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Troye Sivan, Billie Eilish & More Celebs React To ‘Unspeakable’ Bondi Terror Attack

“My heart breaks for the victims, their families and loved ones, and all you Aussies.”

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 15, 2025

Reddit says it’s not a social media platform. Australia’s High Court is unlikely to agree

Reddit is asking Australia’s High Court to rule that it’s not a social media platform and therefore should not have to comply with the under-16s social media account ban.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025

Big tech embarrassment: Microsoft absent from TIME’s AI Person of the Year recognition while rivals dominate

Time Magazine's famed "Person of the Year" was dedicated to the architects of AI this year, and the lack of representation for Microsoft betrays how far the company has fallen behind.

Windows Central · Dec 14, 2025

Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content

More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025

People in the UK spend half their online lives on platforms owned by Meta or Google, regulator says

Meta platforms dominate in messaging and social media, while Google is still the search engine of choice.

Euronews · Dec 11, 2025

Will Australia’s social media ban survive a high court challenge from two teenagers? Most likely – here’s why

The under-16s ban is a pragmatic first step in trying to reduce the potential harm on young people of addictive products. It is not undermining the democratic process

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2025

Boyfriend Who Abandoned Woman On Austrian Mountain Posted Horrible Message After Her Body Was Found

Thomas Plamberger, an experienced climber, has been charged with grossly negligent manslaughter after leaving his girlfriend behind on Austria’s Grossglockner mountain.

Bored Panda · Dec 10, 2025

Facebook becomes more like Instagram in major update as Meta tries to reboot its flagship app

Mark Zuckerberg has said publicly that the company wants to make the Facebook app ‘cultural influential’ again

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

Bluesky enforces age checks to comply with Australia's under-16s social media ban – and reverses Mississippi's block

Blusky took a bold decision and decided to follow Australia's under-16s social media ban, despite not being directly required to. The company also reversed restrictions in Mississippi, but still believes that the law is flawed.

TechRadar · Dec 10, 2025

Nick Clegg takes role at London-based venture capitalists Hiro Capital

Former deputy prime minister, who left Meta this year, to be joined by Facebook-owner’s chief AI scientist

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025