The countries that have social media bans, or are planning to implement one

It's been four months since Australia banned under-16s from using social media, and ever since, a growing number of countries ...

‘I’m a teenager – I think we should ban social media for under-16s’

When it’s time for Emily, 15, to revise for her next test, she doesn’t crack open a book – she logs onto TikTok. The Manchester secondary school pupil knows what this sounds like. Just an excuse to ...

A landmark social media addiction trial just took place – could it happen in the UK?

This is what seven men and five women decided yesterday during a highly-watched jury trial in the US that could shape the ...

Meta, YouTube found liable in US social media addiction case

A California jury has declared that social media giants Meta and YouTube were liable for harming a young woman by designing ...
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