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UK’s Online Safety Bill requires stronger age verification measures for platforms including TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat
Why the age-old practice of communal bath houses is back in fashion
Experts pass on financial planning tips for the year ahead
It’s partly about safety, partly about consent — and partly about the speed at which tech is developing
Celebrity failed to disclose payment for EthereumMax post on Instagram, says SEC
Coroner ruling that online posts had ‘normalised’ British teenager’s condition puts pressure on tech companies
Social media company says some self-harm content viewed by teenager who took her own life was ‘safe’
Meta executive says policies have changed since British teen Molly Russell took her own life after viewing ‘graphic’ posts
Instead of jokes, the app is serving me protein powder recommendations and gory surgery videos
Data Protection Commission’s ruling relates to complaints that account settings defaulted to public
UK capital will effectively become social media app’s base as parent Meta battles TikTok
Social media site unseats BBC but regulator Ofcom finds TV networks are most trusted
As markets turn bearish, will young investors run screaming into the woods?
When Elon Musk announced the Twitter deal, the open-source social network gained more than 30,000 users in a day. I tried it
A young fashion designer attempts to unravel how she could turn her passion for knitting into her main source of income
Cloned accounts con followers of genuine financial content creators out of thousands
Research reveals fraudsters’ adaptability across platforms
Platform’s Reels format was considered a rival to TikTok but content creators say income has fallen
Efforts to tackle steep rise in fraud are stymied by under-resourced and outdated strategies
Kremlin’s sudden ban of photo-sharing app used by 80mn people hits citizens, small business owners and influencers
Algorithms that reward engagement are just as likely to leave unpopular content out in the cold
Moscow seeks to designate parent Meta an ‘extremist organisation’, worsening country’s isolation
It collects and crunches reams of personal data, so why does it struggle to keep underage users off the app?
Changes intended to boost ecommerce have proved hard for some small businesses to navigate
Amazon’s big Italian fine, synthetic data advances, Pixray art
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