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Sixth Circuit Allows Ohio Parental‑Consent Social Media Law to Go Forward

The ruling clears the way for Ohio to require age checks with parental consent for users under 16.

WhatsApp Is Testing View-Once Text Messages for iPhone

Snapchat Limits Under-16 Spotlight and Profiles to Friends-Only

Meta Confirms 20,225 Instagram Accounts Hijacked Through AI Recovery Tool

Court Orders Second Facebook Settlement Payouts Starting June 9

Tencent Halts WeChat Status Tests, Rules Out Read and Visitor Tracking for Good

Instagram Ends End-to-End Encryption for Direct Messages and Calls

Meta Starts Testing Threads DMs on the Web

Experts Warn Canada’s Youth Social-Media Bans Won’t Work

UK Commits to Legally Enforced Curbs on Under-16s’ Social Media Use

WhatsApp Begins Rolling Out Usernames, Letting People Message Without Sharing Numbers

WhatsApp Begins Limited Rollout of Usernames on Android and iOS

Jury Verdicts Put Social Media Design on Trial for Meta and Google

Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable Over Addictive Design, Awards $3 Million

Reddit Explores Face ID and Passkeys to Verify Human Users

UK Fines Reddit £14.47 Million Over Unlawful Use of Children’s Data

Exposed Persona Files Deepen Scrutiny of Discord’s Global Age Checks

TeamSpeak Reaches Capacity in Multiple Regions After Discord Age‑Verification Backlash

DHS Sent Hundreds of Subpoenas to Unmask Anti-ICE Accounts, Tech Giants Partly Complied

Portugal Advances Bill Requiring Parental Consent for Ages 13–16 to Use Social Media