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At the end of the first day of trial, Mila, a young French woman who was harassed after a controversial video on Islam went viral, says "fear is changing sides". IMAGES
These carefully photoshopped images have caused a stir in online communities, not only because they show shocking and ludicrous scenes, but mostly because they were created by an 89-year-old grandmother who models in, shoots, and edits her own photos. Kimiko Nishimoto, who started her photography work at age 72, has taken the internet by storm with her hilarious selfies and even opened an exhibition of her work at a gallery in Tokyo on last week.
Kyrgyzstan appears to have blocked TikTok after the Central Asian country's security services called to restrict the social media app to "protect children". Kyrgyzstan's digital ministry on April 16 said it had "informed telecommunications operators of the need to limit access to TikTok, based on a decision by the security services". IMAGES
The EU hits Apple, Google parent firm Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US tech giants. Announcing the move, EU Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager says that "DMA (Digital Markets Act) compliance is something that we take really seriously". Since March 7, the world's biggest tech firms have had to comply with the DMA, which aims to curb their behaviour and ensure that they give users more choice. SOUNDBITE
Reddit's Snoo rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Reddit social network debutes the New York Stock Exchange after pricing robustly in an initial public offering that suggested greater investor enthusiasm for new stock issuers. IMAGES