Social-media giants confront a potential flood of litigation challenging the design of their products, write Erin Mulvaney, Meghan Bobrowsky, and Erich Schwartzel, The Wall Street Journal.
The Australian government's decision to restrict access to social media for children under 16 is one of the sternest regulatory approaches to the industry to date. Should it work, it will be hard for other countries not to follow suit.
The social media platform, which is popular with right-wing influencers and hosts Donald Trump’s Truth Social, plans to establish an Irish entity after acquiring a German AI company.
Appeals Centre Europe recently contacted X about preparing to receive disputes from its users. The social media giant now wants a court order to block the dispute settlement body from ruling on user complaints.
As X leads the charge towards techno-fascism, European internet users remain dependent on US online giants. Where are the alternatives?
Mark Curtis, the head of innovation at Accenture Song, speaks to The Currency about the fundamental shifts taking place in society and the growing desire to have real-life experiences away from smartphone screens.
Social media companies will hope their close relationship with US President Donald Trump will ease the burden of regulation in the likes of Europe and the UK. But parent groups may complicate that.
Frustrated by the slow pace of investigations in Brussels, critics of Elon Musk’s social network and its influence on politics are targeting X’s Dublin office through their national authorities.
The election of the US president appears to have driven seismic policy changes at Meta. Meanwhile, evidential barriers and practicalities stymie efforts to regulate social media for children.
Australia's outright ban on social media for those under-16 is due to take effect this year as other regulators armed with new powers foist more obligations on the world's biggest tech firms.
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