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A legal challenge to Australia's under-16s social media ban will begin in the High Court on Tuesday, as a digital rights group and platform Reddit seek to overturn the policy.
Zara Larsson has criticized the White House for using her song 'Midnight Sun' in a TikTok deportation video. The clip, which has since had the song removed, was captioned 'never ending deportations,' a play on the song's lyrics.
The EU has announced plans to restrict social media access for under-15s across its member states, in a bid to increase wellbeing and tackle online safety, according to the BBC.
The boss of Snapchat-parent Snap Inc says the firm would be 'willing to implement' time limits for teens, following a call from Meta for it to take action, according to the BBC.
A Malaysian teenage boy has been acquitted for the murder of a schoolgirl on grounds of insanity, according to court records. He had stabbed 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen in a school toilet.
Spanish intelligence services warned of social media calls for a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta the day before tens of thousands of people entered the territory, newly released government documents show, according to BBC.
Canadian officials have condemned US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth for a social media post that appeared to mock members of the country's cadet youth programme, calling it 'below the dignity of the office', according to BBC.
A social media post by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth body-shaming Canadian cadets faced fierce criticism on Wednesday, according to The Guardian.
Uber Technologies has laid off 3,300 employees, or 10 percent of its workforce, marking the largest cuts to the ride-hailing company’s headcount since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from Al Jazeera.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has denied Moroccan government involvement in the recent border surge into the enclave of Ceuta, according to The Guardian.
Dolly Parton's iconic song 'Jolene' reached No. 1 on Spotify with 2.03 million streams in the U.S. after her death on Aug. 25. Her music saw a massive spike in streams, with some tracks surging over 3,000%.
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle a U.S. legal case over child safety on its platforms, marking one of the largest settlements in tech history.
Swedish police have identified the victim of a fatal school sword attack as a 17-year-old girl, according to Al Jazeera. The attacker, an 18-year-old former student, was arrested at the scene.
The US Department of Justice has reached a $400m settlement with TikTok over violations of children’s online privacy laws, according to a report from Al Jazeera.
A Swiss tourist was sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for social media posts that insulted the island’s sacred Day of Silence, according to Al Jazeera.
A Nigerian social media influencer has been arrested after authorities seized $28 million worth of cocaine destined for the UK, according to the BBC.
France's top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression, according to the BBC.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was hospitalized following a TikTok livestream on Tuesday, during which he appeared to self-harm, according to law enforcement officials.
Sydney Towle, a TikTok star who shared her cancer journey online, has died at the age of 26. Her family announced the news on social media on Thursday.
TikTok influencer Sydney Towle died at 26 after a three-year battle with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare bile duct cancer, her family announced on August 6.
Mexican influencer César Gastélum was shot dead during a TikTok livestream in Culiacán, Sinaloa, on Tuesday. He was 25 years old and had over half a million followers. The attack occurred outside a fast food restaurant in a district plagued by cartel violence.
US blogger Perez Hilton is recovering in hospital after reports he self-harmed during a TikTok livestream, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka opened her 2026 National Bank Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Moyuka Uchijima, while sparking debate over the WTA's new transgender eligibility policy.
A video shared by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on social media shows a Russian drone hunting a man in southern Ukraine, an instance of what Zelensky called a 'safari' attack against civilians.
