Australia: Children routinely using social media- regulator

More 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 new research. It comes…

UK: ‘I make more in one hour on TikTok than a day in the shop’

Laura Mallows knows she is a poster girl for TikTok’s live shopping business. “I make more in an hour going live, than a day spent in the shop,” she said.…

Spain: Man falls to death while creating social media content

A man who fell from a 192m (630ft) tall bridge in Spain while creating social media content died from head injuries, an inquest has heard. Lewis Stevenson, who lived in…

UK: Man arrested after secret filming shared on TikTok

A man has been arrested after women were filmed on nights out without their knowledge and the videos were shared on social media. Such films had gained millions of views…

Australia: We’re too boring for kids for social media ban-LinkedIn

Career-networking site LinkedIn has told Australian lawmakers it is too dull for kids to warrant its inclusion in a proposed ban on social media for under 16 year olds. “LinkedIn…