Rise in emotional economy: China ‘love-brained’ youth seek strangers’ scolding for guidance online
People obsessed with love pay for tongue-lashing from self-styled influencers; some consider growing trend a form of 'public humiliation'.
Instagram CEO denies addiction claims in landmark US trial
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri on Feb 11 rejected the notion that users could be clinically addicted to social media, as he testified in a landmark California trial over whether his company knowingly hooked children on its platform for profit.
Meta ran thousands of TV ads ahead of teen addiction trial
Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc has paid for thousands of television commercials to promote its safety work with teens ahead of a landmark jury trial that will examine whether the company builds products deliberately to get kids addicted to social media.
Moscow chokes Telegram as it pushes state-backed rival app
Russia's Internet watchdog on Feb 10 announced it was throttling the Telegram messenger platform for alleged legal violations, as Moscow tries to push its citizens into using a more tightly controlled domestic online service.
Meta, Google face jury in landmark US addiction trial
Meta and Google-owned YouTube were vilified Feb 9 for "engineering addiction" as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court.
Trial against Meta in New Mexico focuses on dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media
A trial focused on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media and whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms is set to start in New Mexico with opening statements Feb 9.
Security concerns and scepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forum
Moltbook is a new "social network" built exclusively for AI agents to make posts and interact with each other, and humans are invited to observe.
Arguments to begin in key US social media addiction trial
Arguments are set to begin Feb 9 in a landmark US trial that could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to lead to addiction in children.
Exposing wrongs or crossing lines? The legal risks of online shaming explored
Experts say 'name and shame' posts can expose targets to harassment and land posters in legal trouble, now that there's legislation aimed at curbing doxxing in Malaysia.
PDRM calls for greater parental vigilance as grooming by online predators leads victims to share more CSAM content
Bukit Aman's Sexual, Women and Child Investigation Division (D11) principal assistant director, Senior Asst Comm Siti Kamsiah Hassan, said the disturbing development highlights the risks children face when online activity is not closely monitored.
