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January 23, 2026, 01:30 PM - 3 min read
The move follows in the footsteps of the Australian government under Anthony Albanese, which recently barred children under 16 from platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
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January 19, 2026, 02:22 PM - 3 min read
Meanwhile, in compliance with the Australian law, tech companies have already blocked more than 4.7 million accounts belonging to those aged under 16 since the ban came into force last month
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January 18, 2026, 02:06 PM - 6 min read
The International Energy Agency has warned that electricity demand from data centres could double by the end of the decade under current growth trajectories.
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January 9, 2026, 02:08 PM - 7 min read
Although they arose in different contexts, all the protests were met with the same playbook of responses: repression, contempt and suspicion towards youth dismissed as irresponsible. Young protesters are being monitored, arrested, stigmatised and sometimes accused of treason or of being manipulated by foreign powers.
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December 28, 2025, 03:09 PM - 6 min read
While the Nordic countries are leading the way in digital de-escalation in classrooms and at homes, several others have joined in the efforts to give children a screen-free childhood
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December 17, 2025, 04:55 PM - 8 min read
Safeguarding their kids from the potential harms of the social media platforms is one of the biggest challenges that parents face today. “Where and how to draw the line?” is the typical dilemma of the present-day parents, fretting over their wards fiddling with their mobile phones all the time.
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December 11, 2025, 05:33 PM - 10 min read
Musk bought Twitter, horribly rebranding it as X. Then we speculated (or hoped) it would drive him bankrupt. Then it didn’t. Then, through deliberate and explicit effort, it went to shit.
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December 9, 2025, 08:38 PM - 2 min read
The ban includes blocked access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube, and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook, and mandates 10 social media platforms to block children from using them or face fines of up to A$ 49.5 million
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December 9, 2025, 03:09 PM - 2 min read
If these orders are violated, the consequence could be a departmental inquiry, suspension, withholding of increments, demotion, and even dismissal from service.
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November 19, 2025, 05:24 PM - 6 min read
It was found that the young people had nuanced views. They reflected on both positive and negative aspects of digital communication. The views they expressed were fairly similar across countries and income levels, pointing to shared sentiments among young people in an increasingly globalised digital world.
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November 14, 2025, 06:46 PM - 5 min read
China has made it mandatory for influencers to first possess a degree before dishing out advice on law, health, finance and psychology. Should India follow suit?
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November 4, 2025, 10:04 PM - 5 min read
If a lot of parents in a friendship group are helping their children get around the ban, this could in turn create pressures on other parents and lead to conflict or resentment in families.
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