Social media

Rage bait: How to stop getting triggered

Understanding the psychology behind social media’s angriest posts

The lawsuit makes a second High Court challenge to Australia's ban.

Reddit files lawsuit against Australia’s social media ban

[SYDNEY] Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit asking the High Court to overturn Australia’s social media ban for people under 16 as well as its inclusion in it, calling the law an in...

There are early signs that young users in Australia, faced with the ban, are adopting rival services.

World watches first teen social media ban kick off in Australia

Policymakers in Indonesia, Denmark, Brazil and other nations are also moving to rein in Big Tech

A notification from Snapchat requesting age verification as a law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect on Dec 10.

Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking a global crackdown

It begins a live experiment studied by lawmakers frustrated by the slow enforcement of harm-minimisation efforts

Many leaders try to seem more relatable by adopting a colloquial style – using emojis, casual language and exclamation points – but this does not present real vulnerability.
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The Australian government says the measure responds to mounting evidence that platforms are failing to do enough to protect children from harmful content.

YouTube says it will comply with Australia’s teen social media ban

The Australian ban is being closely watched by other jurisdictions considering similar age-based measures

The effects of social media on children’s health and safety have become a growing global concern.

Malaysia says it plans to ban social media for under-16s from 2026

France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece are also jointly testing a template for an age verification app

Many union members have stopped expressing their views because “the (US) government has promised and proven that saying the wrong thing can trigger life-altering immigration consequences, particularly for visa holders and Lawful Permanent Residents,” the complaint says.

Labor unions sue US over monitoring social media of visa holders

[WASHINGTON] Labour unions filed a lawsuit against the US government on Thursday, alleging that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of people who are legally in the United Sta...

A makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk in Phoenix, Arizona. The viral videos of his assassination highlight the failures of platforms to protect their users.

Viral violent videos on social media are skewing young people’s sense of the world

They may begin to see the world as potentially more dangerous than it really is

Australia has been a leader in global efforts to prevent internet harm, but current legislation offers almost no details on how the ban will be enforced.

Australia says social media ban will not age test all users

AUSTRALIA will not require social media giants to verify the ages of all users under its ban on under-16s using the platforms, Canberra said on Tuesday.