Sophomore wide receiver stands at around 450,000 Instagram followers. Despite his popularity and impressive recruiting profile, Williams wants to use his platform to inspire his audience.

As Meta's child protection measures faced scrutiny from Philippine officials, a graphic circulated online inaccurately claiming lawmakers proposed a fine of 50 million pesos ($796,000) for people who ...

The Georgia senator pointedly confronted the Republican lawmaker in a heated debate on Thursday.

The Philippine Senate has approved a bill that would prohibit people under 18 from holding or using social-media accounts, setting up a potential clash with a House proposal that would allow teenagers access under stricter safeguards. The Senate measure would require platforms to implement age assurance and designate local representatives, while the House bill would restrict algorithm-driven feeds, harmful advertising, AI features and communications with unknown adults. The House proposal still requires final approval, and differences between the two chambers' approaches may need to be reconciled before legislation can become law.

MLex Summary: The Philippine Senate on Thursday passed on third reading Senate Bill No. 2424, or the Safe Media Access and Responsible Technology for Kids in Digital Spaces, or SMART KIDS Act, which seeks to bar individuals under 18 from social media and other high-risk digital services. The measure requires platforms to prevent minors from creating accounts, implement effective age-assurance systems and suspend, restrict or remove accounts identified as belonging to or being used by minors. Foreign platforms must designate local representatives and comply with requirements from Philippine authorities. The bill exempts qualifying educational platforms certified by relevant agencies, subject to child-protection safeguards.

Meta has banned advertisements from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance on Facebook and Instagram in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The Georgia senator confronted the Republican candidate during a heated debate.

Similar to its NFL hub, the dedicated space will feature real-time scores and conversations designed to enhance engagement among the platform’s sports fans.

The in-app rewards system will automatically select original posts and replies that bring value and spark discussion, per the company.

Vice President of Engineering Tim Junka outlined in a post how the company approaches detection and how its artificial intelligence agents are trained.