Social Media

Two thirds of Australian teens still using social media

'Some form' of social media restrictions for under-16s, minister promises

The government will "impose some form of age or functionality restrictions" on social media for under-16s even if it stops short of an outright ban, Education Minister Olivia Bailey has said.

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UK will restrict social media for under-16s

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Two thirds of Australian teens still using social media despite under-16s ban

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Manitoba ban on social media, AI chatbots for kids could start in schools: education minister

Manitoba Education Minister Tracy Schmidt says banning children from using social media accounts and artificial intelligence chatbots in classrooms is an easy first step, after the premier announced a...

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Social media, AI chatbot ban for youth is on the way, Manitoba Premier says

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Government promises to impose social media restrictions on under-16s: ‘The status quo cannot continue’

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Lots of accolades, little details in Kinew’s proposed social media ban

This kind of result tells us that political leaders who do a good job of measuring public opinion are going to weigh in on social media bans.

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Lords back under-16s social media ban for fourth time amid stand-off with MPs

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Ministers open-minded on shape of UK social media limits, Phillipson says

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What parents say about their teen’s uses of social media

About this research This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on social media and how the views

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Social Media Scams Cost Americans $2.1 Billion in 2025, FTC Warns

New data from the FTC reveals a surge in fraud linked to social platforms, with consumers reporting $2.1 billion in losses in 2025 alone.

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Ex-NYPD inspector warns social media likely helped political violence ‘metastasize’ into WHCD scare

The White House Correspondents' Dinner attack signals a growing wave of political violence driven by social media, retired NYPD inspector Mauro warns.

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Suspected shooter’s social media posts show shift from video games to political rage

Cole Allen, the suspect charged in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, compared President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler in social media posts.

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This detox may erase 10 years of social media brain damage, researchers say

Studies show that taking even short breaks could reverse measures of cognitive decline.

If you think running a celebrity fan page on social media is a cakewalk, think again

Running a celebrity fan page isn’t as easy as it looks. What looks like harmless fandom online often turns into a full-time, high-pressure commitment.

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Canadian premier wants to ban social media and AI chatbots for kids in Manitoba

Manitoba could be the first province in Canada to establish a social media ban for kids, but the proposal's details aren't very clear yet. The province's premier, Wab Kinew, announced during a fundraiser event on Saturday and on X that Manitoba would put in place a ban for social media and AI chatbots for its youth.