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TikTok signs joint venture deal to avert US ban over ownership

Technology

Fake video claiming ‘coup in France’ goes viral – not even Macron could immediately get it removed

France
Focus

Vatican goes digital as influencer priests spread gospel on social media

Europe

Will France be next to introduce an Australian-style social media ban for children?

Explainer
France

Reddit challenges Australia’s new under-16 social media ban in High Court

Asia / Pacific
A propos

Trump plan to require social media handles from expedited travellers sparks pushback

Americas

Trump plan to require social media handles from expedited travellers sparks pushback

Americas

US may require visa-free travellers to submit social media, family data

Americas

US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories

Americas
The Debate

Addiction economy: Can regulators rein in social media platforms?

Business

'Downward spiral': French mother says social media drove her teen to commit suicide

Europe
Press Review

Murdoch papers praise 'childhood reboot' as social media ban starts in Australia

Asia / Pacific
Business

Australian social media ban for kids tackles 'addiction economy', ScrollAware says

Business

Australia’s under-16 ban sets a tough challenge for social media platforms

Australia's social media ban for under-16s takes effect in world first

Asia / Pacific
Truth or Fake

'Abolish the EU': Elon Musk clashes with Europe over X's transparency violations

Americas
Tech 24

Days before Australia's social media ban, teens race to find loopholes

Business

Pakistani construction workers risk their lives, several meters above the ground

Asia / Pacific

Report stating Hegseth put US troops at risk sparks fresh resignation demands

Americas

TikTok to comply with Australia’s ‘upsetting’ under-16 social media ban

Asia / Pacific

Macron takes on ‘French Murdoch’ in battle against disinformation

Analysis
France

A raccoon passes out in bathroom after raiding a liquor store

Americas

Australia leads world with under-16 social media restriction

Asia / Pacific

Meta begins removing under-16s in Australia ahead of youth social media ban

Asia / Pacific
A propos

South Korea's digital sex crime crisis: The 'molka' epidemic

Business
Business

World governments eye Australian social media ban as they plan their own

Business
The 51%

Mind the 'LinkedIn' gender gap

Business

From printing press to Digital Age, technology & information advances spark 'profound social unrest'

A propos

How online toxic masculinity is shaping politics worldwide

Truth or Fake

Violence against women: Debunking misogynistic masculinist propaganda

The Debate

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: How is AI reinventing misogyny?

Women gaining a 'greater presence': What have women gained legally, culturally, professionally?

Focus

Gender-based violence in Pakistan: Female influencers targeted

Asia / Pacific
Truth or Fake

India, Nigeria, Sri Lanka: X reveals where viral MAGA accounts are based

Americas

France to investigate Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims

Europe
Truth or Fake

‘Protecting Israel’s image’: X disabled Hebrew translation on posts, claims Grok

The spectacle of animal migration across the world

Environment

Emily Thornberry: In a world of disinformation, the BBC remains a 'source of truth and reliability'

UK
A propos

Online jihadism: 'I don't see the necessary level of attentiveness from policymakers', analyst says

France
Truth or Fake

Paris attacks, 10 years on: How social media took centre stage

France

These videos of Ukrainian soldiers are deepfakes generated from the faces of Russian streamers

France fully lifts travel ban on Telegram founder Durov

France

CopyCop circulating hundreds of fake local newspaper sites to spread misinformation, alter behaviour

How a fake IS group statement on Mamdani's win went viral on X

Zohran Mamdani’s momentous rise: An analysis by Laura Tamman

Americas

Why is Australia banning children under 16 from social media – and can they enforce it?

Explainer
Asia / Pacific
Truth or Fake

Satellite image of livestock in Sudan misinterpreted as mass graves

Africa
The Observers

Unfinished infrastructure, wasted public funds: Colombia's 'white elephants' exposed

Mamdani's historic election win: NYC's mayor-elect won't be 'face of Democratic Party' in 2026, 2028

Americas

Mamdani ushers in new era of political participation online & on-the-ground with grassroots campaign

Truth or Fake

AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media

Americas

Musk launches Grokipedia to rival 'left-biased' Wikipedia

Americas
Truth or Fake

The 'transvestigation' of Brigitte Macron: How false transgender claims went viral

France

How did online rumours that Brigitte Macron was born male go viral?

Explainer
France

Ten people go on trial in Paris over sexist cyber-harassment of Brigitte Macron

France
Tech 24

Nigerian regulator wants more control of TikTok: 'It eats our youth's time'

Business

The Bright Side: Photo of well-dressed mystery man goes viral in wake of Louvre jewel heist

France

EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaching rules under landmark digital content law

Europe
Perspective

Is TikTok luring children to death?

Business

Madagascar president holds talks spurned by protesters

Scoop

Will TikTok deal affect pro-Palestinian speech on platform?

Business

Gen Z: How social media fuel this generation's global revolt

Africa

Morocco squashes youth-led protesters over health and education

Africa

Trump signs executive order to hand TikTok over to his US allies

Americas
Truth or Fake

'Escalatorgate': Trump accuses UN of 'triple sabotage'

Americas
Entre Nous

World Dream Day: What do the French dream about?

France
Truth or Fake

'RaptureTok': Christians prepare for the 'end of the world' in viral craze

Asia's Gen Z uprising: Youth reject 'corrupt, out-of-touch' ruling class sporting lavish lifestyles

Asia / Pacific

‘Dark woke’ Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom trolls Trump with AI satire

US says ‘framework’ deal for transfer of TikTok ownership agreed with China

Americas

Too much twerk: How 'Dior parties' are causing a scandal in West Africa

Africa

Who is Tyler Robinson, the suspect arrested for shooting Charlie Kirk?

Americas