Nations worldwide are enacting strict rules for social media access by children. Australia has banned platforms for those under 16. Britain...

Under the new plans, companies like Apple and Google should build or activate technical solutions on ⁠smartphones and tablets to detect and...

Tech giant Meta on Thursday attacked Australia's "grossly unfair" bid to make social media companies pay for news, saying it is vehemently ...

Malaysia has begun enforcing new rules. Children under 16 are now banned from social media accounts. Platforms must implement age verificat...

Apple and Google are urging Canada to amend Bill C-22, seeking judicial oversight to prevent secret orders that could force them to break e...

The European Union has accused Meta of not effectively preventing users under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram, which could lead to...

Australia plans to tax Meta, Google, and TikTok. This aims to fund news reporters. The government will introduce legislation by July 2. Pla...

Asian stocks opened lower, mirroring a tech selloff on Wall Street driven by concerns over AI investment returns ahead of key earnings. Tre...

Australia is gearing up to implement a groundbreaking levy on major tech giants. If platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok fail to compens...

Australia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...

Tech giants are slashing thousands of jobs in 2026, with Meta, Snap, Oracle, and Atlassian leading the charge. AI and automation are cited ...

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is suing Meta in a US court. He claims Meta should be responsible for scam advertisements featurin...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday hinted at possible measures limiting children's access to social media, "Things can't go on like...

European Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...

The global spotlight on the first such ban on people under 16 using popular apps appears to have encouraged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...

Indonesia has issued a second summons to Google and Meta. The tech giants allegedly ignored a new ban on social media for users under 16. T...

In a bold move, Indonesia has called on representatives from Meta and Google due to new regulations targeting social media use among childr...