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TikTok Withheld Safety Update From 15 Million U.S. Users, Internal Report Shows

A 2026 disclosure ties a 2022 control-group experiment to thousands of self-harm videos shown to a teen, raising new legal and regulatory risk.

Judge Lets 29-State Suit Claiming Meta Designed Facebook and Instagram to Addict Children Proceed

Berlin Students Suspended as Police Probe AI-Generated Nude Images

UK Moves to Ban Under-16s From Major Social Apps

UK to Ban Social Media for Under-16s

Sheinbaum Calls National Debate on Regulating the ‘Infinite Scroll’ and School Phone Use

Meta Rolls Out Global 13+ Teen Accounts Across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger

Salta Weighs Social-Media Age Limits, School Threat-Response System

São Paulo Police Investigate Influencer Over AI Deepfakes of Evangelical Teens in Church Videos

Australia’s Under‑16 Social Media Ban Faces Widespread Evasion

Brazil’s ‘Bulwark’ Sweep Targets Online Extremism and Child Exploitation Across 18 States

Greece Sets 2027 Social-Media Ban for Under-15s as Germany Cites Evidence Gap

Lake Zurich Police Probe Possible AI-Generated Nude Images of High School Students

German Legal Review Finds National Under‑16 Social‑Media Ban Exceeds Berlin’s Powers

Australia Targets Major Platforms Over Under-16 Social Media Ban Failures

Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable in Teen Social‑Media Addiction Case

Juries Rule Against Meta in New Mexico and Los Angeles, With Google Liable in L.A. Addiction Case

French Senate Panel Backs Two‑Tier Social‑Media Curbs for Under‑15s

JAMA Pediatrics Review Ties Heavy Social Media Use to Poorer Youth Mental Health and Schooling

German Parties Push Youth Social Media Curbs, Float Algorithm Opt-In