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UAE schools ban parents from taking and sharing photos

Dubai and Sharjah schools issue fresh circulars; photos allowed only at designated events

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What to expect at the 1 Billion Followers Summit 2027

The fifth edition brings AI, creator tools, and social impact into sharper focus

Press conference announcing the latest updates for the fifth edition of the 1 Billion Followers Summit 2027 held at the Creators HQ on September 30

A month without social media: Can UAE teenagers do it?

Teens share what they think they would gain and lose by stepping away from social media

Clockwise from top left: Mizhab Shajahan, Afra Almesmar, Bashaar Irfan Naik, Tia Pankaj Jagasia, and Gogulnath Dhayalan

Pakistan social media tax: Overseas creators targeted

Overseas creators face 5% levy on Pakistan-linked social media income under new rules

New FBR rules bring global social media earnings from Pakistani users into tax net

Why do we put our working lives on display?

Social media has turned everyday visibility into something we value and pursue

The desire to be seen is not new; visibility has long been an aspirational norm of modern life.

Meta’s child-safety deal exposes a privacy problem

Age checks could make every account holder surrender more personal data

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.

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