Norway has clocked more than 14 million views on a clip that shows about a dozen babies sleeping outside in their strollers in freezing temperatures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/companies-laying-off-employees-to-hire-new-ones-at-lower-salaries
Keri and other recruiters say that candidate offers are now much lower and look more like those from 2019 — before the pandemic kicked off the Great Resignation, before Big Tech went on a hiring spree, and before anyone had heard of "quiet quitting."...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/we-want-to-be-different-us-teens-throw-away-their-smartphones
How long do you spend each day staring at your phone's screen? If one actually calculates the answer, the result can surprise them because the number of hours will probably be higher than they anticipated....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-reminiscent-of-venice-over-the-weekend-video
The weekend scene in various parts of Cyprus, particularly in the provinces of Larnaca and Famagusta, was reminiscent of Venice....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/social-media-campaigning-is-dominating-this-year-s-electoral-race
If this election differs from previous ones in any way, it is because the lion's share of the advertising pie has shifted to digital media, particularly social media, with Facebook and Instagram dominating in terms of the amount of advertising content given to them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tiktok-to-be-outlawed-on-us-government-owned-devices
The US Senate late on Wednesday passed by voice vote a bill to bar federal employees from using the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on government-owned devices....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/zuckerberg-says-sorry-as-meta-lays-off-1-000-employees
Facebook parent company Meta on Wednesday said it is laying off 11,000 employees, marking the most significant job cuts in the tech giant’s history....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/iran-protests-continue-for-10th-night-at-least-41-dead
Iranians have taken to the streets for a 10th consecutive night to protest against the death of Mahsa Amini in defiance of a warning from the judiciary....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/after-the-great-resignation-comes-the-silent-resignation
After the Great Resignation, a new trend is emerging in the workplace. They call it "silent resignation" and it's already a big trend on TikTok, with millions of views among younger professionals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/african-in-cyprus-tired-of-other-blacks-acting-out
A man from Africa, who was interviewed by reporters in Paphos following a house fire incident in Emba, spoke of a 'black mentality' as one of the reasons why sometimes locals were apprehensive about asylum seekers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-end-of-an-era-as-revlon-files-for-bankruptcy
The US cosmetics group Revlon has filed for bankruptcy protection after battling supply chain problems and failing to compete with celebrity-backed and social media-savvy upstarts....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/marcos-myths-lift-dictator-s-son-to-power-in-philippines
A video posted in 2020 on YouTube claims the French astrologer Nostradamus predicted the outcome of this week’s presidential election in the Philippines....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/apple-stops-selling-products-in-russia
Apple Inc. announced that it has stopped selling its products in Russia, in response to the invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/1-chanel-s-controversial-$825-advent-calendar
A TikTok showing the contents of Chanel’s $825 advent calendar has gone viral after users chastised the company for what they say are paltry products included in the pricey holiday item....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-greek-cheese-among-europe-s-best-–-no-not-that-one
Everybody loves cheese. And everybody loves Greece. But did you know that the country curdles, cultures and ages a whole array of fine cheeses – some that are excellent to cook with, and others that do great on a platter?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/increased-risk-of-depression-due-to-the-use-of-social-media-according-to-research
The use of social media is associated with an increased risk of depression, according to a new American scientific study. ...
