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Indonesia to ban social media access for under-16s

Accounts belonging to children under 16 in Indonesia on platforms  including YouTube and TikTok will start to be deactivated.
Accounts belonging to children under 16 in Indonesia on platforms  including YouTube and TikTok will start to be deactivated.

US plaintiff says she was hooked on social media in landmark addiction trial

Plaintiff Kaley GM (centre) arriving to take the stand in Los Angeles, California, on Feb 26.
Plaintiff Kaley GM (centre) arriving to take the stand in Los Angeles, California, on Feb 26.

Social media addiction trial takes new turn with therapist’s testimony

Plaintiff "K.G.M." is expected to take the stand on Feb 26, 2026, and her mother is expected to give evidence following Ms Kaley's testimony.
Plaintiff "K.G.M." is expected to take the stand on Feb 26, 2026, and her mother is expected to give evidence following Ms Kaley's testimony.

Britain’s Victoria and Albert Museum displays first-ever YouTube video and watch page

Museum curators worked with YouTube to rebuild the design and experience of the watch page, using internet archives from Dec 8, 2006 - the oldest available.
Museum curators worked with YouTube to rebuild the design and experience of the watch page, using internet archives from Dec 8, 2006 - the oldest available.

YouTube exec says goal was viewer value, not addiction, in landmark social media trial

The trial is the first in a series of lawsuits filed by American families against social media platforms.
The trial is the first in a series of lawsuits filed by American families against social media platforms.

Blackpink are first official artiste to hit 100 million YouTube subscribers

K-pop group Blackpink have nine entries in YouTube’s 1 Billion Views Club.
K-pop group Blackpink have nine entries in YouTube’s 1 Billion Views Club.

YouTube services ‘back to normal’ after glitch hits users in US, Singapore, Australia and India

Alphabet-owned YouTube was down for more than 240,000 users in the United States on Feb 17, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
Alphabet-owned YouTube was down for more than 240,000 users in the United States on Feb 17, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Rise of YouTube politicians tests South Korea’s democratic resilience

The YouTube “silver play button” has become a mark of success in South Korean politics.
The YouTube “silver play button” has become a mark of success in South Korean politics.

Instagram boss to testify at social media addiction trial

The case is being treated as a bellwether proceeding whose outcome could set the tone for a wave of similar litigation across the US.
The case is being treated as a bellwether proceeding whose outcome could set the tone for a wave of similar litigation across the US.

YouTube says it is not social media nor addictive in landmark trial

A lawyer for YouTube insisted on Feb 10 that the video platform was neither intentionally addictive nor technically social media.
A lawyer for YouTube insisted on Feb 10 that the video platform was neither intentionally addictive nor technically social media.

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