Twitter Turns 20: Two Decades of Memes, Movements and Hot Takes

The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch. It was rebranded as X after ...
Tech Xplore

Turn off addictive features on social media for children, say EU lawmakers

There should be a "youth mode" for children on social media platforms in which addictive features and targeted advertising ...

A new app, HyperTexting, turns the open web into a scrollable social media-like feed

HyperTexting's new app aims to make the open web feel more like social media by turning websites, blogs, newsletters, and ...

Facebook and Instagram’s ‘addictive design’ may violate European law, EU Commission finds

The European Commission says Meta must make significant changes to Facebook and Instagram to address the “addictive design” ...

Meta Told to Make Changes to Instagram and Facebook in Europe

Meta was told by European Union regulators on Friday to make major design changes to Instagram and Facebook to make the ...
Sydney Morning Herald

‘We need to be courageous’: Albanese plans to go harder on teen social media ban

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Anthony Albanese has flagged a fresh tightening of the country’s world-first social media ...
The Guardian

Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows

Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’ More than 80% of under-16s in Australia said they were still using social media ...