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Online safety laws to penalise platforms promoting gender-based violence
9+ hour, 42+ min ago (529+ words) October 15, 2026 — 12:00pm Labor’s flagship online safety bill will penalise platforms that allow users to advocate gender-based violence, but Communications Minister Anika Wells has removed the promotion of illicit-drug use from its expanded list of harmful online content. Greens communications spokeswoman Sarah…...
Carolyn Hax: Lift social media ban on mother-in-law for family peace?
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (88+ words) Column | Carolyn Hax: Lift social media ban on mother-in-law for family peace? The Washington Post Mother-in-law uses socials as a passive-aggressive “burn book.” Letter writer asks whether dropping her is unsupportive of spouse. Dear Carolyn: A few months ago, my…...
Rights groups urge social media platforms to resist Turkish orders to block accounts
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (94+ words) The Washington Post Human rights groups urge social media platforms, including X, to resist Turkish court orders censoring journalists and activists ANKARA, Turkey — More than a dozen human rights groups urged social media platforms, including X, on Monday to resist…...
‘I knew it made no money’: After her divorce, Kate bought her dream shop thanks to arrogance
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (1237+ words) October 11, 2026 — 5:00am There can be something incredibly empowering about buying something just for yourself. And for many women, divorce marks the moment they have the financial autonomy to make a symbolic purchase that aligns with how they want their life to…...
Say more: I’m a ‘social butterfly,’ and he’s ‘the wallpaper.’ I need more.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (91+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. How can she get her husband to “at least try to set…...
Headline: EU Commission seeks feedback on EU KIDS Act to strengthen child online safety
1+ week, 5+ day ago (688+ words) Brussels, 2 October 2026 The Commission is gathering feedback on the proposed EU Kids Act – Child online safety: keeping digital spaces accountable and trustworthy. Adopted in September, the EU KIDS Act will enhance the online safety of children throughout the Union by…...
Ask Sahaj: We’re moving in together. He won’t tell his parents. Are we doomed?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (114+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Boyfriend isn’t ready to tell his parents, but the letter writer doesn’t…...
Column | Asking Eric: In-law thinks your interracial couple content online is ‘racist’
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (118+ words) The Washington Post Her sister-in-law accidentally sent her a message with her true feelings about their social media posts. Dear Eric: I am a 34-year-old Black woman in a long-term relationship with a 36-year-old white man. A few years ago,…...
I had to explain to a 24-year-old man why I didn’t want to be a trad wife. It’s exhausting
2+ week, 1+ day ago (780+ words) September 30, 2026 — 7:30pm Mosquitoes bit my legs while I stood, listening to a man my age politely explain how he wanted a trad wife. This man, a Polish 24-year-old working remotely as a coder in Thailand, the same holiday destination as mine,…...
We’ve lost our manners on public transport. Can we get them back?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (271+ words) September 29, 2026 — 5:00am Each week, Good Weekend’s how-to column shares expert advice on how to navigate some of modern life’s big – and small – challenges. This week: How to ask someone to be quiet on public transport. What are people thinking? What on…...