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‘Where do we go now?’: Malaysia’s under-16 social media ban leaves teens detached and displaced

Ryan Zafran Shahrin practises the guitar using YouTube lessons and guidance from friends on a Discord guitar channel at his home in Puncak Alam, Selangor on June 9.

Meta criticises Australia’s bid to make tech giants pay publishers for news content

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, called the Australian proposal “grossly unfair”.

TikTok billionaire Zhang Yiming usurps Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s second-richest person

Svajda's Paris surge comes with beret-and-croissant buzz on TikTok

Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube to pay $34.5 million to settle Kentucky school district’s lawsuit

The Breathitt school district accused the companies of designing their platforms to keep young users hooked, driving anxiety, depression and self-harm among students and leaving schools to deal with the consequences.

TikTok owner ByteDance said to weigh spending as much as $89 billion in AI push

ByteDance’s spending would mark a new, much more aggressive push to cement its early lead among Chinese rivals in key segments like chatbots and video, and expand its influence overseas.

TikTok launches safety guide for Singapore families, encourages open conversations on screen use

The Family Digital Check-In Guide adds to a growing pool of materials available here to help parents with device use and screen time.

Google, Meta, TikTok face EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scams

A Google spokesperson said the company blocks over 99 per cent of violating advertisements before they ever run.

Malaysia issues statutory demand to TikTok over ‘offensive’ content on royals

The action arose from the alleged circulation of content associated with a TikTok account purporting to be linked to Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim.

TikTok, YouTube lag on British child safety as rivals act, says regulator

Research found 73 per cent of 11- to 17-year-olds were exposed to harmful content over four weeks, mainly via personalised feeds.

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