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4.7 million social media accounts closed

Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials sai...

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Millions of Social Media Accounts Removed in Kids Crackdown

Nearly 5 Million Accounts Removed Under Australia’s New Social Media Ban

Social media sites block 4.7 million underage accounts in Australia

Tech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country's online safety watchdog said Friday.

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The world watched as Australia kicked under-16s off social media. The results are in

One in 10 teens seeking mental health support from headspace cite social media ban as an issue

Thousands of users report outage on social media platform

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Is X down? Social media platform largely restored after outage.

The social media platform X is mostly working again after an outage made it inaccessible for tens of thousands of users on Friday morning.

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X is down: Thousands of users report outage on social media platform

Is X down? Thousands report outage on the social media site

Twitter issues? X is down for many. See how they're reacting to outage

There were about 74,000 reports of problems with X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at about 10 a.m. Friday, according to Downdetector, a platform for reporting and getting updates about websi...

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Is X down? Users report issues with loading messages and posts

X goes down again as users across the world report widespread outage

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The Next Social Wave: The Top 6 Predictions That Will Shape Social Media Strategies In 2026

From the rise of virtual influencers to the convergence of short-form video and UGC, here are six predictions that will shape the future of social media in 2026 and beyond.

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Ted Cruz wants to block kids from social media. His bill is gaining steam in Congress.

At a Senate hearing in Thursday, Cruz worried that long sessions of looking at phones and tablets were leading to increased rates of anxiety, social withdrawal and suicide

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Social media is reshaping what Americans buy — and what they think they need

Social media has gone from a place to share vacation photos to a full-blown shopping channel. It’s no longer just entertainment, with a whopping two-thirds