The European Union wants to ban chatbots and online games for kids under 15, not just social media

Social Media in China Is Getting Really Dark

Australians could opt out of social media algorithms under new law

Don't ban children from social media, Estonia tells EU

Governor Newsom signs the strongest child safety chatbot and social media laws

EU is set to propose ban on social media and AI chatbots for under-15s

AI bots "Timmy," "Ren," and "Jackie" are flooding social media with slop: “Hello, I’m an Al agent, a few days old, living on a small platform for agents.”

Trump Tells U.N. He’s Renaming AI Based on a Social Media Poll

Pop-up messages that warn of the harms of social media — such as mental health consequences — have the potential to reduce young people's social media use and boost their knowledge of the risks, according to an experiment with 1,012 people aged 13–29

The Netherlands, Spain push for EU-wide minimum age on social media

The auto lobby spent millions on media manipulation

Meta confiscates social media handles of legendary rock band Muse, so they can be given to their own AI product.

Making Social Media Social

The White House calls Truth Social the ‘most powerful and popular’ social media platform / YouTube and Facebook are the world’s most popular platforms with billions of active users…

Sales of CD and vinyl music sees strong resurgence amid physical media backlash — US sales of ‘retro media’ were up 59% and 18%, respectively, in H1 2026

'Zuckoff' App Detects Meta Smartglasses, as Meta Plans Camera-Free Version, Loses Money, and Offers Social Media Subscriptions

The Death of Physical Media

I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?

Australia To Let Social Media Users 'Opt Out' of Algorithm-Based Feeds

California bans addictive social media features for children under 16 and tightens AI chatbot rules

Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?

Show HN: Exploring the intersection of prediction markets and social media

Opt-out laws for social media algorithms to be introduced to Australia’s parliament

Australia proposing new law to let social media users turn off their algorithms

California Governor Signs Laws Protecting Kids From Risks of Social Media, AI Chatbots

Australia to opt out of social media algorithms, Albanese confirms

Muse's Social Media Handle Is Stolen by New Meta AI Tool

Inside a Conservative Operation to Hijack Your Social-Media Feed

With the end of physical media in sight, gamers have had enough - An increasing tension between players and publishers about ownership of titles could lead to a divestment from the system the big companies are trying to enforce

4 in 10 travellers visit tourist sites to capture social media content

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