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EU imposes €120m fine on X over blue tick verification The European Commission has penalized Elon Musk's social media platform X with a €120 million (£105 million) fine, accusing it of misleading...
Taiwan moves to block RedNote amid fraud surge Taiwanese authorities announced a one-year ban on the Chinese social media platform RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, following a spike in online...
Unconventional wedding in Cardiff Harmony Elmy and Seán Mauremootoo opted for a stress-free elopement in Cardiff, choosing two strangers from Reddit as their witnesses instead of family or friend...
Meta begins removing underage users before new law takes effect Meta has started deactivating accounts belonging to Australian users under 16 on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, six days before...
Australia enforces social media ban for under-16s from 10 December YouTube has criticized Australia's upcoming restrictions on social media access for children under 16, arguing the measures will...
Warning: This report includes descriptions of offensive language and threats. Managers bear brunt of social media abuse in English football A BBC investigation with data analytics firm Signify...
Influencer sentenced for hate speech against Zambian president A Zambian-American social media personality has been handed an 18-month prison term for making derogatory remarks about President Ha...
Australia stands firm on under-16 social media ban despite tech industry resistance Australia's Communications Minister Anika Wells has dismissed concerns from major technology firms over the cou...
'Locking in': The viral trend pushing focus over distractions in 2025 From marathon study sessions to grueling gym routines, the phrase 'locking in'-a call to endure short-term discomfort for lon...
The Wiggles distance themselves from drug-referencing music video Australian children's entertainment group The Wiggles has issued a statement clarifying its stance after two members appeared in...
Austrian nuns in 80s win right to stay in convent-on one condition Three elderly nuns who defied Church orders by returning to their former convent in Austria have been granted permission to stay...
Australian teens challenge social media ban in High Court Two 15-year-old Australians, backed by a digital rights group, have filed a legal challenge against a new law banning under-16s from soci...
Rosalía's *Lux* album merges pop with classical, sparking youth engagement Spanish superstar Rosalía's fourth studio album, Lux, released this week, blends orchestral arrangements with modern pop...
New York 'dine-and-dash diva' held on bail after string of unpaid meals A 35-year-old woman accused of repeatedly dining at high-end New York City restaurants and leaving without paying has been...
Dubai custody dispute escalates as ex-wife of ruling family member faces arrest Zeynab Javadli, the former wife of Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum-a nephew of Dubai's ruler-has rev...
X's location transparency feature reveals foreign-based political accounts A new transparency tool on X, formerly Twitter, has uncovered dozens of high-engagement accounts posting about U.S. poli...
92-Year-Old Self-Taught Painter Gains Global Fame After Pandemic Revival A 92-year-old great-grandfather from Oxfordshire has found unexpected fame as a landscape artist after rediscovering his p...
UEFA apologises for removing Scotland fans' World Cup celebration videos UEFA has issued an apology after videos of Scotland supporters celebrating their team's World Cup qualification were wrong...
Meta Services Face Widespread Outage A technical malfunction disrupted access to Meta's platforms-including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads-on Friday, leaving millions of users worldwide unable...
Australia expands under-16 social media ban to include Twitch Australia's internet regulator has added Twitch to its list of platforms banned for users under 16, broadening a world-first restrict...
Australia enforces world-first social media ban for under-16s from December From 10 December, social media platforms in Australia must block users under 16 from creating or maintaining accounts,...
Miss Mexico wins Miss Universe 2025 in scandal-plagued Bangkok finale Fatima Bosch, 25, was crowned Miss Universe on Friday in Bangkok, capping a tumultuous pageant season marked by backstage con...
Australia's under-16 social media ban prompts Meta to deactivate teen accounts Meta has begun notifying Australian users aged 13 to 15 that their Instagram, Facebook, and Threads accounts will be...
Social media's shadow language: How 'algospeak' distorts communication From "unalived" to "seggs," users are rewriting their vocabulary to evade what they believe are algorithmic bans-despite den...
Doja Cat defends minimalist tour opener amid fan backlash Doja Cat has pushed back against criticism of her Ma Vie World Tour debut in Auckland, New Zealand, dismissing complaints about the show'...
US lawmakers demand testimony from Australia's internet regulator US Republican Jim Jordan has summoned Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant to testify before Congress, accusing her...
Two Miss Universe judges resign days before final event Two judges for the upcoming Miss Universe 2025 pageant have resigned within hours of each other, with one accusing organizers of manipulati...
