The European Union has warned TikTok to change its platform design or face heavy financial penalties. The European Commission said the video platform breached EU online safety legislation. Officials reached this conclusion after an investigation launched in February 2024. Regulators focused on how TikTok’s design influences user behaviour. The Commission said TikTok failed to properly assess risks to mental wellbeing. Investigators examined autoplay and continuous content delivery. They said these features can harm users, particularly children. Regulators also said TikTok failed to introduce effective safeguards. TikTok rejected the findings through a company spokesperson. The firm described the conclusions as inaccurate…
A major court case over alleged social media addiction opens Tuesday in California. Leading technology executives are expected to testify. The outcome could reshape legal responsibility for digital platforms. The plaintiff is a 19-year-old woman identified as KGM. She claims platform algorithms caused addiction and harmed her mental health. She says the designs encouraged excessive use during adolescence. The defendants include Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, TikTok owner ByteDance, and YouTube parent Google. Snapchat settled with the plaintiff last week. The remaining firms now face trial. The case will proceed at Los Angeles Superior Court. Legal experts view it…
Influencers linked to the online “manosphere” are convincing healthy young men that normal changes in mood, energy or libido mean they have low testosterone, according to a study published in Social Science and Medicine. Researchers analysed popular posts on TikTok and Instagram, finding that routine testosterone testing was promoted as essential to masculinity, despite being medically unnecessary for most young men. The lead author, from the University of Copenhagen, said normal experiences were often framed as medical problems, driving men towards tests, supplements and treatments with little evidence of benefit. Experts warned that unnecessary testing and treatment can carry risks,…
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Scientists have long hypothesized that Theia, a vanished planet, collided with Earth to create the Moon.Astronomers in France, Germany, and the United States analysed ancient lunar and terrestrial rocks to…
California students have shown significant improvement in academic performance, graduation rates, and attendance, according to the 2025 School Dashboard released by the state’s Department of Education. The dashboard provides a…
California has launched a state-funded universal child care program aimed at providing affordable early education for all children, regardless of family income. The initiative is designed to support working parents…