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Instagram has gone down impacting millions of users across the globe, as people report being unable to log in to the social media app

Taiwan's interior ministry announces a one-year ban on access to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, aka RedNote, citing 1,700+ fraud cases since 2024 — Taiwan's interior ministry said on Thursday it would suspend access to Instagram…

Australia is about to ban young teens from most platforms. The rest of the world is watching.

Tech giant Meta announced on Thursday that it will begin removing users under 16 in Australia from Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, in preparation for the country’s world-first youth social media law. Australia’s legislation, set to take…

Tech giant Meta said Thursday it is starting to remove under-16s in Australia from Instagram, Threads and Facebook ahead of the country’s world-first youth social media ban. Australia is requiring major online platforms, also including…

YouTube and Tech giant Meta clashed on Thursday following Meta’s announcement that it has begun removing users under the age of 16 from social media platforms, including Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, in Australia. This is as the…

Australia's world-first ban requires 10 major online platforms to block users aged 16.

CM Devendra Fadnavis’s medical help cell, in collaboration with government and social and community organisations, has planned three mega events. These initiatives aim at bringing marginalised and socially overlooked communities like…

US social media giant Meta has begun removing Australian users under the age of 16 from its Instagram, Threads and Facebook platforms as the country prepares to enforce a world-first youth social media ban from December 10. The sweeping…

Biased or misleading medical advice shared by social media influencers can cause harm and requires coordinated action by governments and platforms to protect the public, argue experts in The BMJ.

Increasing number of people asking for help to regain access to accounts, with Google topping digital platform-related complaints

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Social media platforms must report monthly how many children’s accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said Wednesday.…

Social media platforms face fines of up to £26 million from 10 December if they fail to take reasonable steps to remove accounts of Australian children younger than 16

Platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube and livestreaming service Twitch must report each month how many underage accounts they close.

Social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube face massive fines if they fail to remove accounts of Australian children under 16 from next week.

Platforms face fines if they fail to take reasonable steps to remove accounts of Australian children younger than 16.

Platforms face fines if they fail to take reasonable steps to remove accounts of Australian children younger than 16.

Kurtis David Harder goes off on social media and other technology misuses ahead of his psychological thriller screening at the Whistler Film Festival and bowing on Shudder Dec. 12.

Social media platform X recently launched a feature that allows users to see where an account is based – revealing many online trolls are posting from the United States

The regulator has refused to say how this will work in practice