Ofcom finds signs of responsible social media use among children
When it comes to social media, the kids might be alright, according to the latest research from UK comms regulator Ofcom.
When it comes to social media, the kids might be alright, according to the latest research from UK comms regulator Ofcom.
Facebook parent Meta wants a piece of the premium social-networking action.
The decision by Twitter owner Elon Musk to make its internal records available to independent journalists exposed a scandalous level of state meddling in the platform’s content moderation.
UK comms regulator Ofcom has anticipated the passing of the controversial Online Safety Bill by creating a new division to police online content.
The UK government has once more tweaked its controversial Online Safety Bill in a bid to strike the right balance between safety and free speech.
UK comms regulator Ofcom is worried that US tech giants have too much control over the news consumption of British voters.
The company formerly known as Facebook is getting rid of 11,000 people as its boss admits to getting carried away.
There are reports that the UK government intends to resurrect the troubled online safety bill, but without its most controversial component.
The final acquisition of social media platform Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk only marks the start of the disruption this event is likely to cause.
The company formerly known as Facebook took another big hit to its share price as the cost of its pivot to the metaverse hit home.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has reaffirmed its demand that US internet giant Meta undo its 2020 acquisition of GIF search engine Giphy.
A third of kids aged between 8 and 17 with a social media profile signed up with a false date of birth, according to new report by UK comms regulator Ofcom, seemingly offered up as a framing to the Online Safety Bill.
A new study says 41% of over 70s don’t feel fully confident using their mobile for anything other than calls – so BT has recruited World Cup winner Geoff Hurst to help teach them.
The bizarre spectacle of a company trying to force a sale of itself to the buyer who no longer wants it took further turns this week.
Twitter’s former security head has issued a whistleblowing disclosure to the US government which slams the social platform’s security practices and appears to back up some of what Elon Musk has been claiming.
The UK parliament has closed its TikTok account one week after opening it as MPs raised security concerns over China in an urgent letter.
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Teenagers in the UK are snubbing traditional news outlets in favour of social media apps, according to Ofcom, while TikTok is the fastest growing news source for adults in the UK. May God have mercy on us all.
The UK’s deeply flawed Online Safety Bill gets a rare positive amendment as measures are introduced to stop big US social media platforms from censoring some stories.
Almost three years after the US first expressed fears about Chinese owned social video platform TikTok, there are renewed calls to ban it from the country.
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