Social Networking Applications

$2.1 billion lost to social media scams in 2025

Think Before You Tap: Don't Fall for These 9 Viral Social Media Scams

To answer the headline, lots of people are falling for scams that start with an online interaction, and it's nothing to be ashamed of.

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Social media scams caused over two billion dollars in losses to consumers last year

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The FTC says Americans lost at least $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025

Social media curbs for U-16s

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Two thirds of Australian teens still using social media despite under-16s ban

Most children in Australia still use restricted social media platforms despite the ban for under-16s, according to a major new survey that raises questions about the effectiveness of the legal measure...

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Government Pledges Social Media Restrictions for Under 16s

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New Senate bill wants social media ban for kids under 16

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Manitoba premier addresses province’s plan to ban youth from social media, AI chatbots

WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew spoke with media for the first time since announcing his government’s plan to roll out a ban for youth on social media and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot pl...

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Roblox announces control measures to comply with Indonesia's social media curb

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Teens call week without social media 'boring'

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Proposed social-media ban for Manitoba children gets likes, thumbs-down

“We’re seeing younger and younger kids grow up with an iPad instead of toys in their hands. If we’re exposing kids to screens, we need to teach them online safety,” the high schooler said.

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Advocacy Group calls for legislation to protect young people online

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Fresh breakthrough in plans to curb social media for under-16s in UK as peers end stand-off with MPs

The New York Times

Mobile Applications: Social Networking and Communications

The photo-sharing app, which is often used to share unflattering or embarrassing “selfies,” has rolled out SnapKidz aimed at children under 13. By Aimee Lee Ball The company will add an instant 15-second video service to Instagram, in an answer to ...

Fox Business

Potential TikTok ban: what social media apps are popping up in app stores

Several social media apps have appeared high in app store chart rankings as a potential U.S. ban hangs over the heads of TikTok and its American users. Apps like Xiaohongshu, Lemon8, Clapper and Flip held places in the top-five of Apple and Google’s ...

CRN

10 Insights About Social Networking For Businesses

At the Dreamforce conference this week, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff (pictured) announced a slew of social networking applications for business to thousands of attendees. "The social revolution is going on right now, and it is unlike anything we've ...

Computerworld

OpenSocial targets social apps API ‘balkanization’

IDG News Service: Regarding the “balkanization” of APIs in general on the Web, do you plan to extend OpenSocial so that it contains open APIs for other types of Web applications — not just social-networking ones, but for things like maps, where ...