A worrying new social media craze known as “Red v Blue school wars” has prompted warnings from headteachers and police after ...

Fresh data raises concerns over age-gating effectiveness two months after nationwide social media bans took effect.

A recent report has revealed that a significant number of Australian teenagers under 16 are still accessing social media platforms, two months after a nationwide ban came into effect, raising ...

In order to have users spend more time on the platform and ramp up engagement, TikTok is testing streaks that are similar to what people see on Snapchat. TikTok confirmed that it is testing the ...

Parental controls are offered by almost every popular media network, but many parents aren’t aware of them. Fewer than 10% of teens on Instagram had enabled parental control settings by the end of ...

Police and schools warn parents over ‘school wars’ social media trend inciting children to carry weapons - Police and schools have urged parents to check their children’s social media after the trend ...

Met urges pupils not to get involved and asks platforms to ban accounts promoting ‘fights’ with images of weapons Pupils aged 11 to 16 are being encouraged to join in school fights in posts ...

Following Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s, the UK government is now considering the same. Last year, Australia ...

But with an actual ban still likely years away, it’s not clear what app will be its biggest beneficiary. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, may see more advertisers amid uncertainty for its ...