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US Shoots Down Iranian Drone; Spain Considers Social Media Ban for Minors
An Iranian drone was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, according to a U.S. military spokesman, while in Europe, Spain announced plans to ban social media for children under the age of 16.
The U.S. Central Command reported that an F-35C stealth fighter jet, operating from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, shot down the drone as it "aggressively approached" the warship. Capt Tim Hawkins, a U.S. Central Command spokesman, stated the action was taken "in self-defence" to protect the aircraft carrier and its personnel. The incident occurred approximately 500 miles from the Iranian coast. No U.S. equipment was damaged, and no service members were harmed.
Meanwhile, in Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced plans to ban social media for those under 16. Sánchez, speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday, said the changes would protect children from the "digital Wild West." The proposed ban, which requires parliamentary approval, is part of a broader effort to hold company executives responsible for "illegal or harmful content" on their platforms. Australia implemented a similar ban last year, and France, Denmark, and Austria have also announced similar measures.
In other news, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) removed thousands of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation from its website after victims' identities were compromised. Lawyers for Epstein's victims said flawed redactions in the files released on Friday had "turned upside down" the lives of nearly 100 survivors. Email addresses and nude photos in which the names and faces of potential victims could be identified were included in the release. Survivors issued a statement calling the disclosure "outrageous" and said they should not be "named, scrutinized and retraumatized in this way."
Separately, Iran is reportedly losing an estimated $1.56 million every hour due to state-imposed internet blackouts, according to an internet privacy analyst. Simon, an internet privacy analyst, stated that "The current blackout is costing Iran an estimated 37.4 million per day, or 1.56 million every hour,". The disruptions originated amid spiraling protests through January with losses he claimed were continuing even after partial connectivity was restored.
Finally, negotiations between Harvard University and the White House experienced turbulence after President Trump criticized the Ivy League school in social media posts. According to The New York Times, Mr. Trump privately told negotiators he was willing to drop his demand for a 200 million payment from Harvard to the government if that would secure an agreement to end his pressure campaign against the university, which he views as hostile to conservatives and his presidency. After a report from The New York Times about the change of heart, Mr. Trumps Truth Social posts at 11:20 p.m. on Monday and again on Tuesday at 12:11 a.m. and 7:56 a.m. made clear he had lost interest, at least for now, in such a compromise.
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