Tag: Social Media

China regulates digital humans, bans addictive services for kids

Posted on   |  by Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo
China’s cyberspace regulator issued draft regulations on Friday to oversee the development online of digital humans, requiring clear labelling and banning services that could mislead children or fuel addiction....

Australia plays hardball on social media age ban

Posted on   |  by Byron Kaye
Since Australia banned children from using social media in December, lawmakers from Spain to Malaysia have expressed interest in following suit, while US courts have found tech firms negligent...

Greens push to lift lid on social media algorithms

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Social media platforms would be forced to reveal closely guarded algorithms and risk assessment data, and allow users to opt out of algorithm-driven feeds under far-reaching digital duty of...

eSafety probes social media giants over cracks in teen ban

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has launched investigations into five social media platforms for suspected breaches of landmark laws designed to keep teens off their sites as it prepares to step...

Meta, Google lose US case over social media harm to kids

Posted on   |  by Dawn Chmielewski, Courtney Rozen and Jody Godoy
A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and Alphabet’s Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people, in a US$6 million verdict that will...

UK eyes rapid ban on social media for under-16s

Posted on   |  by David Milliken and Sam Tabahriti
Britain could bring in an Australian-style ban on social media for children under 16 as early as this year and close a loophole that left some AI chatbots outside...

French lawmakers vote to ban under-15s from social media

Posted on   |  by Elizabeth Pineau
France’s National Assembly has backed legislation to ban children under 15 years old from social media, amid growing concerns about online bullying and mental health risks. The bill proposes...

Social media ban hits 4.7m teen accounts in first month

Posted on   |  by Byron Kaye
Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country’s internet regulator said,...