Tag: Social Media

The FTC says Americans lost at least $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025

Americans lost at least $2.1 billion in 2025 to scams that originated on social media, according to...

Canadian premier wants to ban social media and AI chatbots for kids in Manitoba

Manitoba could be the first province in Canada to establish a social media ban for kids, but...

Turkey wants to ban social media for kids under 15

The Turkish parliament has voted through a bill that would ban all children under the age of...

Majority of Australian kids are still on banned social media platforms, study finds

Many countries are pursuing social media bans for anyone under 16, but a recent poll is putting...

Estonia is the rare EU country opposing child social media bans

As child social media bans spread across Europe and beyond, Estonia isn't having it. On Friday, the...

Greece will ban all kids under 15 from using social media

Greece will ban children under the age 15 from using social media starting next year. Prime Minister...

Ireland is testing out a digital wallet that conducts age verification for social media users

Before it's publicly available later this year, the Irish government is trialing its Government Digital Wallet, which...

Flipboard’s ‘social websites’ are a new spin on decentralized social media

Flipboard has been one of the biggest boosters of decentralized social media. Now, the company, which is...

Bluesky’s next product is an AI assistant that helps build custom social media feeds

Bluesky is the latest social media platform to throw its hat into the AI chatbot ring. Bluesky,...

Austria is pursuing a social media ban for kids under 14

Austria is the latest country to prepare a social media ban for its children, but it's going...

Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case

The jury in a landmark trial testing claims about social media addiction against Meta's Instagram and Google's...

Jury rules against Meta and YouTube in social media addiction case

A jury in Los Angeles has found that Meta and YouTube were negligent in a closely-watched trial...

Pinterest CEO says teens under 16 should be banned from social media (but not Pinterest)

Pinterest's CEO has thrown his support behind an Australia measure banning social media for younger teens and...

Indonesia announces a social media ban for anyone under 16

Following in the footsteps of Australia, Indonesia will be the latest country to limit social media usage...

Alaska could be the next state to crack down on AI-generated CSAM and restrict kids’ social media use

Alaska's House of Representatives unanimously passed HB47, a bill that imposes sweeping limits on when and how...

Social media on trial: tech giants face lawsuits over addiction, safety, and mental health

A set of bellwether cases alleging that social media platforms harmed teens’ safety and mental health is...

Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial that Meta just wants Instagram to be ‘useful’

Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Wednesday in a high-profile jury trial over social media addiction. In an...

Mark Zuckerberg is taking the stand as social media goes on trial

Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Lori Schott didn't care what it took...

Meta really wants you to believe social media addiction is ‘not a real thing’

Meta went to court this week in two major trials over alleged harms facilitated by its platform....

Jeffrey Epstein might not have created /pol/, but he helped carry out its mission

The Epstein files have revealed more about the pedophile’s relationship to 4Chan. | Image: Cath Virginia /...