Australia watchdog says weighing action in social media probe
Australia's online safety watchdog said it continues to investigate whether Instagram, Facebook and other social media platforms are breaching the country's minimum age rules, while evaluating next steps.
UN suggests Meta ‘disproportionately’ curbed Lula posts
United Nations experts said Meta Platforms Inc "disproportionately curtailed" accounts linked to one side of Brazil's presidential race.
X Community Notes 'failed' to flag US election falsehoods, study says
A crowd-sourced verification system used by Elon Musk's X failed to flag a vast majority of false claims related to the US midterm elections – including those promoted by the billionaire – a study said on Oct 22.
Meta sued in Australia class action alleging harm to children
Meta and its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram are facing a class action lawsuit in Australia over allegations addictive design features are harming children and teenagers.
Australia seeks global alliance to fight Big Tech on child harms
Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells is working to form a worldwide coalition of nations to press tech giants such as Meta Platforms Inc to reduce online harm
Meta says it complied with Brazil court order to treat candidates equally
US tech giant Meta said on Oct 20 it had complied with a Brazilian court order to treat the election campaigns of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro equally.
A woman was arrested for blocking a delivery robot. Her reason for doing it taps into a deep fear
The act of protest in Pennsylvania against a sidewalk robot ended with police intervention. Here's why she did it.
Why less social media isn’t always better for your mental health
Maybe the answer isn't logging off, but scrolling smarter.
Australia to sue Facebook, TikTok for alleged breaches of ban
Australia's government is set to sue Facebook, TikTok and other major digital platforms for alleged non-compliance with a nationwide social media ban for under-16s.
Norway wants to add 'harmful' gaming sites to under-16 social media ban
Norway's government wants to include certain gaming and chat sites in its planned legislation banning social media for children under the age of 16, it said on Oct 19.
