Social media

Meta loses bid to dismiss US states’ claims that Facebook, Instagram addict children

Staff say Meta aims to direct its social networking audiences towards using the app, which is in development and may not be released.

Mark Zuckerberg directed Meta to create a prediction markets app

Telegram has grown rapidly in India and the country is its biggest market by downloads.

India curbs Telegram use over medical exam fraud concerns

Meta has removed facial-recognition code from an artificial intelligence companion app for its smart glasses.
THINKING ALOUD

The dumb choices that make smart glasses so appealing

Britain has increasingly toughened its approach to tech companies in recent years.

Britain announces sweeping social media ban for under-16s

Worries over the impact of social media on mental health and online safety prompted Britain to hold a consultation on children’s access to social media earlier this year.

UK PM Starmer set to ban ‘harmful’ social media for under-16s

Law Minister Edwin Tong calls on Singaporeans to be more discerning when viewing online content and to not disseminate it if it is harmful.

Singapore must act firmly when others seek to divide it: Edwin Tong on blocked online content

MHA says: “Singapore firmly opposes nativism and xenophobia. Any attempt to pit one community against another here must be firmly rejected."

Singapore blocks online posts targeting Indian community; content likely from China-based platform

As fatigue grows around perfection-driven routines, the smart move for brands is not more correction, but moving towards concepts associated with "comfort beauty".
THE BROAD VIEW

Beyond the ‘Sephora kids’: why Asia’s beauty boom might hit a wall

The Malaysian authorities consider online gambling, scams and content related to race, religion and royalty as harmful.

Malaysia to introduce new rules to protect youth on online platforms