Australia imposes world‑first under-16 social media ban — The law takes effect, targeting major platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. Around the world, governments are moving to restrict children’s access to social media

Australia launches youth social media ban it says will be the world’s ‘first domino’ More than 1 million social media accounts held by users under 16 are set to be deactivated in Australia in a divisive world-first ban that is …

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Turkey shuts off Instagram

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority, which regulates the internet, announced the …

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Global outage hits top platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, affecting millions worldwide.

JUST IN: Massive global outage has affected dozens of top platforms today, including the following: 📘 Facebook 📸 Instagram 🎮Google Play💬 Facebook Messenger 🎥 YouTube 📱 Google 💬 WhatsApp📭 Gmail🗺️ Google Maps📞Teams📲TikTok 👻Snapchat — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) March 5, …

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Layoffs at Meta’s Instagram

Meta’s Instagram started off the new year by telling at least 60 workers their jobs were disappearing, sources told Business Insider. The change at the popular platform happened this week and affected technical program managers across the Instagram organization, according …

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