The government needs to do more to protect young people from violent and harmful content online, a report by teenagers suggests.The Youth Select Committee, a parliamentary group of 14 ...

Over 1,000 people have been arrested in Turkey, with several journalists among them, as protests sparked by the detention of opposition figure Ekrem Imamoglu continue.The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros ...

Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesMore than 80% of Australian children aged eight to 12 use social media or messaging services that are only meant to be for over-13s, according to ...

The FBI is investigating an attack in New Orleans on 1 January which killed at least 14 people and injured dozens.Investigators say the suspect proclaimed his allegiance to the ...

BBCBillionaire Elon Musk has hailed Twitter as a bastion for freedom of expression ever since he acquired the social media site two years ago. But over the course of ...

Getty ImagesOnline platforms must begin assessing whether their services expose users to illegal material by 16 March 2025 or face financial punishments as the Online Safety Act (OSA) begins ...

People on the streets of Sydney reacted with mixed feelings to a new law which will ban children under 16 in Australia from using social media. Some said it ...

Getty ImagesA major international study suggests there has been a sharp rise in what it calls "problematic" social media use among young people since the pandemic.Researchers came to the ...

Facebook owner Meta says it is banning several Russian state media networks, alleging they use deceptive tactics to carry out influence operations and evade detection on its platforms."After careful ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has hit 1bn total followers across his various social media accounts - making him the first person to reach that mind-boggling figure.The number is calculated by combining ...

Donald Trump's media company was hit by a fresh round of selling on Wednesday, wiping out gains the share price had enjoyed this year alongside the rising political fortunes ...

Pacemaker PressBrandon Diau joined Portadown FC in January 2024With more than 300,000 followers and almost 10 million likes on Tiktok, Portadown's Brandon Diau has a journey to Armagh that ...