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Social Media

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TikTok seals deal for new US joint venture to avoid American ban

The platform will operate in the US through a majority American-owned joint venture to secure user data, while its Chinese owner ByteDance retains a shy of one-fifth stake

A teenager poses holding a mobile phone displaying a message from TikTok as law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in Sydney, Australia, December 10, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Australia's teen social media ban: Early signs of change, workarounds and uncertainty

The badge of a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. Hawthorne, California, US, March 1, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

US demands access to tourists' social media histories

Annie Wang, 14, poses after an interview discussing Australia’s social media ban for users under 16, which is scheduled to take effect on December 10, in Sydney, Australia, November 22, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in world first

Meta announced the end of its fact-checking programme. Photo: Reuters

Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia

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#MyNumberMyStory: Where do we go then if we're not safe even online?

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The f-commerce paradox: Empowering women, yet binding them to the algorithm

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Malaysia mulls social media ban for under-16s

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How stay-at-home moms are turning chores into wholesome content

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Digital afterlife: What happens to your data after you die?

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. File Photo: Collected

Fakhrul urges BNP leaders to strengthen digital presence

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Think before you vent: Professionalism in the age of social media

Shopkeepers display bridal dresses to customers at a shop in a cloth market in Karachi, Pakistan September 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

Diamonds and drones: Pakistan tax unit scans social media for evasion