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The law is coming for social media, with the science still uncertain

Business

Indonesia begins enforcing social media ban for children under-16s

Asia / Pacific
Press Review

Meta and YouTube verdict: Social media shakedown or bellwether?

Business

US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial

Technology

California jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in landmark social media trial

Americas

Iran targets US public opinion with online information war

Analysis
Middle East

New Mexico trial finds Meta chose 'growth and profit over children's safety'

Technology

Meta platforms found guilty of harming children's health and safety in US state trial

Americas

'A bit of a mixed verdict': Musk misled Twitter shareholders, jury finds

Americas

Elon Musk misled shareholders during Twitter purchase, US jury finds

Americas

'Harm at a population level': World Happiness Report flags social media's negative impact

Explainer
Technology
Press Review

'Online diplomacy': How Trump narrates war in Iran on Truth Social

Middle East
Truth or Fake

Social media abuzz with viral rumours of Netanyahu's death

Middle East
Focus

Families of US victims seek justice in landmark social media addiction trial

Americas
Spotlight

Propaganda in 21st-century wars: Iran conflict flooded with AI-generated fakes

Middle East

ICE deports Ethiopian national who called for violence on social media

Americas
Truth or Fake

Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO propaganda video

Middle East
Truth or Fake

Dubai influencers post near-identical videos praising city’s ‘safety’

Middle East

White House releases video montages gamifying Iran war on social media

Americas

Zuckerberg defends Meta's policies on children at landmark social media trial

Technology
Eye on Africa

Gabon suspends access to social media amid teachers' strike

Africa

Paris mayoral hopeful Dati takes campaign inspiration from New York’s Mamdani

Analysis
France
Talking Europe

Are teenagers too young to scroll? Europe weighs social media bans for minors

Europe
Entre Nous

Dating in France: A vote for love

France
Business

US social media companies on trial over accusations they engineered 'addiction' for children

Business
A propos

Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

Business

Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

Technology

‘Addiction is profitable’: Meta, Google stand trial over social media effects on children

Americas

EU tells TikTok to change its 'addictive' design or risk heavy fines

Europe

Moltbook, AI-only social network, sparks concern over bots' behaviour

Media
A propos

Digital sovereignty: 'An opportunity to have technology serve society'

Business
Truth or Fake

Police raid Paris offices of Musk's X over child sexual deepfakes

France
Entre Nous

Signing on to Off February: A global movement to digitally disconnect for 28 days

Business
Truth or Fake

Epstein files: AI photos circulate of Zohran Mamdani's mother at party

Americas

Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia under social media ban

Asia / Pacific
Truth or Fake

AI influencers: This viral monk selling wellness content isn't real

Asia / Pacific
Truth or Fake

American TikTok users claim app is censoring 'Epstein' and ICE criticism

Americas

'We live in a world of genocide: 120 million forcibly displaced, triple the number after WWII'

Europe

TikTok settles landmark social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial

Technology

UNESCO warns of alarming rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial in classrooms across the EU

French probe seeks warrants for Kick managers over livestreamed death

France
Entre Nous

Hype or help? Protein-enhanced food goes mainstream

France

French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15

Europe

French lawmakers advance measure that would ban social media for under-15s

France

France's Macron pushes for social media ban to protect children under 15

France
Tech 24

France set to fast-track under-15s social media ban

Business

TikTok sets up joint venture to avert threat of US ban

Americas

French Response: Fighting disinformation with memes

France
Truth or Fake

One year of Trump 2.0: How he's weaponised AI as political propaganda

Americas
Truth or Fake

Death of Renee Good: How AI was used to falsely identify the ICE agent who shot her

Americas

Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran's deposed shah, positions himself as an alternative to the regime

Profile
Asia / Pacific

Venezuelans regain access to X, a year after Maduro blocked network

Americas
Truth or Fake

X replaces Iran's flag emoji to historic Lion and Sun flag in support of protests

Middle East

Iranian stands trial in France over social media posts ahead of possible prisoner swap

France

UK probes Elon Musk's X over 'disgusting' sexualised AI images created by Grok

Technology
Truth or Fake

Netflix movie scene falsely shared as real Venezuela torture footage

Americas
Focus

Back to textbooks: Denmark rolls back digital learning

Europe

France proposes social media ban, following the Australian model for under-15s

France

‘Unity, strength, hope’: Macron calls for a fruitful 2026 in New Year’s address

France

French lawmakers to debate social media ban for children under 15

France

'Iran's Tiananmen': Video of protester defying police in Iran goes viral

Middle East

EU warns of possible action after the US bars five Europeans combating online hate

Europe

France slams US visa ban as row over European 'censorship' deepens

Europe

US bars former EU commissioner, activists over alleged censorship

Americas

TikTok signs joint venture deal to avert US ban over ownership

Technology

Fake video claiming ‘coup in France’ goes viral – not even Macron could immediately get it removed

France
Focus

Vatican goes digital as influencer priests spread gospel on social media

Europe

Will France be next to introduce an Australian-style social media ban for children?

Explainer
France

Reddit challenges Australia’s new under-16 social media ban in High Court

Asia / Pacific
A propos

Trump plan to require social media handles from expedited travellers sparks pushback

Americas

Trump plan to require social media handles from expedited travellers sparks pushback

Americas

US may require visa-free travellers to submit social media, family data

Americas