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Worldwide Push to Keep Teens Off Social Media Gains Momentum

Australian politicians describe their ban on children under 16 using social media as “world-leading,” but in truth, the rest of the world is not far behind them. An international consensus against permitting children on social media gained momentum in 2024, despite deep reservations from Internet freedom advocates.

DRIGGS, ID - MARCH 09: Smokey Larsson, 14 (L) looks at her friend Micah Richards as he sin

Rep. Mike Gallagher Blames TikTok for Young Americans ‘Rooting’ for Hamas: ‘Brainwashing Our Youth’ Against U.S.

A recent surge in support from young Americans for the Hamas terrorist group can be attributed predominantly to the social app TikTok, according to Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher, who described it as “the largest scale malign influence operation ever conducted,” as he accused the Chinese “digital fentanyl” of “brainwashing our youth against the country and our allies.”

Mike Gallagher