Chinese social media platforms roll out labels for AI-generated material

Major social media platforms in China have started rolling out labels for AI-generated content to comply with a law that took effect on Monday. Users of the likes of WeChat, Douyin, Weibo and RedNote [...]

Ursula Von der Leyen pushes EU-wide social-media age protections for children

The European Commission president said an EU age-verification app is technically complete and that bloc-level rules on minimum social-media ages are next. France, Spain, and several others are already [...]

Meta rolls out teen accounts for Facebook and Messenger across the world

Meta is starting to move more teens on Facebook and Messenger into dedicated "teen accounts" that have added parental controls and other protections for younger users. The expansion comes as [...]

Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts

Meta has announced that it’s introducing parent-managed accounts on WhatsApp. Designed to allow young people under the age of 13 to use the messaging platform more safely, these accounts feature new [...]

Spain holds the line on social media and AI rules as US tech lobbying intensifies

Digital transformation minister Óscar López says ‘the profit of four tech companies cannot come at the expense of the rights of millions’ as Madrid’s regulatory package moves through parliamen [...]

Nearly one-third of teens use AI chatbots daily

AI chatbots haven't come close to replacing teens' social media habits, but they are playing a significant role in their online habits. Nearly one-third of US teens report using AI chatbots [...]

UK under-16s social media rules to reach into gaming and AI chatbots

Britain is expected to set out restrictions on how children under 16 use social media, in a package that could ban access to the main platforms and curb features judged too addictive for young users, [...]

Florida sues TikTok over its child social-media law

Florida has sued TikTok, accusing the app of breaking the state’s law restricting minors’ access to social media and of misleading parents about what their children would find there. Attorney Gene [...]

Meta is trying to make Facebook suck less by simplifying things a bit

Somewhere along its never-ending quest to increase engagement, Meta realized that giving Facebook users more of what they want would make it more likely that they'll stick around. The company has [...]