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New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16New Zealand’s conservative coalition government will introduce legislation to ban children under 16 from using social media, with platforms...24 Aug, 2026, 01.11 PM IST- New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16The bill would require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users' ages, including by utilising existing account inf...24 Aug, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
- From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessBelow is a summary of what countries and companies are doing to regulate access to social media amid mounting concerns over the impact of s...24 Aug, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
- Psychology says people who check their phone immediately after waking up may be seeking more than notifications - What this everyday habit could reveal about their mindsetInstantly reaching for our phones upon waking is a reflection of ingrained routines and an adventurous spirit. This action is often fueled ...24 Aug, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
- TikTok reaches $400 million settlement with US Justice Department over children's privacyTikTok has agreed to a $400 million settlement with the US Department of Justice. This resolution addresses allegations of violating federa...22 Aug, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
- US teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trialThe plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey identified in California court records as P. M-Y., had alleged the platforms' owners - Me...21 Aug, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
- Participants at MeitY child safety consultation call for regulation beyond content takedownsParticipants said there was no demand for a blanket ban on social media. Instead, discussions centred on defining and enforcing “safety by ...21 Aug, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
- Teen drops landmark social media addiction case against Meta, Google, SnapA 15-year-old girl dropped her lawsuit against Meta, Google, and Snap Inc. She had alleged social media addiction and mental health issues....21 Aug, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
- Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial beginsFour lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fu...19 Aug, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
- Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damagesFacebook-parent Meta will defend itself in a landmark social media trial that begins Tuesday in California, where attorneys have sparred ov...19 Aug, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
- In Meta's trial, families of social media victims see pivotal moment for online safetyWritten on it in black ink were the names of children and young adults who have died from social media related harms, including deaths by s...19 Aug, 2026, 08.38 AM IST
- Meta rejects allegations it sought to hook children as landmark trial beginsFour lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accuse Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fue...19 Aug, 2026, 01.27 AM IST
- A look at major lawsuits against Meta, other social media companies over harms to kidsIn a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the Instagram and Facebook parent company is fighting claims that it has contr...18 Aug, 2026, 10.40 AM IST
- US states seek $200 billion penalty in blockbuster Meta lawsuitA coalition of US states will seek around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and I...16 Aug, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
- Parl panel red flags rise in student mobile addiction; Also seeks bridging of digital divideA parliamentary panel has urged the Education Ministry to introduce cyber safety and mobile addiction courses for students and teachers, br...13 Aug, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
- Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigationThe trial in Oakland, expected to last seven weeks, will test Colorado, Kentucky, California and New Jersey's allegations that Meta designe...12 Aug, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
- US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addictionThe San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Meta and TikTok seeking to overturn a lower court ruling re...11 Aug, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
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