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UK Labour leader Keir Starmer has vowed to confront social media companies over child addiction, coinciding with new government guidance on limiting screen time for young children, while public discourse highlights the need for health warnings on social media due to rising screen time for both children and adults.
UK Members of Parliament have accused social media giants like X, TikTok, and Meta of complacency in spreading misinformation related to the Iran war and allowing online harms, including the use of AI to create explicit images of young girls.
Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at the heart of their products.
Prince Harry has expressed support for bereaved families who are taking legal action against social media companies, alleging that platforms like Instagram and YouTube harm young people's mental health.
The comments come after Australia in December became the first to ban users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms.
Republican Attorneys General are celebrating a 10-year consent decree in Missouri v. Biden, which bars federal agencies like the CDC and CISA from pressuring social media companies regarding content.
A group of young people held a protest outside the social media giant’s London headquarters as they accused its algorithms of contributing to their serious mental health problems
Meta Platforms CEO and billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is set to be questioned for the first time in a U.S. court on Wednesday about Instagram's effect on the mental health of young users, as a landmark trial over youth social media addiction continues.
As New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children, social media firms await more legal decisions AP News
UK regulators are urging social media companies including Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube to implement stricter age verification and block children under 13, with warnings of hefty fines if they fail to protect children online, as the government considers barring under-16s from such platforms.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold its first meeting with senior executives of major social media platforms to address the growing threat of misinformation and AI-generated deepfakes ahead of upcoming assembly elections.
Spain's government is escalating the trans-Atlantic tech dispute by launching an investigation into social media giants X, Meta, and TikTok.