Episode 4: Social Media Bans, Sovereign AI & China's AI Token Economy: What's Next for Telecoms?

What do social media bans, sovereign AI, and China's AI token economy have in common? They could all reshape the future of telecoms—and that's exactly what Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt discuss in this week's Intelligence & Noise. They unpack the UK's proposed social media ban for under-16s, the growing role of age-verification APIs, Europe's push for sovereign AI, and why China's emerging AI token economy could redefine telecom business models.

00:00 Introduction & connectivity at major events

05:20 UK social media ban for under-16s

10:00 Device ownership & social media usage trends

12:50 Age verification APIs and Open Gateway opportunities

16:00 AI regulation, liability & platform responsibility

17:30 Orange, VivaTech & Europe's sovereign AI ambitions

24:30 What does digital sovereignty really mean?

30:50 China's AI token economy explained

38:50 DTW Ignite, MWC Shanghai & closing thoughts

Hosted by Peter Jarich and Tim Hatt, every week we cover what's moving in mobile, connectivity, and emerging tech and why it matters.