Social Media

Social Media

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

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

Hundreds of thousands of adolescents are expected to be impacted by the ban, with Instagram alone reporting about 350,000 Australian users aged 13 to 15.

Illustration: Bornona Akonjee/TBS

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

Collage: TBS

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

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Malaysia mulls social media ban for under-16s

Graphics: TBS

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

Illustration: TBS

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

Illustration: TBS

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

A demonstrator waves a flag as he stands atop a vehicle near the entrance of the Parliament during a protest against corruption and government’s decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 8, 2025. REUTERS

19 killed in Nepal as police open fire on 'Gen Z' protest against social media ban, corruption

Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram logos are displayed in this illustration taken October 4, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Access to X, YouTube other online platforms restricted in Turkey: internet monitor

A boom in content creation is turning villages into hubs of creativity, employment, and digital storytelling. Photo: TBS Collage

From fields to feeds: How content creation is transforming rural Bangladesh

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Nepal blocks Facebook, X, YouTube over failure to register with govt