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The Guardian view on Australia’s social media ban: dragging tech companies into action | Editorial

Children under the age of 16 needed protecting and the moral argument wasn’t winning. Government regulation can change the terms of debateOn 10 December, the world watched as Australia enacted the first social media ban for under-16s. Whether it will have the desired effect of improving young people…

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This Year, My New Year’s Resolution Is All About Sex. Now I Just Need to Get My Boyfriend on Board.

I'll try anything!

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The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics

New research shows that social media creators have enormous influence over their audiences' politics—especially those who don't normally share political content.

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Re: Boeing Starliner (CST-100) Master Update Thread - April 2019 onwards

Quote from: yg1968 on 11/24/2025 10:45 pmhttps://twitter.com/joroulette/status/1993092300210122921Hmmm... another Joey Roulette story that contains about 50% facts and 50% assumptions and opinions.What Joe...

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How Jordan The Stallion became inescapable on TikTok

Jordan The Stallion is all over TikTok, racking up millions upon millions of views. He shared his backstory with Mashable.

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‘Very TikTok-able’: sumo wrestling’s unlikely British boom

Fuelled by social media and a rare visit by Japan’s elite wrestlers, growing numbers of Britons are taking part in the centuries-old sportIt is a centuries-old Japanese tradition, steeped in ceremony, with roots deep in the ancient faith of Shintoism … and it also happens to be super popular on TikT…

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Hurdle hints and answers for December 17, 2025

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

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Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content

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YouTube is letting creators make playable games with a Gemini 3 tool

Google's at it again, once more insisting that AI is something people need or want more of in their lives. The latest move comes from YouTube Gaming, which announced an open beta for a project called Playables Builder. This allows select YouTube Creators to use a "prototype web app built using Gemin…

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These are the most popular internet services of 2025, as AI gains traction

Global internet traffic rose 19% this year as people rely more on tech for daily communication and entertainment, new report finds.

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DoorDash rolls out Zesty, an AI social app for discovering new restaurants

Users can view and share photos and comments about restaurants they’ve visited, discover content from others, and follow people just like on any social network.

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My Girlfriend’s Intense Enjoyment of Sex Is Uh, Ruining It for Me

I was hoping we'd figure it out eventually.

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How Glamzilla built a beauty empire by staying true to her formula

Stephanie Valentine glamzilla opens up about inspiration, beauty, and why community, not virality, is at the heart of her content.

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Hot 100 First-Timers: She & Him Debuts With 2008 Deep Cut ‘I Thought I Saw Your Face Today’

The song enters at No. 99, sparked by a viral TikTok trend.

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Panya the pygmy hippo: how a tiny baby animal became a sensation

Just in time for Christmas, a little calf has arrived at a German zoo and gone viral. But is he cuter than Moo Deng?Name: Panya the pygmy hippo.Age: About three weeks. Continue reading...

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Instagram for TV: Social Network Launches App to Watch Reels Videos on Big Screen

Instagram is making the jump from mobile devices to the living-room TV for the first time — a bid to ratchet up viewing of short-form Reels, by taking videos to the biggest screen in the house. The Meta-owned social platform on Tuesday launched a pilot of Instagram for TV, an app designed to display…

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Top challenges for online daters, according to Coffee Meets Bagel

Dating app CMB's Dating Realness Report identifies daters' desires and challenges this year.

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Tool Safety: A Beautiful Soup zine (2017)

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This AI pervasive side effect is Merriam-Webster's word of the year

Four little letters capture the tsunami of low-quality content inundating online life and corroding reality in 2025: "slop." The big picture: That slop is seeping beyond our screens into everyday vernacular, earning it the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word of the Year. The dictionary is not alon…

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Ciara to Headline First TikTok Awards in the U.S.

The show will stream live from the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday.