Months after Australia banned social media for everyone under 16, the British government is considering new policies to keep children safe online.

The UK's communications regulator has reminded social media platforms they have a duty to minimize hateful content, not encourage it.

What happened when livestreaming vigilantes ambushed an innocent man.

Starmer wants to ban children from social media. Jack Watson, 17, argues the Government is making a serious mistake – in his experience, the benefits of social media outweigh the costs.

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Maybe it wasn't a great idea to let 14-year-olds post videos to Spotlight in the first place.

The flaw, which Meta said it had fixed, allowed anyone to take over accounts using a bug in the company’s new artificial intelligence software.

Starmer is set to ban under-16s from social media altogether within days – with fines for mobile phone manufacturers that don't comply.

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The British Film Institute assembled the memes in an archive of culturally significant internet moments. See what made the cut.

Johnny Hilbrant Partridge has found social media fame as PE Guy, a character who embodies obnoxious entitlement.

Celebrities and paid influencers have transformed the career-focused platform, which for some users, has become a job unto itself.

Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has undermined education.

The changes, after Meta’s legal losses in two child safety cases, are aimed at limiting harmful content shown to teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.

Brainrot videos are specifically designed to confuse us. They can also be a financial bonanza for their creators.

A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach.

A Mad Hatter and a giant rabbit sit around a table discussing an A.I. start-up. This is normal behavior around the Bay Area these days.