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Australia's social media ban impacts youth access to news
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (886+ words) Sydney, May 18 (The Conversation) In the months leading up to the implementation of Australia's social media ban in December 2025, there was much discussion about the possible negative consequences. Among these were concerns that teenagers would consume less news. As most…...
PRCs use AI to help women; critics call this "science fiction horror
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (245+ words) By Monica Snyder, Executive Director Recently USA Today published the op-ed'Terrifying chatbot is here to talk women out of abortions'in which author Sara Peque'o warns that pregnancy centers are starting to use an AI chatbot called "Olive" in their work....
Teens consuming less news since social media ban: research
11+ hour, 14+ min ago (79+ words) AUDIO: Teens consuming less news since social media ban: research Australian Broadcasting Corporation AUDIO: Teens consuming less news since social media ban: research Mon 18 May 2026 at 11: 26am The study also showed only one in four Australians aged under 16 reported being significantly…...
Congratulations, it's a girl
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (234+ words) Updated - May 18, 2026 02: 36 pm IST At his concert in Chicago last week, musician Diljit Dosanjh did a gender reveal for a couple. "Mubarak ho, tuhade ghar Lakshmi aa rahi hai. Congratulations, it's a girl," he had said. The crowd cheered; the…...
Is Tik Tok slop to blame for the fertility crisis?
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (195+ words) Highly effective campaigning from parents and parliamentarians has forced the government to agree to introduce age restrictions for under 16s on social media. This promises to be extraordinarily popular among the public, but there are many well-founded objections that should be…...
What is 'low-income Instagram'? Viral Tik Tok conversation exposing social media's obsession with looking rich
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (82+ words) Indiatimes What is 'low-income Instagram'? Viral Tik Tok conversation exposing social media's obsession with looking rich So what is "low-income Instagram" actually? Where does the classism conversation come in? Posting styles and hidden pressure The comparison trap nobody talks about…...
TMC's Kirti Azad and Mahua Moitra join "Cockroach Janta Party" amid row over CJI's 'parasites' remark
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (31+ words) The page gained rapid popularity and got over 15, 000 followers on X within 24 hours of its launch. They later announced that 40, 000 members had joined the political front....
Australian teens impacted by social media ban are getting less news: new research
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (842+ words) Sydney, May 18 (The Conversation) In the months leading up to the implementation of Australia's social media ban in December 2025, there was much discussion about the possible negative consequences. Among these were concerns that teenagers would consume less news. As most…...
In Central Asia, abusive complaints filed in L'Or'al's name fuel online censorship
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (1400+ words) Hundreds of posts by Kazakh and Uzbek news outlets have been removed from Facebook, Instagram and You Tube following fraudulent trademark and copyright complaints filed under the names of journalists and companies " including the French cosmetics group L'Or'al " who have…...
Australian teens impacted by the social media ban are getting less news
12+ hour, 30+ min ago (13+ words) Crikey...