A man from Montreal, Canada, is filing a lawsuit against social networking platforms YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok claiming that they cause addiction and have a negative impact on mental health, as per CTV News.

Canada man sues social networking sites Meta, TikTok, and Reddit for being addictive

Turkiye announced on Saturday that it restored access to the social media platform Instagram, saying that officials had agreed the company would work with authorities to address the government's concerns.

Turkiye lifts 9-day long Instagram ban, restoring access

Turkey has blocked access to social media platform Instagram, the infotech regulator said on Friday, without stating a reason or duration for the ban, which also left the platform's mobile app inaccessible. The move follows comments on Wednesday by Turkish communications official Fahrettin Altun, criticizing the platform for what he called its decision to block condolence posts on the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, a key official of Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Turkey response to META'S Censorship: Instagram blocked without stating reason or duration | WION

Turkey has blocked access to the social media platform Instagram, the country's national communications authority said on Friday (Aug 2). The government blocked Instagram without stating a reason.

Turkey blocks access to Instagram without stating reason

Dubai princess Shaikha Mahra Mohammed Rashed Al Maktoum divorced her husband Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mana Al Maktoum via a social media post in a dramatic manner.

'I divorce you, I divorce you and...': Dubai princess divorces husband on Instagram

A fugitive Brazilian drug lord, Ronald Roland, who had been evading the law for two years, was arrested by the police after Instagram posts by his wife, Andrezza De Lima, accidentally gave clues about his location to the police.

Wife’s social media post gets Brazilian drug lord arrested

European Union regulators accused social media company Meta Platforms on Monday of breaching the bloc’s new digital competition rule book by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them.

EU accuses Meta of breaking digital rules with ad-free option

The digital world is constantly overflowing with information. This leaves Generation Z, or Gen Z, exposed to misinformation & clickbait at an alarming level. Unlike previous generations, Gen Z is forging a new path to consuming information.

Gen Z Trends: How does Gen Z navigate news overflow

A person’s identity is now bifurcated into two. One is the identity we portray to our friends, family, colleagues, and partner(s) in real life, and the other is the one we carefully curate for our social media followers.

Tobacco-like ‘warning labels’ for social media soon? Is Big Tech responsible for our addiction?

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday (June 17) called for warning labels to be placed on social media apps to alert users, especially youths, of the dangers associated with the use of such applications.

Warning labels on social media? Vivek Murthy calls for 'surgeon general's warning label' for child safety

NASA is offering Instagram users a way to explore the universe through a new augmented reality (AR) filter that brings stunning celestial bodies to life on your screen.

NASA's new Instagram augmented reality filter brings universe to your fingertips

Two years after the Uvalde school shooting, multiple state lawsuits were filed by the families of the victims in California and Texas in which they sued social media giant Meta and Activision, who are the makers of the popular video game "Call of Duty".

Uvalde school shooting: Families of victims sue Instagram and Call of Duty game maker

Former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni has revealed that he prefers Instagram as his preferred mode of social media over X (formerly Twitter).

Instagram or Twitter? MS Dhoni reveals his choice for connecting with fans

The European Union (EU) on Thursday (May 16) started a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram on allegations that the Meta-owned platforms are leading to addictive behaviour in children.

EU starts formal investigation into Facebook, Instagram over child protection policies

According to report in March Meta got over 27,000 complaints on Facebook and Instagram from India about synthetic content. Watch in for more details!

Meta India: 27,000 complaints in March, fake FB & Instagram profiles key concern

In a move experts have labelled "a grave step backwards", Facebook owner Meta has decided to decommission CrowdTangle, a vital digital tool for tracking viral falsehoods.

'A grave step backwards': Meta to scrap misinformation monitoring tool CrowdTangle ahead of 2024 US elections

Professional networking platform LinkedIn said Thursday (Mar 29) it was working on a TikTok-like short-form video feed, following the trend set by giants like Instagram and YouTube.

LinkedIn to roll out TikTok-like video feed despite concerns of distraction

Elon Musk took a dig at rival Meta after social media platforms Facebook and Instagram faced a global outage on Tuesday evening. Watch in for more details!

Global users report another Meta outage

Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram were down on Tuesday (Mar 5) for tens of thousands of users who faced a global outage caused by a technical issue for more than two hours.

Elon Musk shares meme mocking Meta after Facebook, Messenger and Instagram face global outage

Technical snag hits Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp; users complain of login & logout issues

Pakistan is mining a ban on social media as resolution to ban social media platforms such as X, YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok and Facebook has reached Pakistan's Senate. This resolution is scheduled for debate on Monday. As per Senate Secretariat documents, the resolution is aimed at the younger generation for what it perceives as negative and devastating effects of social media. Watch to know more!

Pakistan Social Media Debate: Resolution to ban social media reaches Pak senate

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg during his Asia tour this week explored Japan in true American fashion from posting a Threads-worthy scenic photo of a snow-capped mountain top, dining at McDonald’s, and even learning about the making of katanas – a Japanese sword.

Zuckerberg explores Japan as the typical American tourist; talks AI fears with PM Kishida

So NASA sends rockets in space and clicks nice pictures. Yes, we know. But the space agency has a robust social media presence and even if a post is sort of a repeat, the way it is presented sparks a renewed interest about that particular celestial body.

NASA posts intriguing image of 'cat's eye' in the sky

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, as per reports, is considering removing posts on social media that use the word "Zionist." This step is being considered to counter a surge of antisemitism, hate speech online, especially during the Israel-Gaza conflict, reports The Washington Post citing people familiar with private deliberations and internal guidance on the topic.

Meta considers removing posts with word 'zionist'. Here's why

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