Social Media

With over 151 million active players every day, Roblox has become one of the most popular online platforms ever.

The ’scrolling girl' campaign from Team Kids and Dairy Farmers aims to highlight the consequences of replacing a childhood with screens.

Attorneys say more internal documents will show companies designed platforms to be addictive, and the teen suing broadens the picture of who’s at risk.

New regulations target addictive algorithms rather than simply naming platforms, but the Free Speech Union says this will only cause confusion.

‘Many children aged under 16 still have their accounts or can create new accounts,’ the eSafety commissioner has found.

Australia led the trend for governments to impose restrictions on minors accessing social media after banning under-16s from having accounts in December.

The investigation adds to pressure on platforms following two high-profile legal challenges against Meta and YouTube.

Jurors agreed with a California woman that the companies were responsible for psychological harms she suffered after becoming addicted to their platforms.

UK Technology Secretary Kendall says six-week pilots will produce the evidence needed for a national policy.

Plaintiffs allege their real images were digitally altered into explicit content.

The plaintiff says algorithms prey on vulnerable youth, while companies say family circumstances and genetics drove the woman’s struggles.

A former therapist testified that multiple factors, not just YouTube and Instagram, contributed to the young woman’s mental health struggles.

Australian users are now unable to access adult websites owned by Canadian-based Aylo after new laws took effect on March 9.

The agencies said hostile actors from Russia were also exploiting the ‘linked devices’ feature in both Signal and WhatsApp.

In the case of a California woman, now 20, allegedly harmed by social media, defense attorneys for Meta and Instagram present two witnesses from her school.

Two former senior leaders said the company prioritized ‘power and growth’ and targeted teens.

In a historic tech trial, an expert said social media addiction has the same effect on the brain as substance disorders.

‘There’s not a dollar of taxpayer funds that’s been expended on this. They are bots, and I am focused on real people and Victorians,’ said Jacinta Allan.

Poland joins several other countries around the world that are planning or considering legislation to limit children’s access to social media.

The young woman known as K.G.M. gives a face to a generational mental health crisis that has accompanied the rise of social media.

With over 151 million active players every day, Roblox has become one of the most popular online platforms ever.

The ’scrolling girl' campaign from Team Kids and Dairy Farmers aims to highlight the consequences of replacing a childhood with screens.

Attorneys say more internal documents will show companies designed platforms to be addictive, and the teen suing broadens the picture of who’s at risk.

New regulations target addictive algorithms rather than simply naming platforms, but the Free Speech Union says this will only cause confusion.

‘Many children aged under 16 still have their accounts or can create new accounts,’ the eSafety commissioner has found.

Australia led the trend for governments to impose restrictions on minors accessing social media after banning under-16s from having accounts in December.

The investigation adds to pressure on platforms following two high-profile legal challenges against Meta and YouTube.

Jurors agreed with a California woman that the companies were responsible for psychological harms she suffered after becoming addicted to their platforms.

UK Technology Secretary Kendall says six-week pilots will produce the evidence needed for a national policy.

Plaintiffs allege their real images were digitally altered into explicit content.

The plaintiff says algorithms prey on vulnerable youth, while companies say family circumstances and genetics drove the woman’s struggles.

A former therapist testified that multiple factors, not just YouTube and Instagram, contributed to the young woman’s mental health struggles.

Australian users are now unable to access adult websites owned by Canadian-based Aylo after new laws took effect on March 9.

The agencies said hostile actors from Russia were also exploiting the ‘linked devices’ feature in both Signal and WhatsApp.

In the case of a California woman, now 20, allegedly harmed by social media, defense attorneys for Meta and Instagram present two witnesses from her school.

Two former senior leaders said the company prioritized ‘power and growth’ and targeted teens.

In a historic tech trial, an expert said social media addiction has the same effect on the brain as substance disorders.

‘There’s not a dollar of taxpayer funds that’s been expended on this. They are bots, and I am focused on real people and Victorians,’ said Jacinta Allan.

Poland joins several other countries around the world that are planning or considering legislation to limit children’s access to social media.

The young woman known as K.G.M. gives a face to a generational mental health crisis that has accompanied the rise of social media.