he Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has arrested a social media “buzzer” on suspicion of impeding the investigation into three high-profile corruption cases relating to palm oil and sugar ...

ype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from the White House on down. US President ...

Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, bringing the curtains down on a 14-year journey during ...

Professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan appeared on "Fox & Friends" to promote a new wrestling league, but remarks about his ...

Government coalition partners National and Act are at odds over proposed restrictions on social media use by New Zealanders aged 16 and under. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon recently announced a ...

Girls (48%) are more likely to say they’ve cut back on social media use than boys (40%), according to Tuesday’s report. General mental wellbeing among teens is a broader concern; 89% of ...

The impact of social media on young people’s mental health and well-being is a growing topic of concern among parents, educators, health care professionals and regulators. And now, nearly half ...

Pakistan's defence minister, Khawaja Asif, has attributed his country's claim that its forces downed five Indian jets – including Rafales – during Operation Sindoor to social media reports.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has expressed serious concerns regarding the role of certain social media influencers and platforms in ...

Over the past few years there has been a growing chorus of parents, doctors and legal experts who have been sounding the alarm about the effects of social media on teenagers. Jonathan Haidt ...

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