Yet another research proves TikTok injury advice is just downright bad

A new study found TikTok videos about ACL rehab exercises were poor overall, raising fresh concerns about teens using viral clips for injury recovery advice.

Australia moves to double Big Tech fines and arm its regulator over the under-16 ban
Australia moves to double Big Tech fines and arm its regulator over the under-16 ban

Six months after Australia became the first country to bar under-16s from social media, the government has concluded that the platforms are not taking the rule seriously enough, and is preparing to make the consequences of ignoring it considerably more…

Instagram is testing a more convenient way to tune recommendations

Instagram is testing new shortcuts for Your Algorithm, making it easier for users to adjust recommendations while browsing Feed and Reels.

Instagram wants to make algorithm customisation a core part of the app, not a buried setting
Instagram wants to make algorithm customisation a core part of the app, not a buried setting

Instagram head Adam Mosseri previewed new ways to surface Your Algorithm, the feature that lets users specify which topics they want to see more or less of. In an Instagram post this week, Mosseri said the goal is to evolve the tool “from a setting to …

Salesforce employees are confused about why the company is promoting a competitor inside Slack
Salesforce employees are confused about why the company is promoting a competitor inside Slack

When Anthropic launched Claude Tag on Tuesday, a high-profile AI product that works as a persistent teammate inside Slack channels, some employees at Salesforce, which owns Slack, were confused. Salesforce promoted Anthropic’s new product on social med…

Australia’s teen social media ban works on paper, less so in practice
Australia’s teen social media ban works on paper, less so in practice

A law is only as strong as the door it actually closes, and Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s appears to have left a window open. On 26 June, six months after the world-first measure took effect, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was …

Facebook rolls out an AI companion app for creators

The new app, which is currently being tested with select creators, will have Facebook’s recently launched AI creator assistant built into it.

EU escalates its Meta probe over addictive design for kids
EU escalates its Meta probe over addictive design for kids

The European Commission is preparing preliminary findings that accuse Facebook and Instagram of exploitative design that hooks children. The Meta addictive design probe could end in a fine worth up to 6% of global sales. Brussels is about to turn up th…

UK weighs forcing social media platforms to surface trusted news
UK weighs forcing social media platforms to surface trusted news

Ministers are considering rules that would make BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 content easier to find on Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, as more Britons get their news from feeds. Britain’s culture department said on Monday that it is considering requiring soc…

Instagram lands on Samsung TVs, with episodic series and live TV coming to your screen soon

Meta is testing interest-based channels, phone-to-TV casting, and a horizontal video hub as Instagram for TV expands beyond Samsung’s launch.