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How will the UK's social media ban actually work? 5 things you need to know

By David Nield Published

The UK social media ban is one of the most significant pieces of tech legislation in the modern era — but how is it going to work?

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UK brain experts say there's 'very little' evidence phones are harming kids

By David Nield Published

A few words from the academics speaking at the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee in the House of Parliament.

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Facebook was down – here's everything we know about the disruption that impacted Meta platforms

By Jacob Krol Last updated

The issues started right before 10AM ET

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The Social Reckoning trailer divides opinion as Jeremy Strong praised for Mark Zuckerberg voice

By Jasmine Valentine Published

The trailer for The Social Reckoning has now been released — and it's at almost exactly the same time as another Facebook whistleblower controversy is being 'silenced'.

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Canada is the latest country to move to ban social media for under-16s

By David Nield Published

Canada has tabled a bill that will stop under-16s from accessing social media, though it's not law yet.

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Instagram Plus launches globally with new subscription features

By James Rogerson Published

Instagram Plus bulks up the app with numerous new and improved features for those prepared to pay, and early reactions haven't been positive.

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Japan is considering stronger age restrictions for social media use — but public response to the move hasn't been as positive as hoped

By Jamie Richards Published

Japan’s communications ministry has proposed new measures to protect young people from social media addiction

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Meta's subscription plans are the tip of a terrible pay-to-engage iceberg and may be the beginning of the end for social media as we know it

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Meta's Plus subscription plan is probably the worst thing to happen to social media since the dislike button.

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Medical report links social media use in children to tobacco use

By Rowan Davies Published

Social media use has been compared to smoking by medical professionals as the UK government enters the final stages of its ban consultation.

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Discord's end-to-end encryption on all platforms
Your Discord calls are much safer now, but age verification is still coming

By Isaiah Williams Published

All of Discord's voice and video calls will now feature end-to-end encryption by default, but there are still two major privacy concerns for users.

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