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          UK MPs have rejected a ban on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp for under-16s. Getty Images

          British MPs reject ban on social media for under-16s

          UKMarch 10, 2026
          Screen time and social media are part of daily life for millions of children now. Getty Images

          Social media bans for teenagers are understandable but not future-proof

          CommentFebruary 24, 2026
          An AI image generated by a filmmaker featuring facsimiles of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise has gone viral. Photo: Ruairi Robinson/X

          Viral Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt AI-generated scene is wake-up call for Hollywood

          Film & TVFebruary 12, 2026
          People are losing the ability to maintain deep attention due to systematic efforts by social media companies. Getty

          We should be fighting artificial distraction – not artificial intelligence

          CommentFebruary 12, 2026
          Meta's Instagram is defending a civil trial where a plaintiff says 'addictive' social platforms caused her mental harm.

          Meta's platforms are not clinically addictive, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri tells court

          TechnologyFebruary 11, 2026
          Meta and other social media companies have come under intense scrutiny from regulators around the world in recent months. Reuters

          Meta faces courtroom battles over allegations including insufficient child protection

          TechnologyFebruary 09, 2026
          Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt called for reforms to a law that protects companies from lawsuits over user-generated content. Getty Images via AFP

          'No more impunity': Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes an emotional plea on Big Tech

          TechnologyFebruary 04, 2026
          UpScrolled, a relatively new social media app seeks to provide an alternative to platforms that it says shadow-ban users posting content about Gaza and Palestine
          Play

          UpScrolled social app hits No 1 in US App Store downloads

          FutureJanuary 30, 2026
          UpScrolled, a relatively new social media app, seeks to provide an alternative to platforms it says have shadow-banned users posting content about Gaza and Palestine. Photo: UpScrolled
          Play

          No 1: UpScrolled social app takes top spot in App Store downloads

          TechnologyJanuary 28, 2026
          Entertainment value and an emotional connection with food content creators shapes culinary preferences and trends. Photo: Vitaly Gariev / Unsplash

          TikTok food videos are shaping young people’s eating habits, study shows

          FoodJanuary 28, 2026
          TikTok owner ByteDance has finalised ⁠a deal to set ​up a majority US-owned ‌joint venture, to avoid ​a ban on the platform in the country. Reuters

          TikTok disruption reported days after deal for new US-owned version of platform

          TechnologyJanuary 26, 2026
          Australia was the first country in the world to impose an outright ban on under-16s using social media. Getty Images

          The case against banning under-16s from social media

          FutureJanuary 23, 2026
          The National

          Shadi's take on TikTok's new US joint venture

          CartoonJanuary 23, 2026
          The permits have been introduced to empower content creators and improve the quality of advertisements. Antonie Robertson / The National

          UAE influencers have two weeks to sign up to mandatory licensing scheme

          UAEJanuary 13, 2026
          A pre-revolution Iranian flag is carried as protesters take part in a rally in support of the protest movement in Iran outside Downing Street in London on January 11. EPA

          Iran flag emoji changed on X to pre-Islamic Revolution version with lion symbol

          TechnologyJanuary 12, 2026
          In mid-December, TikTok was reported to have agreed to sell its US business to investors including the UAE's MGX. Reuters

          Close of US TikTok deal approaching but questions remain

          TechnologyJanuary 07, 2026
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