– Children will be given back their childhoods thanks to UK government action to ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s, with less time for scrolling and more time for play.Â
Read More– Thousands of users are reporting issues with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Read More– Ofcom is strengthening its online safety codes of practice by telling platforms they should have protocols in place to respond to spikes in illegal content during a crisis.Â
Read More– The social network X, previously known as Twitter is down for thousands of users around the world.
Read More– Government launches a landmark consultation on UK children’s digital wellbeing, covering social media age bans, curfews, AI chatbots and gaming.
Read More– TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has struck a deal to create a predominantly US-owned joint venture to oversee the platform’s American business, avoiding a ban that could have cut off its 200 million US users.
Read More– Ofcom has confirmed that – in direct response to action from the enforcement team – Snapchat has materially improved its illegal content risk assessment, which will ensure it is required to implement a broad range of safety measures, in line with their codes of practice, to protect the UK public. Â
Read More– Aspire.io, the word-of-mouth commerce platform, launches Aspire’s AI Instagram Discovery, developed in close collaboration with Meta’s product team.
Read More– New global research from LinkedIn reveals how professionals and brands are adapting in the AI era, turning to trusted voices in their network to find the clarity they need to stay ahead.
Read More– U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday extended the deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of the short-video app TikTok to September 17, despite existing legislation requiring a sale or shutdown in the absence of substantial progress.
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