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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…
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.
TikTok Faces UK Probe as Ofcom Questions Age Verification Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into TikTok amid concerns that the platform may not be protecting children from harmful material often associated with…
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…
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…
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…
A long-anticipated legal showdown over social media's effect on teenagers finally reached a jury this week, with Tennessee's lawyers opening with a pointed accusation: Meta knew the harm its own platforms caused and…
Trump Media reported a $238 million second-quarter loss and said it will pull back from several side ventures to refocus on its social media business.
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…
France will ban social media for under-15s from September 1, following the UK and Australia’s moves toward blanket
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…
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
Meta's proposed $17.1 billion multistate settlement would impose teen time limits, overnight blocks, stronger age checks and independent oversight.
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…
Its new law, which would be the first of its kind enacted by a European country, would ban access to some accounts for anyone under
The Lahore High Court granted interim protective bail to Noreen Niazi, sister of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, in a case registered by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency.
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…
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority informed the Islamabad High Court that it cannot impose mandatory age verification for minors on social media platforms
Kenjiro Tsuda, the voice of 'Jujutsu Kaisen', fights TikTok over AI voice cloning. The landmark case seeks to protect vocal identity rights in Japan
NASA Invites Media to Roman Space Telescope and Crew-13 Launches NASA has opened media accreditation for two upcoming human spaceflight and science missions: the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and SpaceX Crew-13. The…
A year after Congress ended federal support for public media, South Dakota’s network is still operating — but the loss has reshaped how it serves viewers and listeners.