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Side-by-side portrait photographs of Varsha Yajman and Flynn Martin. The image on the left shows Varsha indoors, while the image on the right shows Flynn in low light wearing a dark top.

Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch

Australia has proposed a switch to force social media platforms to let users turn off recommended content.

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Irene Breen is pictured smiling. She has a dark brown bob haircut and is wearing a red shirt. She's sitting against stacks of boxes in a warehouse

Our business ads were taken down for saying 'pregnancy' on Instagram

Creators say women's health content is getting them shadowbanned on social media. So what's really happening?

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A picture of a phone home screen. The apps shown on the phone are Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, WeChat and TikTok.

The fight to say 'vagina' on social media

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Snapchat and Instagram grooming becoming 'easier'

Online grooming is rising, with children as young as five targeted, prompting calls for reform.

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Two garda are walking down a street. They have caps on and jackets that state garda.

Irish police social media accounts breached by hackers

The @GardaTraffic and @GardaInfo accounts published posts promoting a cryptocurrency on Wednesday.

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A man with short dark hair wearing a dark suit with a red tie.

Saudi Arabia overturns death sentence over Facebook comment

Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence handed to a Sri Lankan migrant worker over a comment he made on Facebook, Colombo's Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra said.

2 days ago

Woman with brown hair wearing a blue and white striped shirt holding a phone

What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try

New legislation is being tabled in Australia's parliament on Thursday to force big tech to allow users to switch off algorithms which send them recommended content.

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A split screen of Sabrina Carpenter wearing a burgundy costume to the Met Ball in 2025 with a long train and Sabrina Carpenter blowing a kiss

The Sabrina Carpenter clip that helped a 22-year-old make £120,000 a year

Social media "clippers" make short, vertical videos that appear on the likes of Instagram and TikTok.

4 days ago

A bald man in a blue jumper frowns in a council meeting surrounded by microphones.

Councillor sanctioned over offensive Facebook posts

Sub-committee members recommend that Carl Miller be removed from all council appointments.

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