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Unsealed Court Documents Reveal Meta Staff Flagged 7.5 Million Annual Child Abuse Reports That Would Vanish After Messenger Encryption

Meta's end-to-end encryption raises child safety concerns, with a New Mexico trial revealing internal warnings that disappearing abuse reports highlight the tension between privacy and protection.

International Business Times UK

Instagram to start closing Australian under-16 accounts week before government deadline

Instagram to start closing Australian under-16 accounts week before government deadline

Platforms found to breach law may face fines of up to $32.09m

The Independent UK

Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media ban

Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media ban

Meta has started notifying young Australians to download their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

The Independent UK

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Tech giant pounces early ahead of social media age bans

Aussie teens have been put on notice over a massive change coming for social media platforms, with warnings to back up important photos or memories.

Meta, TikTok And X Have One-Year Deadline To Prepare For Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16

The Australian legislation could set a global precedent as other countries consider measures to regulate children's social media use.

International Business Times UK

Australia to Become First Country to Ban Kids from All Social Media: 'This One Is for the Mums and Dads'

Two methods are currently being trialed for age-limitation on social media; biometrics and government identification.

When should kids start using social media? Australia's government proposes age limit of 16

The Australian government has announced what it describes as world-leading legislation that would set 16 years as the minimum age for children to use social media and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance

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Australia to ban under-16s from social media – but can’t say how TikTok, Instagram and others will enforce it

Meta says it will comply if required, but the technology is not ready to enforce proposed age limit across up to 40 apps

The Guardian - AU

Instagram, Under Pressure, Tightens Protection For Teens

Instagram, Under Pressure, Tightens Protection For Teens

Meta on Tuesday announced the creation of "Teen Accounts," designed to better protect underage users from the dangers associated with Instagram.

International Business Times

Meta to put under-18 Instagram users into new ‘teen accounts’

Meta to put under-18 Instagram users into new ‘teen accounts’

Change giving parents greater control comes as governments consider social media age limits

The Guardian - UK

Meta Executive Labels Australia's News Code 'Unworkable' During Senate Hearing

Meta's regional director of policy, Mia Garlick, stated that the News Media Bargaining Code, which pertained to publishing news content, was "unworkable" as it was not "reflective of the economic realities of news on our services."

International Business Times

Meta's latest news ban an error but maybe not next time

Facebook parent company Meta has told an inquiry it did not intend to block news stories from its platforms in August, but it is keeping its options open.

Would you show Facebook your ID? The govt wants to know

Would you show Facebook your ID? The govt wants to know

A $6.5 million age-assurance technology trial will test whether it can prevent teens accessing social networks and whether adults are willing to use it.

PM takes aim at 'arrogant' social media giants

PM takes aim at 'arrogant' social media giants

Social media giants have been criticised by the prime minister after a Meta executive told a parliamentary inquiry their platforms hadn't harmed children.

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Instagram Introduces New Features To Combat Financial Sextortion

Instagram introduces new tools to combat financial sextortion targeting teens, enhancing safety measures and raising awareness to protect young individuals...

The Guardian - US

Meta deflects child harm inquiry by pointing to Apple and Google app stores

As US Senate began looking at the firm’s failures to shield children, it called for laws requiring parental approval of app downloads

The Guardian - UK

Crime agencies condemn Facebook and Instagram encryption plans

Global alliance including NCA and FBI says Meta’s decision to encrypt direct messages could harm children

Tribune News Service

Meta's ‘Take It Down’ tool helps minors remove explicit photos from web

Meta Platforms Inc. has funded the creation of a tool that helps minors remove nude, partially nude or sexually explicit images of themselves from the internet in partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, a nonprofit child-protection group.

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The Independent UK

'Take It Down:' a tool for teens to remove explicit images

“Once you send that photo, you can’t take it back,” goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding the consequences

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