News about Social sphere

More than a million Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube accounts belonging to Australians under the age of 16 have been deactivated since the national ban came into effect. The figure was markedly higher than the authorities had expected. The social networks face fines of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars ($32 million) for violating the law.

Moldova is canceling the 1990 Soviet norm that regulated the translation of clocks on the territory of the former Moldavian SSR and officially introduces UTC+2 time on a permanent basis, Logos Press reports.

Moldova Fruct Association responded to the call for help from the Ukrainian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova. As part of the global campaign “Heat for Ukraine”, the organization provided seven electric generators as a gift to the population of the neighboring country left without stable access to electricity, Logos Press reported.

F6 reported a new technique for attacking devices connected to the home network. According to experts, the entry point is often smart vacuum cleaners – their compromise remains invisible to the owner and has no effect on the device’s operation. As a rule, everything starts with hacking into a Wi-Fi router – either by choosing a password or exploiting vulnerabilities, Logos Press reports.

The Ministry of Education and Research has finalized the public procurement procedure for services to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying in schools and high schools, Logos Press reported.

The Republic of Moldova lost 28,656 inhabitants in one year. The population with permanent residence decreased from 2,415,549 on January 1, 2024 to 2,386,893 on January 1, 2025, or by 1.2%, Logos Press reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Defense Department to release government documents on extraterrestrial life and UFOs, Logos Press reported.

In Moldova, many child sexual abuse cases take an extremely long time to be heard because of the “sophisticated techniques” of suspects and their lawyers, Logos Press reported.

Athletes who represented Moldova at the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Italy are entitled to a monthly stipend, Logos Press reports.

Against the backdrop of the ongoing international AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called for a radical new format for global regulation of artificial intelligence – modeled after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reports Logos Press.

In January this year, 194.4 million cubic meters of gas were supplied to Moldovan consumers – about 50 million cubic meters more than in December 2025 and the same amount more than in January last year, Logos Press reported.

Meta CEO and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared in court this week in the case of a 20-year-old California resident known by the initials KGM, according to Logos Press.

The personal social insurance accounts of former employees of dormant companies will be updated with data on the contributions they paid to the state budget. They will be entered on the basis of tax documents and declarations related to this period, Logos Press reports.

The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM) insists on the need to ratify the International Labor Organization’s Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, as well as to accelerate the implementation of mechanisms for their protection, Logos Press reports.

The Moldovan government has approved a draft law on the entry and stay of foreign citizens in Moldova, Logos Press reported.

Many factors affect worker productivity, among which one of the non-obvious and rarely considered is skipping lunch,” Logos Press reported.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the rules for issuing travel vouchers. Starting from January 1, Moldovan employers will be able to pay for their employees’ vacations inside the country, Logos Press reported.

The National Program “Public Day Care Services – Working Parents, Children in Day Care” plans to create about 5,000 new kindergarten places in 2026-2027, Logos Press reported.

Due to snowfall and blizzard in Moldova, truck traffic was temporarily suspended on some sections of the R34, M3 and R34.3 highways. Due to the bad weather, more than 1,200 consumers were left without light, mostly in the south of the country, Logos Press reported.

While many of the richest people in the U.S. are focused on multiplying their capital, some are actively sharing their wealth with the public, Logos Press reported.