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France Constitutional Council ruling on social media ban for under-15s

France’s Top Court Blocks Social Media Ban for Under-15s, Orders Macron Government to Start Over

France's Constitutional Council struck down legislation that would have barred under-15s from TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, ruling it violated freedom of expression by requiring age verification for all users without adequate legal

August 17, 2026

by Miranda Novell

Influencer Emilie Kiser who lost son Trigg to drowning apologizes for posting toddler without life jacket

Emilie Kiser Apologizes After Posting Toddler Without Life Jacket, a Year After Son’s Drowning

Emilie Kiser, a social media influencer whose 3-year-old son Trigg drowned in May 2025, apologized on TikTok this week after posting a photo of her toddler Teddy on a boat without a life jacket. The apology arrived to an audience

August 16, 2026

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White House Lifts Government TikTok Ban, ByteDance Still Controls the Algorithm

The OMB reversed the 2022 ban on TikTok from government phones, citing a DOJ opinion that

Teenagers using smartphones, illustrating social media addiction lawsuits cleared by the Ninth Circuit

Ninth Circuit Strips Social Media Giants of Section 230 Defense in Addiction Lawsuits

The Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that Section 230 cannot shield Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google from over 3,000 teen addiction lawsuits, clearing the cases for trial. A 29-state attorneys general case against

August 11, 2026

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Taylor Swift at an entertainment industry event, whose team filed a copyright claim removing her song august from a Team Trump TikTok video in August 2026

Taylor Swift’s Copyright Strike Silences ‘August’ on Team Trump’s TikTok Fireworks Video

Taylor Swift's team filed a copyright claim stripping 'august' from a Team Trump TikTok fireworks video, leaving the footage silent. The incident is the latest pop music dispute between artists and the

August 9, 2026

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Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton hospitalized after TikTok self-harm livestream Miami-Dade emergency response August 2026

Perez Hilton Hospitalized After Self-Harm TikTok Livestream in Miami

Perez Hilton was hospitalized Wednesday after Miami-Dade emergency teams responded to 911 calls from viewers watching a TikTok self-harm livestream. His management said he is safely recovered; his agents said they had

August 5, 2026

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TikTok influencer Cesar Gastelum who was shot dead during a livestream in Culiacan Sinaloa Mexico

TikTok Influencer César Gastélum Shot Dead During Culiacán Livestream

César Gastélum, 25, a TikTok creator with 600,000 followers, was shot dead during a livestream in Culiacán by motorcycle gunmen on Tuesday. The killing follows a pattern of attacks on digital creators

August 5, 2026

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Teenager using smartphone social media Australia ban review eSafety Commissioner

Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Has Barely Moved the Needle After Three Months

Australia's eSafety Commissioner released a three-month review showing 81 percent of under-16s remain active on banned platforms, down just five percentage points from before the law. The findings pin the failure on

August 1, 2026

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Katy Perry speaks out against White House use of Firework in Iran strike TikTok video

Katy Perry ‘Deeply Appalled’ After White House Uses ‘Firework’ to Soundtrack Iran Strike TikTok

Katy Perry condemned the White House Friday after its official TikTok used 'Firework' to soundtrack footage of U.S. missile strikes on Iran. The incident fits a pattern of unauthorized pop music use

July 30, 2026

Entertainment·Government and Politics·Music·News

Snapchat app interface showing Snap Map with the new Now Playing music feature powered by Spotify, displaying a friend's current track in real time

Snapchat’s Snap Map Now Shows What Friends Are Listening To in Real Time

Snapchat launched Now Playing on Monday, embedding Spotify into Snap Map so friends can see each other's current listening in real time. The feature reaches all 450 million Snap Map monthly users

July 28, 2026

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Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO, whose daughter Bailee Ann went on TikTok to hint at the real reason behind their divorce

Jelly Roll’s Daughter: Internet Will ‘Crumble’ When She Reveals Divorce Truth

Bailee Ann dismissed cheating rumors in a TikTok livestream Sunday and promised the real reason behind Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO's divorce will 'crumble the internet' when she reveals it. The clause

July 22, 2026

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France social media ban children under 15 EU law parliament vote

France Bans Social Media for Children Under 15, First EU Country to Do So

France became the first European Union country to formally ban social media for children under 15 after parliament completed the vote on Tuesday. Major platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and Meta are

July 22, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Technology

People await public caning in Banda Aceh under Indonesia Aceh Islamic Criminal Code enforcement

Indonesia Publicly Canes Couple Over TikTok Kiss, Drawing International Condemnation

In a public park in Indonesia's Aceh province, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman received 21 lashes of a rattan cane for a TikTok video of a kiss, drawing immediate international

July 3, 2026

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Emilie Kiser Apologizes After Posting Toddler Without Life Jacket, a Year After Son’s Drowning

White House Lifts Government TikTok Ban, ByteDance Still Controls the Algorithm

Ninth Circuit Strips Social Media Giants of Section 230 Defense in Addiction Lawsuits

Taylor Swift’s Copyright Strike Silences ‘August’ on Team Trump’s TikTok Fireworks Video

Perez Hilton Hospitalized After Self-Harm TikTok Livestream in Miami

TikTok Influencer César Gastélum Shot Dead During Culiacán Livestream

Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Has Barely Moved the Needle After Three Months

Katy Perry ‘Deeply Appalled’ After White House Uses ‘Firework’ to Soundtrack Iran Strike TikTok

Snapchat’s Snap Map Now Shows What Friends Are Listening To in Real Time

Jelly Roll’s Daughter: Internet Will ‘Crumble’ When She Reveals Divorce Truth

France Bans Social Media for Children Under 15, First EU Country to Do So

Indonesia Publicly Canes Couple Over TikTok Kiss, Drawing International Condemnation

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