NewsBite

Social media

Advertisement
Wiggles management lobbied against the government’s social media ban including YouTube, but were largely rejected.

Australia to take teen social media ban plan global, despite Wiggles’ complaints

Anthony Albanese will present world leaders with Australia’s ban on under-16s using apps such as YouTube and Instagram at an event in New York.

  • Olivia Ireland

Latest

Blind box collecting: Meet the Australians collecting Labubus, Sonny Angels and more in worldwide phenomenon.

How blind boxes became the talk of Gen Z, big business – and psych researchers

Blind boxes have been around for decades, but Labubus and Sonny Angels have collectors in a chokehold. What is so addictive about these little plastic figurines?

  • Nell Geraets, Gabriela Sumampow and The Visual Stories Team
The major platforms have emphasised how they are improving the calibre of their systems and taking down volumes of malicious posts.

YouTube threatens to sue if roped into social media ban

Labor’s decision to make YouTube’s threat public before the platform itself shows its resolve in taking on tech giants whose power has grown under the Trump administration.

  • Callum Godde and Paul Sakkal
One week after ‘Coldplaygate’, former chief executive Andy Byron and former chief people officer Kristin Cabot have both resigned from Astronomer.

Astronomer HR chief resigns one week after being caught on Coldplay ‘kiss cam’

The $1.5 billion software company has now confirmed both executives wrapped up in the cuddle seen around the world are no longer employed.

  • Bronte Gossling
Who needs mental health experts when there are hundreds of people offering advice from the palm of your hand?

We’re awash with mental health advice. Meanwhile, a generation is getting sadder

The outcomes of mistaking an influencer for a trained health professional are anything but good. Why are so many of us consuming scam content?

  • Clare Stephens
Composite of Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner in his days as an air force pilot, with decorated American pilot John R Alison.

Lord Mayor reinvented as US fighter pilot on X, claims account was hacked

A hacker appeared to have taken over an account run by Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, only reverting to his original profile name on Thursday night.

  • Felicity Caldwell and William Davis
Advertisement
Advice on dealing with misbehaving children has evolved from a behaviourist approach, to permissive parenting, to one that focuses on parents’ feelings.

Practising ‘relationship skills’ – and other ‘bomb-drop’ advice for desperate parents

Caught in the middle of a kiddie meltdown? A new breed of educators on social media is delivering help for mums and dads feeling out of their depth.

  • Sarah Berry
The use of devices by parents has been linked to poorer child development, according to multiple studies. Part of the equation, experts say, is eye contact.

What happens if you don’t look your child in the eyes?

Screen time and social media use among kids is a hot topic, but experts say parental device use can also hinder child development, and affect their adulthood.

  • Bronte Gossling
Chris Martin gave a tongue-in-chee warning to fans at a Coldplay show on Saturday.

Coldplay frontman’s warning to fans after ‘kiss cam’ controversy

Two concert-goers went viral for their reactions when they appeared on the big screen – now Chris Martin has responded.

  • Chris Hook
Rabbi Dovid Gutnick outside the charred entrance to the East Melbourne Synagogue.

Online hate report exposes ‘overt effort to normalise antisemitism’

Centuries-old tropes and conspiracy theories are becoming the norm in Australia after arson attacks and an antisemitism report triggered a torrent of hate, a study says.

  • Chip Le Grand

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/social-media-621