The home of the world’s highest-flying social media companies is considering a measure to clip their wings.

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may ...

When Mark Zuckerberg took the stand before a Los Angeles jury two weeks ago and testified about social media and children's ...

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, March 19 (Reuters) - Heavy social media usage appears to contribute to a drop in wellbeing among young people, especially girls, in some English-speaking countries, the ...

From putting the onus on tech firms to investing in digital literacy, here's what campaigners suggest.

Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday.

NEW DELHI, March 6 (Reuters) - - The southern Indian state of Karnataka, home to the tech hub of Bengaluru, banned the use of ...

Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (D-Burlington) announced a package of bills today aimed at protecting kids from harmful content online while holding big technology companies ...

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has appealed a U.S. District Court judge’s ruling that blocks Virginia from enforcing a ...

A hundred days into the under-16 social media ban, the government is keeping quiet on numbers that would reveal how many children have carried on as normal.

The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial ...

Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as Australia’s under-16 social media ban kicks in Wednesday.