Bluesky is having some issues in one of its 'reginos'

Bluesky is once again having a wobble. The platform says some of its systems are down and that it’s “investigating an incident with service in one of our reginos” (that’s Bluesky’s typo, not [...]

Bluesky blames DDoS attack for server outages

Bluesky is once again having a wobble. The platform said some of its systems are down and that it’s “investigating an incident with service in one of our reginos” (that’s Bluesky’s typo, not [...]

AI-generated influencers flood social media with pro-Trump content ahead of midterms

Hundreds of AI avatars are flooding TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube with pro-Trump messaging. Some accounts have pulled in more than 35,000 followers and millions of views, and Trump himself has alread [...]

Turkey’s parliament passes social media ban for under-15s, one week after a school shooting

Erdŏgan has 15 days to sign the bill into law. The legislation enters into force six months after publication in the Official Gazette. The main opposition CHP criticised it as a political censorship [...]

‘Social media should be treated like tobacco’: health experts say the internet is just as bad as smoking for under-16s as UK government edges closer to introducing ban

Social media use has been compared to smoking by medical professionals as the UK government enters the final stages of its ban consultation. [...]

Meta's subscription plans are the tip of a terrible pay-to-engage iceberg and may be the beginning of the end for social media as we know it

Meta's Plus subscription plan is probably the worst thing to happen to social media since the dislike button. [...]

The risks are 'real, measurable, and increasing': Canada is the latest country to move to ban social media for under-16s

Canada has tabled a bill that will stop under-16s from accessing social media, though it's not law yet. [...]

How will the UK's social media ban actually work? Here's the full list of affected apps — and 5 things you need to know

The UK social media ban is one of the most significant pieces of tech legislation in the modern era — but how is it going to work? [...]

Commodore’s comeback flip phone runs your apps but bans the doomscroll

Commodore, the computer brand that defined the 1980s, is back with a flip phone, and its main selling point is everything it will not let you do. The Callback 8020, announced on Tuesday, is a clamshel [...]