A young Australian entrepreneur who scored a fortune with a vegan start-up allegedly choked his girlfriend in a Manhattan hotel where he was holed up, presumably to avoid being served with a lawsuit.
The Turkish parliament on Wednesday passed the latest national ban on social media for children, joining a trend that began with Australia’s landmark ban in December 2025.
The influencer who drowned while competing in an Ironman competition in Texas last week battled the flu in the days leading up to the event and ignored those telling her not to compete.
The Trump administration continues to unravel the so-called “disinformation industrial complex” through a series of settlements that would bar federal agencies and advertising companies from working to stifle free speech under the guise of combatting mis- and disinformation.
An American internet troll known as Johnny Somali has been sentenced to six months in a South Korean labor prison after a series of offensive stunts that included dancing on a memorial statue honoring World War II sex slaves.
Snap, the company behind popular social media platform Snapchat, is eliminating roughly 1,000 positions, representing 16 percent of its workforce, as chief executive Evan Spiegel warns that the company is facing a “crucible moment” in its pursuit of lasting profitability.
Monday on CNN’s “The Source,” former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said it was time to “really question” President Donald Trump’s “mental stability” based on his social media posts.
Research finds about 60% of Australian teenagers are evading their country’s landmark ban on social media accounts for children under 16.
Indonesian Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said Thursday that Google’s YouTube platform has not complied with Jakarta’s ban on social media accounts for children under 16 and could face “sanctions” if it does not begin meeting its obligations under the law.
LONDON — The head of a prominent anti-disinformation watchdog has warned of the dangers posed by AI chatbots, saying children are particularly vulnerable.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday that his government will implement a ban on social media for children under 15, beginning on January 1, 2027.
JAKARTA — Indonesia issued a second round of summons letters on Thursday to Google and Meta for allegedly flouting a days-old ban on social media access for under-16s.
A Los Angeles jury has found Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and Google’s YouTube liable in a groundbreaking lawsuit concerning harm to children using their platforms, awarding $3 million in damages to a young woman who claims social media addiction during childhood worsened her mental health.
The jury deliberating a landmark social media addiction case involving tech giants Meta and Google informed a Los Angeles judge on Monday that they are experiencing difficulty reaching a consensus regarding one of the defendants — but which one has not been made public.
Author Wynton Hall warns in his new book Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI that AI companions and chatbots are repeating the same mental health disaster social media inflicted on a generation of teens. Only this time, the body count has already started.
The wife of New York City’s Democrat socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani reportedly glorified terrorists on X and Tumblr several years ago when she was living in the Middle East, according to screenshots from the Washington Free Beacon.
The World Happiness Report published its annual study of “global wellbeing” on Thursday, and found one of the greatest threats to that sense of health, happiness, and contentment is heavy social media usage. This was especially true among young people, particularly young girls.
President Donald Trump on Sunday warned that Iran is using artificial intelligence (A.I.) technology as a “disinformation weapon” to deceive and demoralize the American people.
The wife of New York City Democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is accused of liking several social media posts cheering the violent October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel, and he has come out defending her.
Indonesian Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said in a video statement on Friday that her government will “delay access” to social media for children under 16, following in the footsteps of Australia’s unprecedented ban on accounts for young people. On the same day, India’s southern tech-heavy state of Karnataka announced a similar ban.
A TikTok stunt that caused as 16-year-old boy to fall 50 feet and become trapped inside a shaft on the Queensboro Bridge has resulted in the arrest of two of his companions, who allegedly left him there to die.
The Central African nation of Gabon on Wednesday announced it was suspending some social media platforms for spreading “inappropriate, defamatory, hateful, and abusive” content that was allegedly threatening “social cohesion, the stability of the republic’s institutions, and national security.”
Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16 to shield young people from the harms of online content.
A librarian from Ripley, West Virginia, is accused of trying to recruit people on social media to assassinate President Donald Trump.
Egypt’s House of Representatives said on Sunday it will craft legislation to limit children’s access to social media as Australia has done.
French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, allowing the ban to begin at the start of the next school year.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, China’s TikTok, and Google’s YouTube are set to face their first courtroom trial this week over allegations that their platforms have contributed to a youth mental health crisis through addictive design features.
French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force in September at the start of the next school year.
The family of a teenage Indian boy who groped a female American tourist is accusing the victim of “overreacting” to the incident.
Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells said on Friday that some 4.7 million social media accounts have been shut down since her country’s ban on social media for children under 16 went into effect in December.
Starmer set up for showdown with the U.S. as he threatens to ban X, formerly known as Twitter, prompting sanctions warnings from Washington.
Team Trump social media accounts dominated the internet in 2025 with a total of 5.3 billion views across platforms and 13 million new followers.
Australia’s social media ban barring children under 16 from using social media has sparked a global debate among parents about the need for similar measures in their own countries.
The left-wing Irish government has vowed to push for the European Union to prohibit the use of anonymous social media accounts in what may set the ground for another battle over free speech with the Trump administration in the United States.
A recent Fox News poll reveals that about two-thirds of American voters and parents back the idea of banning teenagers under the age of 16 from social media and removing cellphones from K-12 classrooms.
The Chinese-owned TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three American investors so it can operate in the country free of Chinese influence.
Australia’s ban on social media for children under 16 went into effect on Wednesday amid heavy resistance from the nation’s teenagers, ominous threats from regulators, and apprehension around the world.
Danish govt secured coalition agreement to ban access to social media for anyone under the age of 15, the most sweeping yet by an EU nation.
15-year-old Bryce Tate from Cross Lanes, West Virginia, took his own life in November just three hours after receiving threatening messages from a malicious scammer. The case highlights highlights the growing threat of online “sextortion,” in which scammers convince teenagers to share illicit photos then demand money to not go public.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on protecting children from online predators on Tuesday, December 9.
