There is reliable evidence social media harms young people—debates about it are a misdirection
The Australian government is developing legislation that will ban children under 16 from social media. There has been a huge ...
A postelection life as a social media nomad
Ever since the world’s richest supervillain bought Twitter in 2022 for more than $44 billion, changed the name to X, and ...
Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users
Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory ...
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Trump and Musk both own social media platforms. Some think an alliance between X and Truth Social is coming
Trump is the majority shareholder of the Trump Media & Technology Group, which is the parent company of the upstart Truth ...
Guardian quits X social media platform, citing racism and conspiracy theories
British news publisher the Guardian said on Wednesday it will no longer post to X, citing "disturbing content" on the social ...
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Data from Jan. 6 insurrection links social media, growing levels of political violence
In an era where demonstrations involving force are growing in number and viewed as a likely source of increased collective ...
Matt Gaetz selection as Attorney General draws quick blowback from halls of Congress and social media
Donald Trump has tapped long-time ally Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, prompting concern and disdain among lawmakers and ...
The government is overhauling Australia's social media laws. So what will actually change?
The "Digital Duty of Care" has the potential to be the most meaningful change to online safety laws in Australian history — ...
What to Know About Trump Media Now That the Election Is Over
Truth Social still has paltry revenues and a limited advertising base, and the president-elect’s majority stake raises the ...
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In defence of social media
As recent events show, social media is a powerful tool for political influence. Tech billionaire Elon Musk and (successful Republican U.S. presidential candidate) Donald Trump, for instance, ...
Nearly 700 notices, 147 cases, 49 arrests: Andhra government’s massive crackdown on social media
In Andhra Pradesh, the Telugu Desam Party-led NDA government has begun a major crackdown on YSR Congress Party supporters and ...
Bluesky: the social media platform causing a mass X-odus
The social media platform Bluesky has acquired more than one million new users since the US election, said a company ...