President Donald Trump was up late again on Truth Social on Tuesday night, firing off another batch of messages into the wee hours, a week after his former social media pal was followed by a nodding off during a cabinet meeting. Rather than rest after delivering a marathon address to rally-goers in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, … Read more
Australia’s landmark move to ban under-16s from social media will be closely followed by other countries, which may follow suit with similar laws. AFP spoke to teenagers and adults around the world about the Australian ban, which comes into effect on Wednesday. Here are some of their reactions: – Mumbai: “Nothing is black or white” … Read more
By Byron Kaye and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Sydney teenager Ayris Tolson believes the start of her first summer holiday under Australia’s youth social media ban will be relatively easy as she spends time with family, but as the weeks pass, she fears she will be alone and isolated. From December 10, … Read more
Former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton complained at a conference organized by an Israeli newspaper on Tuesday that young Americans were becoming sympathetic to the Palestinians because they see “totally fabricated” videos of the horrors in Gaza on social media. “Intelligent, well-educated young people from our own country, from around the world, … Read more
By Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than KOMAROM, Hungary (Reuters) – Karl Bushby, a British ex-paratrooper who set out to walk around the world in 1998, is on his last 27-year home stretch, trying to cope with the pressure of social media in a world that has changed profoundly. Driving through heavy rain in northwestern Hungary, … Read more