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Will Australia’s under-16 social media ban influence other countries? What is India thinking?

Australia has officially barred all under-16s from social media. With major platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit, among others, now legally required to block young users, countries across Europe, Asia and the US are reassessing their own policies. Experts in India say the real solution may lie in education, awareness and behavioural reform

Is social media damaging your child’s ability to focus?

A new long-term research, tracking over 8,300 children in the US, has found a clear link between social media use and the rise in inattention symptoms between ages 10 and 14. While TV viewing and video games did not affect concentration, apps like Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat were associated with declining focus

A world first: Australia’s under-16 social media ban alarms global platforms

Australia’s imminent ban on under-16s using social media has intensified global scrutiny of major tech platforms already facing mounting legal and public pressure.

What was Project Mercury that Meta quietly shut down after it exposed social media harm?

Newly unsealed court filings reveal that Meta quietly ended Project Mercury, an internal study showing that users who took a break from Facebook felt less anxious and socially pressured. The disclosures — part of a sweeping US lawsuit targeting multiple social platforms — raises questions over whether tech giants withheld evidence of potential mental-health risks to young users

Meta to remove Australians under-16 from Facebook, Instagram on December 4

Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.

Meta, TikTok, Snap to deactivate under-16 accounts in Australia from December 10 in compliance with new law

Meta, TikTok and Snap said they will comply with Australia’s new law banning users under 16, beginning to deactivate affected accounts from December 10 despite opposing the measure.

French MPs call for social media ban for under-15s, digital curfew for teenagers

Children under 15 in France should be banned from social media and those aged 15-18 should face a nighttime 'digital curfew', a parliamentary committee has proposed.

Conned on Instagram, Facebook? Meta says platforms facing ‘epidemic of scams’

In Meta's own words, its platforms are affected by an 'epidemic of spams'. Despite such acknowledgement, scam enforcement does not appear to be a priority for Meta.

Will Meta be forced to give up Instagram and WhatsApp?

Meta is on trial in a historic antitrust case that could force it to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. The US Federal Trade Commission alleges these acquisitions crushed competition and cemented Meta’s dominance in social media. With CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying and billions in revenue at stake, this case could redefine how Big Tech operates in the US and beyond

Lingerie for aide, 'come to bed' request: The shocking claims against ex-Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg

Former Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is facing backlash over sexual harassment allegations. In a new book, former Facebook employee Sarah Wynn-Williams has made serious accusations against Sandberg. She claimed the executive instructed her to buy lingerie for both of them and recounted being asked to share ‘the only bed on the plane’