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Alliot Technologies Launches IoT Partner Event in Leeds
Source: commsbusiness.co.uk 25 Aug 2026. More from Internet of Things >

Arabian Gulf University researcher calls for the gradual integration of the metaverse into the education ...
Source: zawya.com 24 Aug 2026. More from The Metaverse >

More Steam Frame accessories appear on Amazon on Valve’s 30th anniversary
Source: theshortcut.com 24 Aug 2026. More from Alternate Realities >

Revolut Mobile Disconnect Heavy Data Users from “Unlimited” UK 5G Plans
Source: ispreview.co.uk 25 Aug 2026. More from Mobile Internet >

Karel’s Final Showdown Arrives in The First Descendant Update 1.4.0
Source: mmos.com 25 Aug 2026. More from 3D Worlds >

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UK government urges social media companies to remove posts celebrating dangerous driving
Source: en.ammonnews.net 25 Aug 2026
Ammon News -The government has urged social media companies to remove posts celebrating dangerous driving, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham branded sharing them "truly reprehensible". Earlier Defence Minister Luke Pollard told BBC Br...more >

Meta lawsuits: Is social media facing a global legal reckoning?
Source: aljazeera.com 18 Aug 2026
Opening statements begin on Tuesday in a major, multistate jury trial in the United States against Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and which is facing a host of regulatory and legal actions in Europe and beyond. The US trial o...more >

Scottish young people call on Andy Burnham to rethink social media ban
Source: news.stv.tv 13 Aug 2026
More than 150 youth organisations and young people in Scotland have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to rethink the UK social media ban for under-16s. Their letter warns that the plans could force young people into less regulat...more >

Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
Source: bbc.co.uk 7 Aug 2026
A US judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety. Judge Bryan Biedschei...more >

Most Australian teens still on social media despite landmark ban
Source: news.sky.com 1 Aug 2026
Australia has defended its world-first ban on ‌social media for under-16s after a study found there had been little drop in use months after the ban took effect. Ministers backed the landmark policy on Saturday, just a day after the nation's internet regul...more >

Andrew, Tristan Tate arrested in US on new charges of rape, trafficking
Source: reuters.com 19 Jul 2026
LOS ANGELES, July 18 (Reuters) - Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in the United States after British authorities issued 38 new charges against ‌the brothers, including rape, actual bodily harm and human traffic...more >

Mayor invests £5m to prevent social media harm
Source: bbc.co.uk 14 Jul 2026
London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is set to invest £5m into a city-wide strategy to protect young people from some of the harmful effects of the online world. The announcement comes after research commissioned by City Hall, external suggested socia ...more >

‘Anxious and frustrated’ Helen Flanagan explains sudden social media absence
Source: metro.co.uk 8 Jul 2026
Helen Flanagan has been incredibly conspicuous by her absence from social media recently, with the former Coronation Street star usually having quite the presence on Instagram. Fans needn’t worry, though, because she returned this weekend with ...more >

Report: Social media concerns fail to curb usage
Source: marketingreport.one 2 Jul 2026
Almost 80 percent of people aged 16 to 34 are concerned about misinformation on social media, yet they continue to spend more than two and a half hours a day using it, according to the 2026 IPA TouchPoints study released on 1 July. This year's edi...more >

Nurse suspended over offensive social media posts
Source: bbc.co.uk 25 Jun 2026
A Birmingham NHS nurse has been suspended for six months after she made a series of offensive social media comments, including "stop the boats" and "deport them all". Tina Patricia Orbell was found guilty of misconduct by a Nursing and Midwifer...more >

The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
Source: eff.org 19 Jun 2026
This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027. The UK government continues to falsel...more >

Social media ban for under-16s would be unenforceable, charity warns
Source: bbc.co.uk 13 Jun 2026
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce shortly whether there will be a social media ban for under-16s as has been introduced in Australia. Andy Burrows, chief executive of the Molly Rose Foundation which was set up in memory of Molly Russell, told B...more >

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