Marcel Thee / Nikkei Asia ·
Indonesia's enforcement of social media restrictions for under-16s has been patchy, with tech companies ignoring the rules and youth still accessing platforms
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Olivia Carville / Bloomberg ·
A profile of Kaley Glenn-Mills, the plaintiff in K.G.M. v. Meta et al., who was awarded $6M in damages in a landmark LA jury trial over social media addiction
Kaley Glenn-Mills' lawsuit reshaped the fight to protect children from social media. She says she still can't stop scrolling.
Pew Research Center ·
A survey of US adults finds 56% support banning social media for under-16s, while 21% oppose; majorities across demographic and partisan groups support a ban
Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults support banning anyone under the age of 16 from using social media sites, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Bloomberg ·
TikTok settles a lawsuit before a second California trial over social media harm to minors for an undisclosed sum; Meta and Snap remain defendants
TikTok is finalizing a settlement related to a lawsuit claiming that the world's largest social media platforms are addictive to minors …
Jackson Chen / Engadget ·
Australia says it plans to double the maximum penalty for any social media company breaking its minimum age law to AU$99M and grant more powers to enforcers
The fine can now potentially hit 99 million AUD, or $68 million.
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico ·
Meta lobbyists are urging California lawmakers to exempt social media platforms from legislation that would increase penalties in child-harm cases
Meta's plea comes as it faces hundreds of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to protect kids' safety on its platforms.
Anna Bawden / The Guardian ·
A study of 408 teens in Australia finds 80%+ were still using social media three months after the ban came into force, citing inadequate age verification checks
Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more 'convincing strategy is required'
Hillel Aron / Courthouse News Service ·
YouTube settles a lawsuit ahead of a second California trial over social media harms to minors; Meta, TikTok, and Snap remain defendants
The case will now pit a 15-year-old Black teen against tech giants Meta, TikTok and Snap.
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