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Australia leader defends social media ban as teens brag about staying online

Australia's new ban on under-16s using social media faces hurdles as some young users find ways around it. Global reactions are mixed, with experts raising concerns about its effectiveness.

A notification from Snapchat requesting age verification is displayed on a mobile phone as a law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025.
People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025.

Amazon's AWS struggles to recover after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide

 TODAY MANY people choose the comforting distraction of social media over completing a task.

Reducing social media usage can help improve health and well-being - study

 Israeli Border Police work at al-Aqsa mosque, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, while tension arises during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City, April 5, 2023.

Jerusalem serial rioter who opened Snapchat group for riots indicted


Snapchat stocks fall 40% after profit warning issued

Snap shares were trading at $13.3, lower than their 2017 IPO price of $17.

A woman stands in front of the logo of Snap Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) while waiting for Snap Inc. to post their IPO, in New York City, New York, US on March 2, 2017.

Snapchat removes Trump account from curated promotional section

"We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and injustice by giving them free promotion on Discover."

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Snap, in augmented reality push, launches new Spectacles

The new Spectacles, limited edition and with fewer produced than in previous versions, allows Snap to continue experimenting with augmented reality

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Google repairs outages affecting Youtube, Google services

Many users took to Twitter to complain about the outage.

An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018.

Snapchat map renames New York 'Jewtropolis'

The app said a third-party service was subject to 'vandalism,' and the faux-pas was quickly reversed.

A screenshot shows a Snapchat map on which New York City is labelled as 'Jewtropolis'

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Snapchat has special features that make it particularly appealing to and popular among millennials.

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Cover: Looking past the ‘social’ of media

Students of social media learn to build networks on social media so that they can become experts in their passions and understand deeply how social media function.

Social media apps Twitter and Facebook [Illustrative]