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• The case for staying online when everyone else is logging off - Business Insider

  17-01-2026 11:28
  The case for staying online when everyone else is logging off  Business Insider
  
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• Alex Albon announces engagement in funny social media post - Motorsport Week

  17-01-2026 11:01
  Alex Albon announces engagement in funny social media post  Motorsport Week
  
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• Rory Stewart: ‘A superpower? Indifference to social media abuse’ - The Guardian

  17-01-2026 11:00
  Rory Stewart: ‘A superpower? Indifference to social media abuse’  The Guardian
  
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• I thought my two-year-old son was autistic – but his speech delay was due to screens

  17-01-2026 11:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  When Sasha’s* son Jack seemed reluctant to talk at the age of two, she was naturally concerned. “Since birth we’ve always talked to Jack and tried to get him to interact, but he just wouldn’t reply,” says Sasha, 26, from Essex. “At age two he would mainly communicate through gestures, like tugging on my arm, to get what he wanted. I knew he should be talking at his age. I worried that he might be neurodivergent”.Jack is her first child and Sasha spoke to
  
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• Cynical Price hits out on social media: “Gonna stop and watch the Luke-Luke final” - Dartsnews.com

  17-01-2026 10:35
  Cynical Price hits out on social media: “Gonna stop and watch the Luke-Luke final”  Dartsnews.com
  
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• He peddled drugs to children on social media before exploiting them - facebook.com

  17-01-2026 10:17
  He peddled drugs to children on social media before exploiting them  facebook.com
  
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• New study challenges link between social media and mental health - The Independent

  17-01-2026 09:49
  New study challenges link between social media and mental health  The Independent
  
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• From social media pressure to overstimulation: Mental health expert lists 5 struggles Gen Z deals with - India TV News

  17-01-2026 09:26
  From social media pressure to overstimulation: Mental health expert lists 5 struggles Gen Z deals with  India TV News
  
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• Tuebrook social media drug peddler jailed - clickliverpool.com

  17-01-2026 09:00
  Tuebrook social media drug peddler jailed  clickliverpool.com
  
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• Bromsgrove MP Bradley Thomas backs social media ban for under-16s - The Bromsgrove Standard

  17-01-2026 09:00
  Bromsgrove MP Bradley Thomas backs social media ban for under-16s  The Bromsgrove Standard
  
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• Senators call for safeguards on under-18 social media use, propose special committee - Profit by Pakistan

  17-01-2026 08:57
  Senators call for safeguards on under-18 social media use, propose special committee  Profit by Pakistan
  
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• Child Social Media Bans Spread Worldwide - bernama

  17-01-2026 06:59
  Child Social Media Bans Spread Worldwide  bernama
  
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• LHC orders action against malicious social media campaign targeting judiciary - Dunya News

  17-01-2026 06:42
  LHC orders action against malicious social media campaign targeting judiciary  Dunya News
  
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• Proposed Indiana bill aims to protect kids on social media - WSBT

  17-01-2026 05:38
  Proposed Indiana bill aims to protect kids on social media  WSBT
  
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• Concerned Citizen Feels People Focus Too Much On Recording Social Media Content, But Should Be Living In The Moment - TwistedSifter

  17-01-2026 05:16
  Concerned Citizen Feels People Focus Too Much On Recording Social Media Content, But Should Be Living In The Moment  TwistedSifter
  
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• Video Why is social media flooded with memories from 2016? - ABC News

  17-01-2026 03:49
  Video Why is social media flooded with memories from 2016?  ABC News
  
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• Australia social media ban a 'success' with 4.7m accounts blocked - 1News

  17-01-2026 02:38
  Australia social media ban a 'success' with 4.7m accounts blocked  1News
  
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• Senators for keeping tabs on social media usage by under-18s - Dawn

  17-01-2026 02:34
  Senators for keeping tabs on social media usage by under-18s  Dawn
  
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• French health agency warns of social media risks to teenagers - Le Monde.fr

  17-01-2026 02:10
  French health agency warns of social media risks to teenagers  Le Monde.fr
  
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• Suzanne Harrington: The A-Z of wellness woo dominating social media this year - Irish Examiner

  17-01-2026 02:00
  Suzanne Harrington: The A-Z of wellness woo dominating social media this year  Irish Examiner
  
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• Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric - NBC News

  17-01-2026 00:40
  Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric  NBC News
  
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• ‘Little evidence’ social media or gaming is to blame for teenage mental health problems - The Independent

  17-01-2026 00:15
  ‘Little evidence’ social media or gaming is to blame for teenage mental health problems  The Independent
  
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• Video Is it 2026 or 2016? Social media users turn back the clock in viral trend - ABC News

  17-01-2026 00:09
  Video Is it 2026 or 2016? Social media users turn back the clock in viral trend  ABC News
  
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• Nick Fuentes on today's social media: "It's filled with this kind of content, conspiracy content, Israel-critical content. … I benefited from it, profited from it, from an ideological point of view, from a monetary point of view." - Media Matters f

  16-01-2026 23:56
  Nick Fuentes on today's social media: "It's filled with this kind of content, conspiracy content, Israel-critical content. … I benefited from it, profited from it, from an ideological point of view, from a monetary point of view."  Media Matters for America
  
