TikTok & Shorts

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (846+ words) Twenty-five years have passed since that fateful date; the scenarios are different, but the perplexity persists and grows. On September 11, 2001, we abruptly discovered two things: that there is no rearguard when fanaticism prevails and that the end of history was…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (358+ words) The Times of India India is a rubbish place, literally But the good news is that it’s rolled up its collective sleeves and got down to cleaning up its act.The housing society where I live, has been holding…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (656+ words) September 6, 2026 — 10:00pm Social media companies could be slugged with fines of more than $100 million if they fail to do more to keep under-16s off their sites under an Albanese government bill set to go before the Senate on Tuesday. The fines…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (641+ words) September 3, 2026 — 7:30pm Thirteen minutes of scrolling on social media is all it took for my fake profile of 17-year-old Jaden Michael to be exposed to the manosphere content pipeline. Toxic online content is increasingly linked to violent sexualised behaviour in young…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (946+ words) Bruce Deachman: The King Edward freeway that was never built left Lowertown residents with freeway traffic on their streets. The city should act. This may come as a surprise to anyone not collecting old-age security benefits, but King Edward Avenue…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (451+ words) WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s government introduced legislation on Monday to ban under 16s from using social media, joining a number of countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as Instagram and TikTok. Australia implemented world-first legislation banning children from social media…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (477+ words) From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access The Economic Times...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (270+ words) The Times of India The flurry of suits against Big Tech companies and legislative measures to curb social media platforms, across the world, are unsurprising For years, studies, researchers, and govts have raised concerns about the addictive nature of social…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (266+ words) The Washington Post Dear Miss Manners: I was in a store where an acquaintance of mine was making a scene, demanding a product that the store does not supply. She stormed out after a barrage of loud, foul language. As…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (340+ words) The Economic Times A parliamentary committee has asked TikTok to explain how it removes content that "glorifies.. illegal activity" on Irish roads after the head of police said young people were driving ‌on the wrong ⁠side ⁠of…...