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Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial- Australia secures court-enforceable child safety undertaking from Roblox
- ‘Passive income is making Gen Z unemployable’: Financial advisor warns wealthy Indian parents about the comfort trap and raising entitled children
- Stars and Stripes publisher to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadershipStars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer Jr. announced his retirement, citing differing philosophies with Pentagon leadership. This move fol...20 Aug, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
- 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...20 Aug, 2026, 07.22 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
- 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
- BJP announces new national office-bearers team under President Nitin Nabin; Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal among key names, check full listThe Bharatiya Janata Party has announced its new national office-bearers team. Several new faces have been assigned key organisational resp...17 Aug, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
- Korean proverb of the day: ‘Words without feet travel a thousand miles.’ Old saying warns us how rumours can make or break a reputation and to consider thinking before we speak or make a social media postA carefully built reputation can be destroyed within minutes through a rumour. An old Korean proverb warns us about the power of words. Jus...16 Aug, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
- 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...14 Aug, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
- 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...14 Aug, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
- Psychology says people who quietly leave chat groups and mute friends' chats may be protecting more than their peacePsychology does not suggest that muting chats is always a healthy choice, nor does it mean that withdrawing from communication is never a c...13 Aug, 2026, 11.08 PM IST
- 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...13 Aug, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
- 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...13 Aug, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
- From reels to episodes: 80% Indians embrace microdrama as new entertainment habitMicrodrama is now a mainstream Indian entertainment format, with most audiences preferring it. Viewers spend over fifteen minutes daily wat...13 Aug, 2026, 01.24 AM IST
- 'Sir Isaac Newton is laughing': Memes flood social media after 7-second gravity blackout conspiracy theory fails during August 12 solar eclipseNASA has put to rest rampant conspiracy theories surrounding a supposed gravity blackout on August 12, 2026. Claims of a covert project nam...12 Aug, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
- What's the latest in the trials over claims social media is hurting children?The social media companies have denied allegations that their products have contributed to depression, anxiety, body-image issues and a bro...12 Aug, 2026, 05.38 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
- Three in five Americans favour stronger oversight of social media companies: Reuters/Ipsos pollThe poll, which was conducted over the six days ending August 3, comes as companies like Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube face mounting ...09 Aug, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
- TikTok settling three teen social media lawsuits ahead of trialTikTok has agreed to settle three lawsuits concerning addictive platform designs. Young plaintiffs alleged social media platforms harmed th...04 Aug, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
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