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Young Australian men falling victim to online sexual extortion: Regulator

Instagram and WhatsApp were the social media platforms most often named in the sexual extortion complaints.

Norwegian Air wears BA's colours for a day after World Cup social media wager

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Quarter Final - Norway v England - Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S. - July 11, 2026 Norway's Erling Haaland looks dejected after the match as Norway are eliminated from the World Cup REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

‘Missed the mark’: Meta scraps AI image feature days after launch following privacy backlash

Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, had launched Muse Image on July 7 into its Meta AI chatbot, which can use photos as input and lets users edit generated images directly through sketches.

EU tells Meta to change Facebook, Instagram’s ‘addictive design’

Features of particular concern include endless scroll and the automatic playback of videos.

How to prevent Meta from using your Instagram images in AI

Meta’s Muse Image came with a feature that let users create AI images based on people’s Instagram photos.

Meta says US states are seeking $1.8 trillion in penalties in August youth safety trial

Meta has said “social media addiction” is not an established psychiatric condition, and therefore statements that its platforms were not addictive could not be false.

India to summon Meta over child sexual abuse content

A BBC investigation had revealed the presence of child sexual abuse material on Instagram ads.

Canada tell fans 'the journey is only just beginning' after Morocco defeat

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 16 - Canada v Morocco - Houston Stadium, Houston, Texas, U.S. - July 4, 2026 Canada fans after the match as Canada are eliminated from the World Cup IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Troy Taormina

Meta loses bid to dismiss US states’ claims that Facebook, Instagram addict children

Meta is accused of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict children and knowingly concealing the harm from the public.

TikTok to settle with teen plaintiff before California social media trial, law firm says

The plaintiff said he became addicted to it, losing sleep and suffering from depression and anxiety, according to court filings.

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