Maybe we’ll protect the kids. Maybe.

https://thenextweb.com/news/new-zealand-under-16-social-media-ban-enforcement-gap

New Zealand joins the global push to keep under-16s off social media

New Zealand will introduce a bill requiring platforms to verify users are over 16, though two of three coalition partners oppose it and no vote will happen before November’s election. France’s under-15 ban takes effect on 1 September with its age verification mandate stripped out.

New Zealand will introduce a bill on Monday requiring social media platforms to check that users are over 16. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says penalties for non-compliance could reach 10% of a platform’s global revenue.

Logistics as a ‘minor’ target?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/23/russia-targets-weapons-factories-in-new-campaign/

Russia sabotages weapons factories across Europe

… Russia’s attacks on weapons factories in the West are carefully orchestrated to fall just short of triggering Nato’s mutual defence clause

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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/suspected-sabotage-attack-fails-disrupt-milrem-deliveries-ukraine-2026-08-19/

Suspected sabotage attack fails to disrupt Milrem deliveries to Ukraine

… The case is the latest in a series of suspected Russian hybrid operations targeting infrastructure, logistics networks and military-related businesses across Europe linked to support for Ukraine.

Russia has repeatedly denied Western allegations of sabotage and other hybrid activities in Europe.