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Australia is cracking down on social media for kids under 16, and Denmark looks set to follow with a ban for under-15s.

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Meta projects higher expenses for 2026, sending shares plummeting

Meta did not say what it expects 2026 expenses to be, but analysts are forecasting $97 billion (€83.51bn) — according to FactSet.

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Meta and TikTok breach EU online platform rules, Commission finds

Both platforms have now time to reply to the findings or face a penalty of up to 6% of their global annual turnover.

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Meta to allow parents to limit teenagers’ interactions with AI

The changes come as the social media giant, which owns Facebook and Instagram, faces criticism over harms to children from its platforms.

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New York City sues tech giants for fueling youth mental health crisis

The lawsuit alleges that tech giants knew young people were vulnerable to addictive features on social media, but targeted them anyway.

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Meta to bring an AI assistant and Meet Cute to Facebook Dating

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Experts: Nepal social media crackdown reflects global censorship trend

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US lawyer Mark Zuckerberg sues Facebook over account suspensions

Indiana bankruptcy lawyer Mark S Zuckerberg says his official presence on Facebook has been disabled five times in eight years, costing him thousands of dollars in lost business.

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Is Meta failing to stop the spread of non-consensual images?

Altered photos of women, including Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, accompanied by sexist comments, have stirred outrage in the country. But it is not the first case to affect social platforms.

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From French fishing roots to OpenAI: What we know about Fidji Simo

The rising star from the south of France was the first in her family of fishermen to graduate university, talked her way into a job at eBay, and is now joining OpenAI.

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Big tech kicks off earnings as Trump drama and market jitters continue

As big tech companies kick off quarterly earnings season this week, the industry’s bellwether companies have been thrust into a cauldron of uncertainty.

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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in historic antitrust trial

Zuckerberg answered questions about Facebook's 2012 acquisition of popular social media app Instagram on the first day of an antitrust trial that could reverse the purchase.

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Facebook tops content removal complaints at Irish dispute body

Appeals Centre Europe says Meta started implementing its non-binding decisions.

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How's Meta planning to protect minors from sensitive content?

Radio Schuman today features Antigone Davis, META’s Vice-President and Head of Global Safety, on how the tech giant plans protecting teens online.

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Trump Media reports a loss of hundreds of millions for last year

Trump created Truth Social after being banned from Twitter and Facebook following the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot. After winning the US presidential election last November, Trump transferred all his shares as a "bona fide gift" to the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust.

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Want to quit X, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads? Here's how

With Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg rallying around Donald Trump, some users are deciding to quit the social media apps. Here’s how to do it for those wanting a break.