SELECT LANGUAGE BELOW

Australia passes first-ever social media ban for people under 16

Australia has passed its first-ever youth social media ban, banning children under 16 from using the platform. The Australian Senate passed the bill with bipartisan support on Thursday night. The law affects social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, X, and Reddit, but does not apply to YouTube. Companies are solely responsible for […]

Reddit overtakes X in popularity of social media platforms in UK | Reddit

US online discussion platform Reddit has overtaken X to become the UK's fifth most popular social media platform, according to the communications watchdog. Reddit, where users post in discussion threads within topic-based communities, was visited by 22.9 million UK adults in May this year, compared to 22.1 million on X, Ofcom said. This figure makes […]

GoFundMe for fired DNC staffers is mocked into sweet oblivion on social media

A fundraising page for a former Democratic National Committee staffer is being mocked and ridiculed by critics on social media. The DNC employees union was furious that the committee fired many employees with little notice or severance packages after the campaign raised and spent more than $1 billion to lose entire branches of the federal […]

Trump May Kick Establishment Media Out of White House Briefing Room

President-elect Donald Trump is considering rescheduling his White House press conferences, a move that could dry up the establishment media. President Trump could use new media hosts such as Megyn Kelly or Joe Rogan to replace hostile traditional media outlets. Donald Trump Jr. revealed the plan in a speech Monday podcast, The trigger was Donald […]

How to (kindly) ask people not to post photos of your kids on social media

A 27-year-old graduate student was caught creating AI child pornography for pedophiles using photos of real children found on the internet. Even more disgusting? He worked as asked. This story made my skin crawl, but it reminded me of a question I get asked more and more frequently. “Kim, I don't want to post pictures […]