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Meta’s child-safety deal exposes a privacy problem

Age checks could make every account holder surrender more personal data

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Meta’s settlement establishes that child-safety restrictions are technically possible. It does not settle how age should be verified, which features cause harm or how much control parents should hold.

UAE doctors warn against viral health trends

Viral health trends can carry risks when followed without professional medical advice

UAE experts debunk viral wellness fads and share what truly works. Photo for illustrative purposes only

EU plans to ban social media for children under 13

Children aged 13 to 15 could face one-hour daily limits under proposed age-based rules

New rules would require platforms to introduce stronger protections based on users’ ages.

Why taking away your teenager’s phone can backfire

Understanding the adolescent brain can help parents replace conflict with connection

Asking a teenager what they find compelling about a platform, who they talk to, what a typical evening online actually looks like, opens a conversation that a confiscated phone never will.

Pakistan court seeks answers on under-16 social media

Petition seeks age checks and stronger safeguards to protect children from online harm

The petition, filed by Waqas Nasir through advocates Muhammad Jalal Haider and Yahya Farid Khawaja, seeks an effective age-verification system for social media accounts used by children under 16. Illustrative image.

Meta’s teen curfew plan hits a major roadblock

The settlement gives the company one year to identify users aged 13 to 17

Meta's new teen restrictions could require ID checks, selfies or activity-based age estimates.

Meta to pay up to $16.68b to settle child harm claims

Before the trial, Meta said the four states were seeking penalties of up to $1.4 trillion

A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million over alleged harm to young users.

TikTok to pay $400m to settle children's privacy case

DOJ says settlement protects children and holds the social media company accountable

The settlement resolves allegations that TikTok collected children's data without consent.

Dubai to Bollywood: How Kerala expat’s voice went viral

From ‘bad voice’ to viral fame: Indian expat’s audio goes viral after Vidya Balan Reel

Dubai-based Indian expat’s fun audio goes viral after Bollywood actress Vidya Balan’s Reel

France strikes down social media ban for under-15s

Macron tasks PM with working on a new ‘legally robust draft’ of the legislation

The Constitutional Council of France has found that Article 1 of the legislation “constitutes an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate” to the freedom of expression and communication of those under 15.

Instagram’s new wordmark: Can Gen Z still read cursive?

Redesigned ‘r’ fuels ‘Instagzam’ jokes as users split over Instagram’s new look

WhatsApp lockout: Why users lost access for 24 hours

Users across India report surprise WhatsApp lockouts amid review drive

Confusion grows as WhatsApp stays mum on scale and cause of account blocks

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