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Florida bans children under 14 from social media in sweeping new law | US News
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Children under 14 will be barred from joining social media in Florida from next year. Signed into law by governor Ron DeSantis, the legislation directs social media firms to delete the accounts of under-14s. Children aged 14 and 15 will also need parental consent before signing up for platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. Companies who…
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‘Blood on your hands’: Mark Zuckerberg among social media bosses grilled over child exploitation concerns | US News
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Mark Zuckerberg was one of several social media bosses accused of having “blood on [their] hands” at a hearing where companies were criticised for not doing enough to protect children from being exploited on their platforms. Mr Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, faced a sea of people who held…
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Social media ban for under-16s ‘speculation’ – but ‘right’ we look at potential harms, says minister | Politics News
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A ban on social media use for under-16s has been branded “speculation” – but the government must “continue to look at” the need to protect children, a minister has said. Science minister Andrew Griffith dismissed as “speculation” reports that social media access could be curbed for some young people as part of a “potential consultation”…
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New rules unveiled to protect young children on social media | UK News
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New rules have been unveiled to protect children online, which include limiting direct messages and removing them from suggested friend lists. They form part of Ofcom’s first draft codes of practice under the Online Safety Act, which was signed into law a week ago. It focuses on illegal material online such as grooming content, fraud…
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Israel-Hamas war: Fireworks displays and computer games among fake conflict videos viewed millions of times on social media | World News
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False videos, pictures and information have sprung up on social media since Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel last weekend which sparked retaliation strikes on the Gaza Strip. Fireworks displays, excerpts from video games and clips posted months ago are among the false material seen and shared by millions of people on sites like X, formerly…
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ULEZ: The social media scammers who say they can make non-compliant vehicles exempt from pollutant charge | UK News
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Fraudsters selling counterfeit exemption certification for London’s newly extended ultra low emission zone are advertising widely on social media, Sky News has found. Adverts on Facebook Marketplace, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram and WhatsApp claim to be able to make vehicles “ULEZ exempt” in as little as 24 hours using nothing more than the vehicle’s logbook. Transport…
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BBC presenter scandal: How social media has collided with privacy and defamation laws | UK News
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The two most popular hashtags relating to allegations against a BBC presenter have been posted almost 45,000 times on Twitter since Friday. Sky News has analysed data that shows the scale of discussion on Twitter and TikTok around the claims. The volume of posts raises questions over how effective privacy and defamation laws are in…
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Jack Teixeira: FBI used social media records to identify US airman as suspect over Pentagon documents leak | US News
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The FBI used billing records from an internet social media app to unmask US airman Jack Teixeira as a suspect over the leak of top-secret military documents, it has been revealed. Â Court documents made public on Friday showed investigators identified the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, 21, using information on the Discord chat platform. The…
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BBC objects to Twitter’s ‘government-funded media’ label | Science & Tech News
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The BBC has objected to being labelled as “government-funded media” on Twitter. The corporation said it had contacted Twitter after the label was added to the main BBC account. Twitter owner Elon Musk responded to the complaint, asking: “Is the Twitter label accurate?” Image: The BBC’s Twitter account was labelled ‘Government Funded Media’ Musk later…
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Utah is first US state to require parental consent for under-18s using social media | Science & Tech News
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People aged under 18 in Utah will need the permission of a parent or guardian to use social media such as Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. It is the first US state to put such a measure into law and is aimed at shielding minors from the “addictive” platforms amid claims such apps damage children’s mental…