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December 10, 2025 12:49 AM

Australia’s ban on social media access for under-16s takes effect

Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook from midnight. Ten of the biggest platforms were ordered to blo...

January 23, 2025 12:51 PM

US Instagram users complain about inability to unfollow Trump, Vance

Social media users across America, including celebrities like Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams, have expressed frustration over their inability to unfollow US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and First Lady Melania Trump on Instagram. Us...

October 18, 2024 11:35 PM

Meta must face Massachusetts social media addiction lawsuit, judge rules

A Massachusetts judge rejected Meta Platforms' bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the state alleging the social media company purposely deployed features on its Instagram platform to addict young users and deceived the public about the dangers its product p...

July 25, 2024 10:13 PM

Meta oversight board tells company to clean up rules on AI-generated pornography

Meta's Oversight Board on Thursday said the company's rules were "not sufficiently clear" in barring sexually explicit AI-generated depictions of real people and called for changes to stop such imagery from circulating on its platforms. The board, w...

July 3, 2024 12:30 PM

Meta to end ban on the word ‘shaheed’ on oversight board’s recommendations

Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would lift its blanket ban on the word "shaheed", or "martyr" in English, after a year-long review by its oversight board found the social media giant's approach was "overbroad". The company has been criticized for ...

March 6, 2024 1:12 AM

Meta platforms worldwide outage: Users frustrated, Elon Musk takes a Jab

Facebook and Instagram services were restored after an outage was reported in India and many other parts of the world Tuesday evening. Users complained about log in issues on both these social media platforms. They were logged out of both Facebook a...