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Apple expands child safety tools as social media bans growApple is enhancing tools for parents to safeguard children online. New features will allow parents to manage app usage, content access, and...
Big tech firms must stop young people circulating nude images, says UK PM StarmerUnder the new plans, companies like Apple and Google should build or activate technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to detect and...
EU plans new rules targeting addictive design on TikTok, Meta, to protect childrenThe European Union is creating new regulations to safeguard children from addictive social media platform designs. These rules will target ...
EU launches investigation into Snapchat over child safety concerns under Digital Services ActEuropean Union regulators are probing Snapchat. Concerns exist that the platform inadequately protects children. Risks include exposure to ...
EU accuses four porn platforms of letting children access adult contentThe European Union accused four pornographic platforms on Thursday of allowing children to access adult content in breach of digital rules,...
Instagram boss to testify at social media addiction trialInstagram chief Adam Mosseri is to be called to testify Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom by lawyers out to prove social media is danger...
Meta, YouTube design apps to addict kids, jury hears as landmark trial beginsA 20-year-old woman identified as Kaley G.M. in court is suing Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google, ...
Instagram, YouTube addiction trial kicks off in Los AngelesA verdict against the tech companies could smooth the way for similar cases in state court, and shake the industry's longstanding U.S. lega...
French court probes TikTok for algorithms pushing to suicideFrench judicial authorities said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation into Chinese social media platform TikTok and the risks of its...
How social media can 'trigger' eating disorders in young peopleResearch has shown the percentage of people worldwide who have had some kind of eating disorder during their lives rose from 3.5% in 2000 t...
TikTok videos exploit trade war to sell fake luxury goodsViral TikTok videos falsely accuse luxury brands of secretly manufacturing goods in China to circumvent trade tariffs. These claims, amplif...
Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful contentFamilies are suing TikTok, claiming the platform pushed harmful content that contributed to their children's suicides. They argue the app's...
Britain sets first codes of practice for tech firms in online safety regimeMedia regulator Ofcom said that according to the new code, reporting and complaint functions must be more accessible and user-friendly. Hig...
Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16Digital Industry Group Inc., representing major social media platforms, urged the Australian Senate to postpone legislation banning users u...
Judge dismisses some claims against Meta's Mark Zuckerberg over social media harmMeta CEO Zuckerberg wins dismissal in lawsuits alleging harm to children from Facebook and Instagram. Judge Rogers rules on personal liabil...
Digital Services Act: Here's how Europe is cracking down on Big TechThe Digital Services Act aims to protect European users when it comes to privacy, transparency and removal of harmful or illegal content.
Meta versed in addictionMeta faces hundreds of legal claims from parents and families of children and teens who suffered mental health problems after using Faceboo...
Former TikTok content reviewers file lawsuit over California labor law violationTwo former TikTok content moderators filed a lawsuit against TikTok and ByteDance as the companies failed to provide appropriate and adequa...
Plike X Vlike + Pcomment: This TikTok equation keeps users hooked to videosA recent report demonstrated how TikTok relies on your time spent on each video to steer you toward more videos that will keep you scrollin...
RSS arm sees an enemy in China, wants hot-seller Tik Tok out of Indian phonesSwadeshi Jagran Manch wants the government to prevent economic gains of countries like China who according to them are tacitly supporting t...