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Australia last month became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by ‌many parents and child advocates

Why countries are pushing social media bans despite their flaws

August 29, 2026 9:17 am

Critics argue that age-based restrictions leave untouched the underlying design of social media platforms.

Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature

August 26, 2026 8:52 am

Mosseri said it was important that any information Instagram had about children's safety that became public be high-quality, and backed by experts.

‘Setting a clear boundary’: French MPs vote to ban social media for those under 15

Meta took down 7,56,000 Australian teen accounts as social media ban enforcement looms

August 13, 2026 9:53 am

The company said it had deactivated 462,000 suspect Instagram accounts and 294,000 suspect ⁠Facebook accounts from just before the Australian social media ban went live in December.

EU regulators want Meta to disable autoplay and infinite scroll by default and introduce more effective screen-time protections. (Image: Reuters)

Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee tells jury

July 28, 2026 9:35 am

Nearly every state in the US has filed claims against Meta over its platforms' ⁠alleged impact on children.

The new AI tool has sparked privacy concerns because it can incorporate photos from public Instagram accounts into AI-generated images.(Reuters Photo)

Meta faces Tennessee trial over allegations Instagram was designed to be addictive

July 21, 2026 9:02 am

The trial, which is slated to last for seven weeks, is scheduled to overlap with at least two other trials against the company.

The government has raised concerns over the misuse of the platform’s AI tool, Grok.

X back online after brief downtime, marking second outage in less than 24 hours

June 17, 2026 9:21 am

The Elon Musk-owned platform has now returned to normal within 30-40 minutes of the outage.

Starmer called the social media ban a “big moment for the country”.

UK PM Starmer draws the line: social media banned for children under 16

June 15, 2026 3:51 pm

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a ban on social media apps and AI chatbots for children under 16, early next year.

What is Forum, Meta’s new Facebook Groups app quietly launched in the US?

May 25, 2026 9:48 am

The launch of Forum comes as Meta ramps up efforts to roll out more stand-alone social apps in the near future, a push that may be fueled by AI-driven efficiencies.

YouTube, Snap and TikTok settle school district's social media addiction claims

May 19, 2026 8:58 am

More than 3,300 lawsuits involving addiction claims are pending in California state court against the social media companies.

Bluesky introduces Attie, a new app that lets users vibe-code their own social feed

March 31, 2026 8:56 am

Bluesky’s new agentic AI social app ‘Attie’ arrives at a pivotal moment for social media, as artificial intelligence is set to fundamentally reshape what we understand the medium to be.