When will social media ban start, and which apps will be affected?

A social media ban for under-16s has been announced by the UK government. It will be introduced in early 2027. The government ...

In the Social Ban Era, Where Will Gen Alpha Spend Time Online?

Australia, the UK, and the UAE have now all banned social media access for under-16s. But experts say the ban’s impact is ...

How the UK social media ban could affect you

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that under-16s will be banned from major social media platforms, including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. There will also be changes affecting chat functions ...

What Keir Starmer's social media ban means for Roblox and gaming

The UK government has announced plans to ban social media for children under 16, with new restrictions also set to impact gaming platforms ...
SiliconANGLE

Manychat gets $140 million to expand social chat with AI agents

Conversational artificial intelligence startup Manychat Inc. said today it has closed on a $140 million growth capital fundraise as it looks to automate more social media interactions for brands, ...

Australia's banning social media for kids this week. Here's how it's being enforced.

"Delaying children’s access to social media accounts gives them valuable time to learn and grow, free of the powerful, unseen ...

Ban or no ban, parents face dilemma over kids' online safety

Parents are on their own in deciding which – if any – social media platforms to allow, and how to balance digital safety with kids’ needs for connection and self-expression, something Lindsay Lobb, ...
Ars Technica

RIP social media. What comes next is messy.

Last fall, we featured an extensive interview with Petter Törnberg of the University of Amsterdam, who studies the underlying mechanisms of social media that give rise to its worst aspects: the ...