A barrage of slurs floods the social media — “ugly,” “aunty,” “bimbo”. Subha J Rao calls this a “normal week” on social media ...

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As Australia forces TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to lock out millions of teens, brands are watching a future they may soon ...

A 'ban' on social media for under-16s has come into force in Australia. Although there's no such legislation looming here, ...

Ofcom's latest Online Nation report explores how adults and children in the UK experience life online; from the sites and ...

Conflicts of interest statement: Samantha Marsh is a member of Before16, an advocacy group to protect NZ children from the harms of screens. She is the academic advisor on the Board for Smartphone ...

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s is set to take effect in just days, aiming to curb the risks of early ...

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The final member of a quartet in Texas was sentenced for his role in a deceptive social media catfish killing earlier this week. On Thursday, Cyle Flores, 18, pleaded guilty to one count of murder and ...

Kada Scott, who was missing for about two weeks before her body was found near a vacant Philadelphia school on Saturday, had been getting ready to be a bridesmaid in her friend's wedding. Preye ...

She logged on for casual scrolling — and instead, got a front-row seat to a marital scandal. A 30-year-old Reddit user made a jaw-dropping discovery while scrolling through one of those infamous ...

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