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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
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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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What is Mark Zuckerberg's net worth?In Depth The Meta magnate's products are a part of billions of lives
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The influencer court case shaking up social mediaUnder The Radar TikTok star accuses her rival of stealing her beige 'aesthetic' but are there shades of grey in US copyright law?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Instagram rolls out teen accounts with new limitsSpeed Read After facing pushback over child safety, Meta announced that all users under 18 will have their Instagram accounts modified
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Instagram hopes that blurring nudity in messages will make teens saferThe Explainer The option will be turned on by default for users under 18
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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How social media is limiting political contentThe Explainer Critics say Meta's 'extraordinary move' to have less politics in users' feeds could be 'actively muzzling civic action'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The not-so-hidden dark side of child influencersunder the radar Is putting children in the spotlight worth the risk?
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Poetry's surprising renaissance in the UKUnder The Radar Books of verse enjoyed record sales last year but the Instagram-inspired trend is 'alarming' to some
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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From 'thunks' to mixed reality, the future of books is interactiveThe Explainer What is in store for literature in an increasingly digital world?
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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