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Britain’s proposed social media curfew for older teenagers is drawing immediate scepticism from the very age group it is meant to affect. In comments gathered by The Guardian Technology, 16- and 17-year-olds questioned…
France will ban social media for under-15s from September 1, following the UK and Australia’s moves toward blanket
Snap has become the latest major technology company to move out of a lawsuit accusing social media platforms of harming children and young adults, according to TechCrunch. The company has reached a tentative settlement…
Candice Odgers, a psychologist who has spent 25 years studying adolescent mental health, is pushing back against the idea that banning social media for teenagers is the main answer to online harm. In an interview…
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates used coordinated social media messages on Tuesday to project solidarity after months of reported friction between the two Gulf states. Saudi Minister of…
Japan says the abduction issue will remain central to any possible summit with North Korea, stressing the return of victims and international coordination.
BRUSSELS — The European Union is moving toward age-based limits on children’s use of social media, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen saying access should be “phased and gradual” rather than…
Trump Media and Technology Group is moving into data licensing with a paid feed that will give banks and trading firms faster access to posts from influential Truth Social accounts, including US President Donald…
Social media has become a global political arena, shaping diplomacy, elections, conflict narratives and public trust in ways governments can no longer ignore.
Vietnam has drafted new rules that would let children under 16 keep social media accounts while stripping away their ability to post, comment or react to content, an approach officials are billing as more measured than…
Meta has been using influencers and allied organizations to make its case for teen safety tools at the same time governments move toward age limits and bans on social media use by children. Reporting from The Guardian…
France’s parliament moved on Tuesday toward approving a sweeping ban on social media access for children under 15, a step that would make the country the first in Europe to impose such a digital age limit on platforms…
A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark case over addictive platform design, a verdict that may influence thousands of similar claims.
Trump Media and Technology Group has come under scrutiny after launching a paid data product that gives Wall Street clients split-second early access to posts from some of Truth Social’s most influential accounts…
The prime minister called successive governments' failure to fix social care a major dereliction of public duty, and said existing budgets must be squeezed before tax rises are considered.
As Japan relies more on foreign labor to offset its aging population, a proposed mosque in Fujisawa has become a flashpoint for shifting attitudes toward immigration and the country's national identity
France has cleared a path for a landmark social media ban for users under 15. The legislation mandates strict age verification for all accounts, marking a shift in European digital policy
Updated WHO guidance says action on cardiovascular health, activity, hearing and social connection could prevent or delay a substantial share of dementia risk.
The prime minister has invited Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders to cross-party talks, as the head of an independent review told the BBC the care system is fairly bust.
The National Disaster Management Authority has issued a flood alert for several parts of Pakistan, warning that heavy rain over the next two days could raise river levels, trigger flash flooding and create urban…
Australia wellbeing poverty has climbed to new highs, according to analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data that shows a sharp rise in people reporting very low life satisfaction over the past decade. New…
As ministers pledge to overhaul adult social care in England, families paying for care at home describe months-long waits for council decisions and mounting costs.
From underground networks to emerging AI start-ups, Japan is testing whether its greatest issue can be an
India's prime minister moved quickly to address a brewing political crisis over the country's exam system this week, announcing a formal reform task force just a day after his own education minister stepped down. H2…