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Europe 3 weeks ago

French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s

The lower National Assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a lengthy overnight session from Monday to Tuesday.

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Meta urges Australia to change teen social media ban

Australia has required big platforms including Meta, TikTok and YouTube to stop underage users from holding accounts since the legislation came into force on December 10 last year.

Americas 3 months ago

Meta shut down internal research into mental health effects of Facebook, Instagram

In a 2020 research project code-named “Project Mercury,” Meta scientists worked with survey firm Nielsen to gauge the effect of “deactivating” Facebook and Instagram, according to Meta documents obtained via discovery. To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness and social comparison,” internal documents said.

Asia & Pacific 3 months ago

Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook, Instagram on Dec. 4

From December 10, Australia will force social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, to remove users under the age of 16 or face hefty fines.

Tech 3 months ago

Meta defeats antitrust case over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

The ruling gives Big Tech its first decisive win against the antitrust crackdown started in President Donald Trump's first term and is a major setback for the US Federal Trade Commission.

Politics 3 months ago

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Positive online sentiment greets Soeharto’s national hero title

Drone Emprit analyst Rizal Nova Mujahid said generational factors partly explained the contrasting opinions across platforms, with Facebook’s overwhelmingly positive posts largely coming from older users.

Tech 3 months ago

Meta, Oracle turn to massive debt to finance AI race

On a day when Facebook-parent Meta's share price plunged on the heels of disappointing quarterly earnings, demand for its bonds was reportedly four times greater than supply in a market keen to hold the social networking titan's debt.

Tech 4 months ago

Facebook, Instagram to offer paid ad-free UK subscriptions

The US tech giant said the move comes "in response to recent UK regulatory guidance," noting that the subscription model gives users a choice over whether to allow personalized ads.

Politics 5 months ago

Ministry urges TikTok, Meta to act against harmful online content

Such disinformation, particularly on TikTok and Meta's Instagram, has stoked anger and spurred protests against the government, Deputy Communications and Digital Minister, Angga Raka Prabowo, told Reuters.

Archipelago 9 months ago

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Police arrest six members of viral incest-promoting Facebook group

According to authorities, the group was allegedly created by suspect MR in August 2024 and had tens of thousands of members before it was taken down on May 15. Police found 402 images and seven videos containing child pornography on MR’s devices.