What the social media ban is really about is the attempt to curb the growing politicisation, radicalisation and international networking of youth.

Among other things, Alaska's HB 47 requires social media apps to block teen access between 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., and bans AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

A 20-year-old woman is seeking to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

Trump Media & Technology Group said Friday that it was exploring a spin-off of Truth Social, the social media platform of choice for President Donald Trump. Truth Social could become a separate, ...

The move would split off the money-losing social media platform as the company pursues a merger with a fusion power company.

President Trump's media company, which is merging with a fusion energy player, is exploring whether to spin off Trump Social as a publicly traded concern.

LISBON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament on Thursday approved a bill, on its first reading, requiring explicit parental consent for children aged 13 to 16 to access social media, in one of the ...

People don’t agree on much these days. But one thing brings them together, whatever their politics: the idea that, because social media harm children and teenagers, they should be banned from using ...

“You scroll without thinking and lose track of time,” admits Ramón, a Spanish 15-year-old, of his habits on social media. “You see girls sexualising themselves, car crashes, really violent stuff,” he ...

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 ...

The app said in opening statements that it was more of an entertainment platform. The lawsuit claims social media companies design products that cause personal injury. By Eli Tan and Cecilia Kang Eli ...

Scroll through social media long enough and a pattern emerges. Pause on a post questioning climate change or taking a hard line on a political issue, and the platform is quick to respond—serving up ...