Australia to ban children as old as 16 from TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, others

Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said on Tuesday, vowing to get kids off their devices and “onto the footy fields”.

Meta's social networks Facebook, Instagram banned in Russia for extremist activities - court

(Interfax) - Moscow's Tverskoi District Court has granted the Russian Prosecutor General's Office's lawsuit seeking a ban in the country on the operations of the company Meta Platforms Inc. for refusing to delete calls for violence against Russians, including troops, an Interfax correspondent reported from the courtroom.

Russia to block Instagram over ‘death to invaders’ posting rule

Russia has announced plans to block access to Instagram and launched a criminal case against its owner, Meta Platforms Inc, after the company said it would allow posts that call for “death to the Russian invaders”.

Facebook, Instagram to allow calls for violence against Russians — RT

Meta has confirmed that hate speech calling for violence is now permissible on Facebook and Instagram -- as long as the targets are Russian and the topic of conversation relates to Moscow’s military offensive in Ukraine.

Pope Francis joins Instagram, immediately attracts 284,000 followers

 Pope Francis joined Instagram on Saturday, amassing nearly 300,000 followers within hours of opening his account.