Social media was at its best - and worst - during the days-long hunt for the Brown University shooter.

Research shows that social media has a mixed effect on self-esteem. Connecting with others makes us feel good, but comparing ourselves to idealised content can hurt us.

Fox News poll reveals 64% of voters support banning social media for children under 16, with Republicans leading at 73% and Democrats at 58% approval.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 is about protecting them from addictive algorithms, asking: “What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen here by delaying kids’ access to social media?

Australia is the first country to take such sweeping action, but many countries, including the United States, are considering age-gating social media in similar ways. “We know the world will be watching,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a September speech at the United Nations.

Australia on Wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by many parents and child advocates but criticised by major technology companies and free-speech advocates.

Louisiana cannot enforce a 2023 law that requires social media platforms to verify the ages of its users, a federal judge ruled

Australia’s social media ban for children 16 and under officially went into effect at midnight local time on Dec. 10.

TikTok, Instagram and other major social media platforms will automatically come under Malaysia’s laws starting Jan. 1, part of a government push to shield children from online harms and strengthen platform accountability.

This year, Crocs has focused heavily on TikTok Live shopping, a modern-day QVC where people shop in real time, as well as the platform’s scrollable Shop. So has Hey Dude, another casual shoe brand the company acquired in 2022.

The Pentagon is policing troops' speech in ways experts call an "abuse." Some service members are self-censoring and scrambling to scrub social media.