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Britain to make Apple, Google block nude images on kids’ devices

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Teenagers look at their mobile phone screens during an interview with Reuters about the bill aimed at banning the use of social networks for those under 15 and mobile phones in high schools from the start of the 2026 school year, in Paris, France, February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Manuel Ausloos/File Photo/File Photo

Your Candy Crush or Mobile Legends habit isn’t something to be ashamed of

For a country that places a high premium on work, productivity and academic achievement, we take our mobile games very seriously, says the writer.

Australia sees no threat to US ties after White House criticism of social media reforms

Novva Tolson,15, poses while holding a mobile phone, in Sydney, Australia July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper

The algorithms powering our social feeds: Amusing or addictive?

Social media giants usually keep the coding behind the algorithms – the so-called “secret sauce” that drives traffic to their platforms – closely guarded.

Australia unveils landmark Bill to let social media users opt out of algorithms

Most experts said an opt-in approach – in which algorithm-generated social media content was not the default - would have been a better way to tackle the problem.

More scrolling, less reading: Teen literacy sinks to lowest this century

More than one in four students say devices distract them from their lessons.

Macron urges EU ban on social media for under-15s in letter to Von der Leyen

France’s President Emmanuel Macron said it is essential for the EU to “harmonise a ban on access to social media platforms for children under the age of 15”.

US concerned over British media reforms to give ‘trusted news sources’ more online prominence

The US government called the proposed media reforms a move towards “facilitating censorship”.

Como renews Picchi's contract after cancer diagnosis

Australia targets social-media algorithms with new user-choice rules

Under draft laws proposed by the centre-left Labor government, social-media platforms will be required to notify users and offer them a choice over their default feed.

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