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UK is latest country to set minimum age for social media access but big tech is fighting back globally against curbsSocial media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdownArturo Béjar, a former employee turned whistleblower …
Doubled penalties will have little effect if platforms not held to account for the content they carry, observers sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government needs to switch into “enforcement mode” and take on tech giant…
Exclusive: Guardian analysis suggests several groups with thousands of members run by what expert calls ‘engagement farm’ operations in south-east AsiaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily …
Saying tech companies were “not doing enough” to keep youths under 16 off their platforms, the government announced tougher fines and new powers for a regulator.
Prime minister Anthony Albanese says too many children still on platforms but he is ‘heartened’ by world-leading lawSocial media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdownGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news p…
Staff at Radio 4 show, which has 5 million listeners, told making content for likes of TikTok will take precedence for correspondentsFor decades, the task of briefing the nation on Radio 4’s agenda-setting Today programme has been one of the most urgen…
Staff at Radio 4 show, which has 5 million listeners, told making content for likes of TikTok will take precedence for correspondentsFor decades, the task of briefing the nation on Radio 4’s agenda-setting Today programme has been one of the most urgen…
As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment? Continue reading…
Sentencing of 27-year-old Sadia Moalim Ali condemned by former president and prime ministers as well as rights groupsA rickshaw driver in Somalia has been sentenced to three years in prison for comments she made on social media, in a case that has caug…
Content creation and online safety among new topics for 14- to 18-year-olds – but tweaks may be needed when social media ban comes inScouts are introducing badges in content creation, digital communication and online safety after consulting nearly 3,00…