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TV ad volumes drop again in January-July amid big digital shiftTelevision advertising volumes fell 7% in January-July 2026 from a year earlier, extending the decline in TV advertising as brands increasi...
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...
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....
Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13During his second day of testimony, Arturo Bejar said Meta consistently prioritized profits over safety in designing its products, focusing...
Government courts Gen Z, Alpha with social media, campus outreachThe government is ramping up efforts to improve ministers' digital engagement and foster direct connections with students. Ministers have r...
Irish lawmakers summon TikTok over videos glorifying dangerous drivingFive male teenagers died in a crash on Sunday while driving on the wrong side of a motorway, seriously injuring three women and a child in ...
J&K CM Omar Abdullah reacts to viral ‘We are Gen Z’ video after tourist’s argument at Kargil checkpoint: What happenedJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah criticized the growing use of Gen Z as a threat. He stated this rhetoric could undermine goo...
Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media's harm to young usersArturo Bejar, who worked at Meta from 2009 to 2015 before returning to the company as an independent contractor from 2019 to 2021, is the f...
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...
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...
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...
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's social media strategy: Engaging youth and broadening reachPrime Minister Andy Burnham skillfully uses social media platforms like X and TikTok. He engages a broad audience by appearing on creator-l...
Govt departments set up QRTs to counter fake social media contentGovernment departments are forming Quick Response Teams to address social media misinformation. These teams will monitor and respond to fak...
NRI shares journey from Rs 10 LPA to Rs 7.5 crore net worth and 3 Mumbai homes after moving to Middle EastAn Indian NRI has shared his financial journey on social media, detailing how his career progressed from a Rs 10 lakh annual salary to a ne...
France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15sThe bill would have barred children younger than 15 from opening a social media account from September 1. Accounts already open would be cl...
France's top court rules social media ban curtails freedom of expressionFrance's top court has blocked a bill banning social media access for minors. The Constitutional Council cited infringement upon freedom of...
Social media firms urge caution on early Australia under-16 ban dataLocal heads of YouTube owner Google, Facebook and Instagram owner Meta, Snapchat and TikTok fronted a Senate inquiry as lawmakers pressed t...
Parents can get up to $5,000 per violation by suing social media apps; this US state signs act to protect kids from social media addiction- here's everything you need to knowNew Jersey enacted the Kids Code Act, which will regulate online services for minors. This law aims to increase platform responsibility for...
Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement loomsThe company said it had deactivated 462,000 suspect Instagram accounts and 294,000 suspect Facebook accounts from just before the Australia...
US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceedAn appeals court permitted thousands of lawsuits against social media firms to advance. These suits allege companies designed products to a...