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Videos of U.S. immigration arrests swamp social media

Videos of violent encounters with U.S. immigration officers regularly go viral and are seen by millions. What do they actually show? DW looked into three incidents to find out what happened after the videos went public.

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Musk vs EU: Fact-checking tech billionaire's X claims on Europe

Elon Musk made and reshared a series of misleading and sensationalized claims related to Europe on his X platform in the aftermath of a fine imposed on X by the European Commission for failing to comply with its transparency duties.

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Reddit sues to overturn Australian social media ban

Message board website Reddit filed a lawsuit on Friday (December 12) asking Australia's High Court to overturn the country's social media ban for people under 16 as well as its inclusion in it, calling the law an infringement of free pol...

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Canada first country to list extremist network '764' as terrorists

Canada has become the first country to list the extremist network 764, known for preying on young people online, as a terrorist entity. Police have increasingly been warning parents about the network, described by authorities as nihilistic.

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Erika Kirk addresses Charlie's controversial comments from viral clips

Erika Kirk said her husband Charlie's comments were often taken out of context as clips of his controversial stances circulated online following his assassination in September. See more of her conversation with CBS News editor-in-chief B...

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Australia's PM stands by social media ban as teens flaunt access

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took aim at young people parading themselves on social media a day after a world-first ban on under-16s went live, saying the rollout was always going to be bumpy but would ultimately save lives.

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Trump plans to force some tourists to submit social media history

A new controversial plan proposed by the Trump administration could force tourists from 42 countries, including U.S. allies, to hand over five years of social media history before visiting. The administration says its goal is strengtheni...

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Will other nations follow Australia's teen social media ban?

Australia became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16 on Wednesday (December 10), blocking them from platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. The ban is being closely watched by other co...

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U.S. plans to require foreign tourists to show social media history

The Trump administration is planning to require foreign tourists from dozens of countries to disclose their social media history and other details before entering the U.S. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more deta...

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Australian teens challenge country's social media ban for kids under 16

Australia began enforcing a social media ban for kids under the age of 16. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

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Couple starts movement to give kids a smartphone-free childhood

A U.K. couple started with a simple message, asking on Instagram if other parents could ban together to start a smartphone-free childhood. It's now grown to a global movement, with a chapter in 39 countries. Leigh Kiniry reports.

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'It's not like the entire internet has been shut down'

Children will find ways around Australia's social media ban, says Belinda Barnet of Swinburne University of Technology, comparing the ban to the minimum drinking age. But that doesn't mean the policy should be abandoned.

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Australia's social media ban takes effect for kids under 16

In Australia, millions of kids' social media profiles are going dark, as the country's new social media ban takes effect for anyone under 16. Jo Ling Kent reports.

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Australia's under-16s forced offline by social media ban

Platforms like Instagram and TikTok will have to block more than a million under-16 accounts as Australia becomes the first country to ban social media for minors. DW finds out what Australians have to say.

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Australian clinic tackles screen addiction as social media ban looms

From Wednesday (December 10), Australia will impose a world-first social media ban on under-16s, blocking them from TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. Over a million children will lose their accounts during the summer break, a shift that cou...

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Did Tusk say that Poland will pay for Germany's World War II crimes?

Viral claims online have misrepresented Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's remark that Warsaw would pay for the Polish victims of WWII, and not Germany, amidst ongoing reparations debate with Berlin.

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Meta deactivating Australian teens ahead of social media ban

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has begun deactivating social media users under age 16 in Australia ahead of a first-of-its-kind ban. Some advocates are calling for similar protections to be enacted elsewhere around t...

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TikTok's new wellness features spark concern

TikTok is pitching its new wellness features as a win for young users’ health, but some fear it's a sign tech companies are taking another step toward monopolizing downtime in order to collect more data.

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Researchers warn about real risks of social media "brain rot"

New research suggests there are real health risks from heavy use of popular social media apps like TikTok and Instagram.

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$1.6 million raised for 88-year-old man working at grocery store

For most of his life, Ed Bambas worked toward his American dream. But in 2019, at 82, he found himself doing what most retirees never imagine: going back to work. That was, until a stranger approached him with a question.

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Australia under-16s social media accounts to be taken down

Australia starts enforcing a landmark ban requiring social media platforms to take down accounts belonging to under-16s

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Betting on anything is exploding in popularity

Prediction-market trading, where you can invest in the outcome of real-world events, is rapidly growing in popularity.

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YouTube attacks Australia's underage social media ban

Google subsidiary YouTube has criticized an Australian law banning social media accounts for under-16s, arguing the legislation set to start Dec 10 makes young users of Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube less safe.

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Australia’s social media ban prompts mental health concerns

For many Australian teens, social media isn’t just entertainment — it’s a lifeline to friends and communities that understand them. As the country’s world-first ban takes effect on December 10, young people fear losing those connections ...

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Australian teen challenges under-16 social media ban

A teenager suing the Australian government to overturn a ban on social media for under-16s says the measure would make the internet more dangerous for young people and be widely circumvented.

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Australian teen challenges under-16 social media ban

A teenager suing the Australian government to overturn a ban on social media for under-16s says the measure would make the internet more dangerous for young people and be widely circumvented.

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What X's new location tool reveals, and what it doesn't

A new X tool showing users’ locations is exposing inconsistencies among large Russian and anti- EU accounts, but researchers warn the data is not fully reliable.

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Will the EU ban social media for teens?

Restricting access to social media for teenagers has been one of the main talking points for many families in Europe. "We are in the middle of a cognitive war," said France's President Emmanuel Macron. He wasn’t far off.

Euronews

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‘Manosphere’ meltdown? Pro-Trump podcasters begin turning away

Some pro-Trump podcast influencers are stepping back – raising concerns for Republicans as they prepare for next year’s Midterms.

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EU countries reach long-awaited deal on online child abuse detection

Member states have agreed on a deal to fight child abuse online by pushing platforms to remove illegal content, though mandatory scanning of private messages was dropped.

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