Meta’s decision to settle the case on Wednesday came as a surprise. I was expecting weeks of courtroom drama as 29 states – almost two-thirds of North America – took on one US tech giant. Technically, the trial was about children’s online privacy. It was based on a US law called the Children’s Online Privacy … Read moreMeta’s $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety
Social media has played a large role in declining happiness among young people in Western countries, a United Nations-backed report has found. Heavy social media use partly explains a “worrying decline” in the wellbeing of young people in the West, the latest edition of the annual World Happiness Report said on Wednesday. In total, 15 … Read moreSocial media making young people less happy, report finds
Getty Images Australia’s landmark ban takes effect from December Australia could use a range of technologies to implement its social media ban for under-16s but all have risks or shortcomings, a report has found. The government says its ban, which comes into effect in December, is designed to limit the harmful impacts of social media. … Read moreEnforcing Australia’s social media ban on kids is possible but contains risks, report says