Australia plans to let social media users choose algorithmic or follow-only feeds under new digital safety rules targeting platform design and control.

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Instagram will limit recommendations for AI-generated influencer profiles that fail to disclose their synthetic identities under a new labeling policy.

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Singapore is tightening social media age checks, with stronger safeguards planned for young users and more detailed platform rules still to come.

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Meta’s Pocket app turns AI-generated games and interactive experiences into social content users can play, remix, and share in a scrolling feed.

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France’s Constitutional Council blocked an under-15 social media ban, raising questions over free expression, age verification and online privacy.

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Several WhatsApp users say they were wrongly suspended after automated moderation errors, raising concerns about appeals, access, and false positives.

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Florence just opened a digital addiction clinic for teenagers — and it points to the next phase of Australia's world-first social media crackdown.

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Google settled YouTube claims brought by a Florida teen, leaving Meta, TikTok, and Snap to face a July trial over social media addiction.

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TikTok is rolling out a £3.99 ad-free subscription in the UK, giving adults a paid option while keeping its free ad-supported feed in place.

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