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Meta to pay $18B, make teen safety changes in states dealSpeed Read The company urged other social media brands to follow its lead
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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The UK’s new social media ban explainedThe Explainer UK will ‘go further than any other country’ in the world in limiting online access for under-16s
By The Week UK Published
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Is under-16s social media ban missing the point?Today’s Big Question Pressure is growing on Keir Starmer to follow Australia’s lead but sceptics say government should focus on tech companies and children’s offline lives
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Is social media over?Today’s Big Question We may look back on 2025 as the moment social media jumped the shark
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Australia’s teens brace for social media banIn The Spotlight Under-16s will be banned from having accounts on major platforms
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why Gen Z in Nepal is dying over a state social media banIN THE SPOTLIGHT A crackdown on digital platforms has pushed younger Nepalis into increasingly violent clashes with government forces
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Mark Zuckerberg on trial: the Meta monopoly caseThe Explainer Court ruling could break up the social media giant but will Trump intervene on Meta's behalf?
By The Week UK Published
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Facebook: Sarah Wynn-Williams' shocking exposéTalking Point Former executive's tell-all memoir of life behind the scenes at Meta 'makes for damning reading'
By The Week UK Published
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What does an ex-executive's new memoir reveal about Meta's free speech pivot?Today's Big Question 'Careless People' says Facebook was ready to do China censorship
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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What is Mark Zuckerberg's net worth?In Depth The Meta magnate's products are a part of billions of lives
By David Faris Last updated
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Silicon Valley: bending the knee to Donald TrumpTalking Point Mark Zuckerberg's dismantling of fact-checking and moderating safeguards on Meta ushers in a 'new era of lies'
By The Week UK Published
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When is an offensive social media post a crime?The Explainer UK legal system walks a 'difficult tightrope' between defending free speech and prosecuting hate speech
By The Week UK Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Should we send fewer women to prison?Podcast Plus will fungi get their own kingdom, and what is Meta doing with facial recognition?
By The Week Staff Published
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Why are professors trying to escape their jobs?Under the Radar The Facebook group that offers a look inside the crisis in higher education
By David Faris Published
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