US court dismisses FTC antitrust case against Meta over Instagram, WhatsApp deals A federal judge in Washington ruled Tuesday that Meta Platforms did not violate antitrust laws with its acquisiti...
Roblox imposes mandatory age verification to restrict adult-child interactions Roblox will enforce facial age verification for all users accessing chat features, starting in December for Australi...
Cambridge Dictionary names 'parasocial' as 2025 Word of the Year The term parasocial-describing one-sided emotional connections between individuals and public figures-has been crowned Cambridge D...
UK hacker ordered to forfeit £4.1m in Bitcoin after high-profile Twitter scam A British man convicted of hijacking over 130 high-profile Twitter-now X-accounts in a 2020 Bitcoin scam has been ord...
Anthony Joshua to face Jake Paul in Miami heavyweight bout on 19 December Former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will step into the ring against YouTube-turned-boxer Jake Pau...
Australian man sentenced to nine days in prison for assaulting Ariana Grande A Singapore court has sentenced 26-year-old Australian national Johnson Wen to nine days in prison after he grabbed po...
Sky Sports shuts down Halo TikTok channel after sexism backlash Sky Sports has discontinued its newly launched female-focused TikTok channel, Halo, following widespread criticism that its content...
YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested in Miami on drug charges after traffic disruption Miami police arrested social media influencer Jack Doherty early Saturday after he allegedly blocked traffic while...
Teenagers still exposed to harmful content despite Online Safety Act, BBC finds A BBC investigation has revealed that teenagers continue to encounter disturbing content-including posts about bull...
Singapore charges man with public nuisance after Ariana Grande incident at premiere A 26-year-old Australian man has been charged with public nuisance in Singapore after leaping over a barricade...
Apple's $230 iPhone 'sock' case sparks backlash and mockery online Apple faced widespread ridicule on Tuesday after unveiling the iPhone Pocket-a £219.95 ($230) carrying case resembling a knitted...
Kennedy heir enters race for New York congressional seat Jack Schlossberg, the 32-year-old grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representati...
Katseye Faces Wave of Online Death Threats After Breakout Year Members of the rising global girl group Katseye have revealed they have been targeted by a barrage of online death threats since the...
China's youth embrace frugality amid economic uncertainty and high unemployment China's government is pushing for higher domestic spending to revive economic growth, but young consumers-facing re...
Vinted users fury as app's size update mislabels thousands of listings Sellers and buyers on the second-hand shopping platform Vinted are expressing outrage after a recent update automatically re...
Norway's Schjelderup admits to sharing illegal video, faces court conviction Norwegian international Andreas Schjelderup, 21, revealed on Saturday that he is set to be convicted for illegally sha...
Women increasingly avoid showcasing partners online A growing number of women are opting to keep their romantic relationships off social media, even as their personal lives remain otherwise visib...
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla faces landmark terrorism trial over 2021 unrest tweets The 43-year-old daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma will stand trial this week on charges of inciti...
Melbourne's 'Nest-flix' captivates audiences as peregrine falcon chicks prepare for first flight Since late August, tens of thousands of Australians have been glued to Nest-flix, a 24-hour live-s...
Brazilian hairdresser's photo linked to India election fraud claims A 29-year-old Brazilian hairdresser, Larissa Nery, found herself unexpectedly at the center of a political storm in India this...
Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed again to November 2026 Rockstar Games has postponed the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 for a second time, pushing the launch to 19 November 2026, the developer announced...
Malaysian rapper Namewee remanded in murder investigation after influencer's hotel death Kuala Lumpur authorities have remanded controversial Malaysian rapper Namewee for six days as part of a mu...
Miss Universe contestants walk out after Thailand director berates Miss Mexico A group of Miss Universe contestants staged a walkout on Tuesday after the pageant's Thailand director, Nawat Itsara...
Australia expands child social media ban to Reddit, Kick ahead of December rollout Australia will extend its pioneering ban on social media for children under 16 to include Reddit and live-stream...
AI video fakes are getting harder to detect-but low quality remains a red flag Artificial intelligence-generated videos have advanced so rapidly in the past six months that distinguishing them fr...
Heidi Klum's 2025 Halloween bash dazzles with Medusa reveal and celebrity spectacle Heidi Klum solidified her reputation as Halloween's reigning monarch on October 31, 2025, with a show-stopping...
Five charged in fentanyl distribution network tied to three overdose deaths New York authorities have charged five individuals in connection with a fentanyl distribution operation allegedly respo...
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