social-media
FinanceAustralia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
HeadlinesAustralian content creators feel sting of losing young fans to social media ban
HeadlinesAustralian leader defends social media ban as teens flaunt workarounds
FinanceAustralia’s teen social media ban pushes content creators to look abroad
EU is in touch with X regarding hate speech content on Grok
Date: November 20, 2025
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is in touch with social media network X regarding output published on X's Grok, which the EU described as 'appalling' and going against European human rights...
EU looks to Big Tech, influencers to fight hybrid threats, fake news
Date: November 12, 2025
By Foo Yun Chee and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Europe is looking to online platforms and influencers to help fight disinformation and promote democracy according to a European Commission strategy...
Soccer-Ex-player, manager Barton convicted over offensive social media posts
Date: November 7, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Former British soccer player and coach Joey Barton was convicted on Friday of six counts of sending offensive social media posts to two ex-players and a broadcaster, though he was...
EU finds Meta, TikTok in breach of transparency obligations
Date: October 24, 2025
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission said on Friday that U.S. Big Tech giant Meta and Chinese-owned social media app TikTok breach their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to...
Exclusive-Instagram shows more ‘eating disorder adjacent’ content to vulnerable teens, internal Meta research shows
Date: October 20, 2025
By Jeff Horwitz NEW YORK (Reuters) -Meta researchers found that teens who report that Instagram regularly made them feel bad about their bodies saw significantly more “eating disorder adjacent content...
Italian families target Facebook, Instagram and TikTok over child safety
Date: October 7, 2025
By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) -A group of Italian families has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, accusing the platforms of failing to enforce age restrictions and using...