Reddit’s human content wins amid the AI flood
In both the US and the UK women account for more than 50% of Reddit users. Amongst women in the UK, Reddit is the fastest-growing social platform. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4zl0w062o
Austria becomes latest country to pass social media restrictions for kids
This legislation comes after two landmark legal cases in the U.S., and as big tech comes under greater public scrutiny. Source: https://globalnews.ca/video/11749536/austria-becomes-latest-country-to-pass-social-media-restrictions-for-kids/
Did Australia’s under-16s social media ban work?
The BBC spoke to Australian teenagers about the under-16s social media ban, three months since the law came into force on 10 December 2025. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cq8g9y5x1llo
TikTok and Meta risked safety to win algorithm arms race, whistleblowers say
Social media giants made decisions which allowed more harmful content on people’s feeds, after internal research into their algorithms showed how outrage fuelled engagement, whistleblowers told the BBC. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj9kgxqjwjo
TikTok to Resume Local Sponsorships After Deal to Stay in Canada
The big winners could be the Toronto Film Festival, the Junos and other marquee Canadian cultural events after funding from TikTok Canada was pulled as Ottawa investigated Chinese parent ByteDance over national security concerns. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tiktok-canadian-sponsorships-deal-1236528718/
We have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever
Woodward argues that while caring about privacy is often framed as “having something to hide”, it is in his view “about having something to protect: freedom of thought, experimentation, dissent and personal development without permanent surveillance”. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gj39zk1k0o