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French President Macron backs effort to ban kids under 15 from social media before departing office next year

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French President Macron backs effort to ban kids under 15 from social media before departing office next year

admin July 21, 2026 0

With growing social media safety concerns, French lawmakers seek to ban social media for anyone under the...

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France wants to ban social media for kids — but Brussels says the bill breaks EU law

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France wants to ban social media for kids — but Brussels says the bill breaks EU law

admin July 20, 2026 0

Lawmakers face an Aug. 10 EU deadline as one in two French teens spend up to five...

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Trump is selling millisecond access to his Truth Social blasts — and traders are already lining up

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Trump is selling millisecond access to his Truth Social blasts — and traders are already lining up

admin July 17, 2026 0

Trump’s firm is pitching Truth PSI to trading desks for ultra‑fast feeds from “top” accounts as Trump...

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YouTube appeals verdict, argues it isn’t a social media platform

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YouTube appeals verdict, argues it isn’t a social media platform

admin July 16, 2026 0

A jury awarded $6 million after finding YouTube and Meta designed platforms to hook young users.

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Europe to social media platforms: make yourself safe for kids under 13, somehow

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Europe to social media platforms: make yourself safe for kids under 13, somehow

admin July 13, 2026 0

Ursula von der Leyen is shifting liability onto Meta, TikTok and others, forcing proof of safe design...

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American influencers turn Erling Haaland into the World Cup’s breakout brand

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American influencers turn Erling Haaland into the World Cup’s breakout brand

admin July 13, 2026 0

“I cannot fathom being such a pretty Norwegian princess and also being one of the best strikers...

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Australia’s under-16 social media ban is failing, so the government is (literally) doubling down

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Australia’s under-16 social media ban is failing, so the government is (literally) doubling down

admin June 29, 2026 0

“We can all agree we would like the scheme to work better than it is currently, but...

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Australia to strengthen enforcement of under-16 social media ban

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Australia to strengthen enforcement of under-16 social media ban

admin June 27, 2026 0

“It’s clear big tech are not doing enough to comply with the law — there are still...

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Kids want to be influencers when they grow up, because they ‘gets lots of money’ and ‘they want to be famous’

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Kids want to be influencers when they grow up, because they ‘gets lots of money’ and ‘they want to be famous’

admin June 26, 2026 0

Kids in Norway and Wisconsin drew the same thing when asked what they want to be: a...

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The U.K. just banned social media for kids under 16. The founder of ‘safe TikTok’ says the U.S. is next

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The U.K. just banned social media for kids under 16. The founder of ‘safe TikTok’ says the U.S. is next

admin June 22, 2026 0

"These are global dominoes," Zigazoo's Zak Ringelstein told Fortune. "The under-16 social media bans are spreading and...

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