Insured property surveillance…

https://www.reinsurancene.ws/insurers-in-the-us-to-benefit-from-near-space-labs-enhanced-aerial-imagery/

Insurers in the US to benefit from Near Space Labs’ enhanced aerial imagery

Near Space Labs, an aerial imagery provider for insurance applications among others, has announced the deployment of stratospheric robots across the United States, which will contribute to delivering improved aerial imagery throughout the country.

With enhanced 7cm resolution capabilities that match or exceed conventional aerial survey quality, this achievement marks the establishment of the first network of stratospheric robots in the continental US, delivering ultra-high-resolution aerial imagery across the country, the firm stated.

Do they understand how this happened? Is TikTok that powerful?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/27/romanian-regulator-tiktok-suspended-cyber-interference-election-georgescu

Romania regulator calls for TikTok suspension amid vote interference fears

Far-right, pro-Moscow candidate Călin Georgescu came from 5% in polls to win presidential election’s first round

Romania’s telecoms regulator is asking for TikTok to be suspended as the country’s defence council prepares to discuss cyber risks to its elections, after a little-known ultranationalist came from nowhere  to win the first round of the presidential vote.

The country’s constitutional court will also examine two allegations of electoral fraud after Călin Georgescu, a Moscow-friendly, EU-sceptic and anti-Nato independent, topped the ballot in a result that upended Romanian politics.

Georgescu was polling at barely 5% days before Sunday’s vote but surged to a shock victory with a campaign heavily based on viral TikTok videos that were reportedly boosted by bot-like activity, raising fears of possible external interference.

Why?

https://apnews.com/article/australia-social-media-children-ban-safeguarding-harm-accounts-d0cde2603bdbc7167801da1d00ecd056

A social media ban for under-16s passes the Australian Senate and will soon be a world-first law

A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law.

The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts.

… The platforms will have one year to work out how they could implement the ban before penalties are enforced.

The amendments bolster privacy protections. Platforms would not be allowed to compel users to provide government-issued identity documents including passports or driver’s licenses, nor could they demand digital identification through a government system.