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• Sen. John Curtis escalates efforts to hold social media accountable for addictive algorithms - Deseret News

  16-01-2026 23:52
  Sen. John Curtis escalates efforts to hold social media accountable for addictive algorithms  Deseret News
  
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• Moreno administration locked out of public social media pages - WDSU

  16-01-2026 23:27
  Moreno administration locked out of public social media pages  WDSU
  
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• Social Media Bans Fail to Protect Children - Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

  16-01-2026 22:33
  Social Media Bans Fail to Protect Children  Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
  
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• Is it 2026 or 2016? Social media users turn back the clock in viral trend - ABC News

  16-01-2026 22:25
  Is it 2026 or 2016? Social media users turn back the clock in viral trend  ABC News
  
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• He peddled drugs to children on social media before exploiting them - Liverpool Echo

  16-01-2026 22:16
  He peddled drugs to children on social media before exploiting them  Liverpool Echo
  
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• Labor Dept. accused of echoing Nazi slogan in social media post - CNBC

  16-01-2026 22:13
  Labor Dept. accused of echoing Nazi slogan in social media post  CNBC
  
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• In the News: Sky LaRell Anderson on Social Media, Rage and Stepping Away - Newsroom | University of St. Thomas

  16-01-2026 22:05
  In the News: Sky LaRell Anderson on Social Media, Rage and Stepping Away  Newsroom | University of St. Thomas
  
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• Public concerns over social media and children - Hampshire Chronicle

  16-01-2026 22:00
  Public concerns over social media and children  Hampshire Chronicle
  
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• Child social media bans spread worldwide - Anadolu Ajansı

  16-01-2026 21:32
  Child social media bans spread worldwide  Anadolu Ajansı
  
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• UK poised to follow Australia and ban social media for kids - AFR

  16-01-2026 21:24
  UK poised to follow Australia and ban social media for kids  AFR
  
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• Germany calls on social media to combat AI-generated Holocaust fakes - Українські Національні Новини

  16-01-2026 21:10
  Germany calls on social media to combat AI-generated Holocaust fakes  Українські Національні Новини
  
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• Trump social media rant calling for alcohol ban is fake - AFP Fact Check

  16-01-2026 20:51
  Trump social media rant calling for alcohol ban is fake  AFP Fact Check
  
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• Why Starmer’s social media ban won’t work - The Telegraph

  16-01-2026 20:50
  Why Starmer’s social media ban won’t work  The Telegraph
  
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• Jonathan Haidt Brings New Evidence to the Battle Against Social Media - The New York Times

  16-01-2026 20:40
  Jonathan Haidt Brings New Evidence to the Battle Against Social Media  The New York Times
  
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• How AJR Mastered Their Social Media Presence - Forbes

  16-01-2026 20:40
  How AJR Mastered Their Social Media Presence  Forbes
  
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• Alex Albon takes to social media to announce engagement - racingnews365.com

  16-01-2026 19:06
  Alex Albon takes to social media to announce engagement  racingnews365.com
  
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• Stop ignoring the social media ban: Why it's more than just a headline this time - Android Police

  16-01-2026 18:15
  Stop ignoring the social media ban: Why it's more than just a headline this time  Android Police
  
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• What social media became for Psychologists… and what comes next - British Psychological Society

  16-01-2026 17:04
  What social media became for Psychologists… and what comes next  British Psychological Society
  
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• X is DOWN: Elon Musk's social media platform crashes for thousands of users around the world - Daily Mail

  16-01-2026 16:49
  X is DOWN: Elon Musk's social media platform crashes for thousands of users around the world  Daily Mail
  
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• A social media ban would be pointlessly cruel - The Telegraph

  16-01-2026 16:45
  A social media ban would be pointlessly cruel  The Telegraph
  
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• Keir Starmer 'ready to ban social media for under 16s' - Metro.co.uk

  16-01-2026 16:41
  Keir Starmer 'ready to ban social media for under 16s'  Metro.co.uk
  
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• Councils remove themselves from “unacceptable” X social media platform - Vale of White Horse District Council

  16-01-2026 16:36
  Councils remove themselves from “unacceptable” X social media platform  Vale of White Horse District Council
  
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• UK ministers draw up options for ban on social media for children - Financial Times

  16-01-2026 16:22
  UK ministers draw up options for ban on social media for children  Financial Times
  
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• Sacked TikTok workers in UK launch legal action over ‘union busting’

  16-01-2026 16:04
  Moderators accuse social media firm of unfair dismissal after it fired hundreds in UK just before vote to form unionTikTok moderators have accused the social media company of “oppressive and intimidating” union busting after it fired hundreds of workers in the UK, beginning the process just before they were due to vote on forming a union.The moderators wanted to establish a collective bargaining unit to protect themselves from the personal costs of checking extreme and violent conten
  
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• College's stunning new volleyball coach sends social media into frenzy: 'Where do I get season tickets?' - Daily Mail

  16-01-2026 15:55
  College's stunning new volleyball coach sends social media into frenzy: 'Where do I get season tickets?'  Daily Mail
  
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• Charlie Smyth on Irish identity, social media, salary and goals with the Saints - Belfast Live

  16-01-2026 15:15
  Charlie Smyth on Irish identity, social media, salary and goals with the Saints  Belfast Live
  
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