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Reddit puts logged in experience first as Google AI hits traffic

By Jaspreet Singh Oct 29 (Reuters) - Reddit CEO Steve Huffman outlined a plan on Thursday to mandate...

29th October, 2026

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Norway targets 'harmful' social media, games with under-16 ban

OSLO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Norway's planned social media ban for children will include provisions targ...

19th October, 2026

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Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US

By Rishabh Jaiswal and Mrinmay Dey Oct 8 (Reuters) - Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta has banned ad...

9th October, 2026

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Women declare #IamJaneDoe in solidarity with Cornell University rape accuser

By Donna Bryson and Jonathan Allen Oct 3 - Women, some citing their own experiences of sexual assaul...

3rd October, 2026

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Factbox-What is in the EU's planned KIDS Act?

BRUSSELS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The European Commission has proposed banning under-13s from social med...

17th September, 2026

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Portuguese group D3 sues Meta, TikTok and YouTube over addictive design

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Portuguese digital rights group D3 has filed lawsuit...

10th September, 2026

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UNICEF estimates 20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in one year

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - About 20 million internet-using children across 21...

3rd September, 2026

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Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm

By Byron Kaye, Karen Lema and Toby Sterling SYDNEY/MANILA/BRUSSELS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Meta's move t...

27th August, 2026

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Irish lawmakers summon TikTok over videos glorifying dangerous driving

DUBLIN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A parliamentary committee has asked TikTok to explain how it removes cont...

19th August, 2026

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Irish police say deadly motorway stunts being staged for 'social media likes'

DUBLIN, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Ireland's police chief has warned that some young people are driving the...

17th August, 2026

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Meta and TikTok agree to fact-check content on Spain border crossings after deadly rush

BRUSSELS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Social networks Meta and TikTok have agreed to fact-check content on bo...

11th August, 2026

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Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund

By Andrew Hay, Dietrich Knauth and Diana Novak Jones Aug 6 (Reuters) - A New Mexico state court orde...

7th August, 2026