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Australia teen social media ban faces enforcement gaps

Australia’s landmark ban on social media use for under-16s is being undermined by weak enforcement from platforms rather than limitations in age-checking technology, according to an industry body.

22 Apr 2026-09:35
Meta to cut thousands of jobs in first wave of layoffs

Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more coming later, according to three sources familiar with the plans.

18 Apr 2026-12:47
Teenager arrested in Fort Pierce for Facebook Marketplace armed robberies

The Fort Pierce Police Department has arrested a teenager connected to a series of armed robberies arranged through Facebook Marketplace.

16 Apr 2026-09:40
AI 'Ragebait': How synthetic videos fuel anti-migrant rhetoric on Facebook

A recent video on Facebook shows a couple outside a British pub. The woman complains that there were no halal options and they were offered pork.

15 Apr 2026-17:16
‘They’ll just hack the system’: why Europeans doubt social media bans for kids will work.

Following Australia’s lead, several European nations are considering social media bans for minors.

03 Apr 2026-10:36
Monika Bickert leaves Meta for Harvard Law School

Meta’s longtime content policy chief Monika Bickert is leaving the company to take a teaching position at Harvard Law School, marking the end of more than a decade shaping the tech giant’s approach to online safety and content moderation.

28 Mar 2026-10:44
Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial

A Los Angeles jury has handed down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and Google over her childhood addiction to social media.

26 Mar 2026-09:40
Meta missed over 1,000 scam ads in one week

Meta has come under fresh scrutiny after failing to block more than 1,000 illegal financial advertisements in Britain in just one week, despite pledging to prevent such content.

18 Mar 2026-10:19
Shocking confession: How fake videos were used to blackmail President’s family – VIDEO

The detainee in the blackmail case involving the presidential family stated during questioning at the State Security Service that on February 11, he attempted to establish contact with Mehman Huseynov by sending him a message via Facebook and the Sancaq Media page, requesting videos or photos of a personal nature.

17 Mar 2026-22:28
YouTube, TikTok in talks over Indonesia child block

TikTok and YouTube are in talks with Indonesia’s government over a new plan to block social media access for children under 16 starting later this month. The move comes under a ministerial regulation targeting “high-risk” social media accounts.

09 Mar 2026-16:45