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France just made a move that could change the global conversation around kids and social media. In a decisive vote, France’s National Assembly approved a bill that would ban social media access for children under 15. The proposal passed 116-23 and now heads to the Senate. If approved, platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat could be off-limits to young teens as early as the next school year. President Emmanuel Macron called the vote a “major step” and urged lawmakers t

A US judge has officially ruled that Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, did NOT violate antitrust laws  when it bought Instagram (2012) and WhatsApp (2014). And just like that, Meta avoided a potential breakup that could’ve rewired the entire social media world. So what does that actually mean? Let’s break it down on a potential Meta breakup of future social media. The TL;DR A judge said Meta doesn’t have a social media monopoly , partly because the l

This week, the Texas House passed a controversial bill that could ban kids under 18 from creating social media accounts. Yup, another...

A federal judge just made a major call on online freedom, and it's got the internet buzzing in Ohio's social media parental law. This...

Meta (formerly Facebook) is once again in the hot seat- this time, it’s not just about content moderation or data privacy, but something...