There has been massive global interest in the new social media legislation introduced in Australia aimed at protecting children from the dangers of doom‑scrolling and mental‑health risks potentially posed by these platforms during their developmental years The platforms’ methods so far for verifying young people’s ages have shown mixed effectiveness. The Australian Christmas […]
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The fallout from the TikTok Awards has intensified, with a leading human rights lawyer warning that the treatment of Black creators at last week’s event may amount to racial discrimination under Australian law. The new legal analysis comes as more creators, including a nominated model, step forward with fresh claims […]
Teenagers glued to their phones may be doing more than just doomscrolling — they could be sabotaging their health, according to new research linking excessive social media use to poor dietary habits. A global study led by the University of Queensland has revealed that adolescents who frequently or compulsively use […]
Sam Jones, the controversial American influencer at the centre of a firestorm after being filmed taking a wild baby wombat from its distressed mother in Australia, has broken her silence in a lengthy Instagram statement. However, her words have done little to quell the outrage, with critics accusing her of […]
TikTok has made a dramatic return to millions of American users after abruptly shutting down for 14 hours in compliance with a nationwide ban. The reversal was prompted by President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he would extend the deadline for the China-based parent company ByteDance to sell the app, effectively […]
The federal parliament has passed legislation to ban people under 16 from having an account with some social media platforms. In doing so, it has ignored advice from a chorus of experts – and from the Australian Human Rights Commission, which said the government rushed the legislation through parliament “without taking the time […]
After Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on May 20, the Iranian government had to schedule an early election to choose a new president. The regime has approved six presidential candidates to run in the election on June 28. The pool includes four hardliners, one centrist […]
In Kenya, a wave of protests spearheaded by Gen Z has spotlighted the significant role of digital activism in modern political movements. The demonstrations erupted on Tuesday in response to a proposed finance bill from President William Ruto’s administration, aiming to introduce new taxes and levies that would substantially increase […]
Nationwide demonstrations have erupted in Kenya over a controversial tax bill. The Finance Bill 2024, initially presented to parliament in May, has sparked discontent with an increase in an array of taxes and levies for Kenyans. The mass protests, initially organised in the capital city, Nairobi, have spread across the country. Demonstrations have […]
