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Psychologist Candice Odgers argues the debate over teenage smartphone use risks distracting from larger pressures on young people, including the legacy of Covid and the wellbeing of adult caregivers
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 Tech Transparency Project report says Meta has repeatedly recruited influencers and allied groups to promote teen safety tools whenever governments consider age limits or bans on social media
Sixteen- and 17-year-olds are set to be nudged toward a midnight-to-6am social media curfew next spring, but the proposed block can be switched off in account settings
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
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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
Border Security Tightened After Social Media Posts Call has moved into focus in world coverage. Border security tightened after social media posts call for another mass crossing into Spain’s north African
Snap has agreed to a tentative settlement in a lawsuit over claims that social media platforms harm children and young adults, as more defendants exit the case
Social media has become a global political arena, shaping diplomacy, elections, conflict narratives and public trust in ways governments can no longer ignore.
THE TRUMP Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has begun selling Wall Street firms split-second early sight of posts from Truth Social’s most influential accounts — a service critics say allows the US president’s family business to profit from w
Celebrity Influencers Paid Up to £1m to Promote Deodorant on Social Media is now a fuller business update after an initial short report left readers with only the basic outline. Celebrity Influencers Paid Up to £1m to Pr
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.
Howard Webb says FIFA’s handling of Folarin Balogun’s World Cup ban has fuelled suspicion around officiating, as English refereeing prepares for new transparency measures
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
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.
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
Runway is pushing beyond being a model maker and into the infrastructure business, adding a router that can send media tasks to different third-party AI models.
Energy Drinks to Be Banned for Under-16s in England from April is now a fuller health update after an initial short report left readers with only the basic outline. Energy Drinks to Be Banned for Under-16s in England fro
New Victorian laws would give VCAT the power to force social media and AI platforms to identify anonymous users accused of vilification, in a move the premier says will protect children.
Trump Media to Sell Fast Feed of 'market-moving' Posts to Wall Street is now a fuller business update after an initial short report left readers with only the basic outline. Trump Media to Sell Fast Feed of 'market-movin
BBC punditry trio Wayne Rooney, Micah Richards and Joe Hart took to a boat on New York's Hudson River to fulfil a forfeit, after Rooney's errant prediction about Norway at the World Cup.
Andy Burnham has unveiled a plan to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas, putting housing and homelessness back into the centre of UK political debate. The BBC reported that rough sleepers in England would be
Pakistan?s new foreign-media guidelines are drawing criticism from press-freedom groups over clearance rules for reporting beyond major cities.