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Meta, Snap head to trial in another case about social media’s harms

Meta and YouTube were found collectively liable for harming a young user earlier in 2026, and ordered to pay a combined $7.7 million penalty.

Protesters enter Serbian pro-Vucic TV station, call for arrest of editor

Riot police officers stand guard in front of the TV Pink building in Belgrade, Serbia, October 26, 2026. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic

Instagram ramps up video strategy in escalating TikTok, YouTube rivalry

Instagram’s new products include Features, which are horizontal videos of as long as 90 minutes, and Series, designed for episodic, short-form microdramas.

Chwalinska withdraws from Tokyo Open due to thigh injury

Tennis - WTA 1000 - Wuhan Open - Optics Valley International Tennis Center, Wuhan, China - October 18, 2026 Poland's Maja Chwalinska in action during her singles final match against Britain's Sonay Kartal REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Content creator who labelled beauty salon a ‘scam’ on Instagram ordered to pay $15k for defamation

While Mok Wai Kwan had misgivings about the salon’s practices, she had not proved it was unethical.

Svitolina announces end of marriage to Monfils as Ukrainian cites toll of war

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 26, 2026 France's Gael Monfils and Ukraine's Elina Svitolina during their mixed doubles semi final match against Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Italy's Flavio Cobolli REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Meta employees said Lula's accounts were hindered during Brazil election, Folha reports

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the candidate for reelection for the Workers' Party (PT), attends a ceremony to sign the decree regulating the legal framework of the video game industry at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

From PhD student to Indian police’s most wanted Gen Z protester: Who is Neha Bora?

Neha Bora (centre) at a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, on Oct 4.

Large crowd forces Canadian streetball star Matt Kiatipis to call off 1v1 challenge in Chinatown

Basketball influencer Matt Kiatipis engaging members of the public at Chinatown Complex basketball court on Oct 6.

Britain probes Meta over risk assessment of Instagram Instants

Instants allows content shared by users in social media platform Instagram to disappear after being viewed.

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