Commodore's New Flip Phone Focuses on 'Digital Detox' and Blocks Social Media Apps

The retro phone has a physical T9 texting button layout, the ability to run most Android-based apps and a social media blacklist. [...]

Why Weibo’s tiny VibeThinker-3B has the AI world arguing over benchmarks again

On Sunday, a team of nine researchers at Sina Weibo — the Chinese social media giant better known for its microblogging platform than for cutting-edge artificial intelligence — quietly posted a 14 [...]

I swapped my iPhone for the distraction-free Balance Phone to curb my social media habit, and it wasn't quite the digital detox I expected

I spent a week with the distraction-free Balance Phone, but it left me feeling conflicted about blanket social media bans. [...]

‘They are another reminder of criminal activity designed to defraud people’: NatWest boss becomes latest City figure caught in AI social media scam

Another top banking figure is the subject of a deepfake image designed to scam social media users [...]

YouTube settles early test case over social media harm to children

Google has settled a lawsuit with a minor known who claimed that social media platforms harmed them. [...]

Australia's social media ban may not be that effective, study finds

A study finds that Australia's social media ban hasn't been that effective due to self-declared age verification checks. [...]

Half of social media child safety features don't work, report claims

A new report found half of social media safety features intended to keep children safe online do not work as claimed. [...]

Samsung teases its next big Unpacked event with social media posts that reveal almost nothing — but we've spotted some hints

Samsung is teasing its next generation of foldables with a cryptic social media campaign, and we're just trying to read the tea leaves. [...]

More Than 1 in 5 Users Make Health Decisions Based on Social Media, Despite Widespread Distrust

The lack of accessible healthcare drives many to rely on social media feeds for medical advice. [...]