Authorities need clearer rules on social media age verification, with gaps in enforcement allowing 70% of Australian teens to still access social apps despite the under-16 ban. Australia's eSafety Office reports the 4-month-old law has failed to reduce online harm. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/authorities-need-to-establish-clearer-rules-on-social-media-age-checking/816664/ #Media #SocialMedia #Australia #Regulation

I'm #hiring again and I really do wish people would look me up more before they applied. I'm not going to be impressed with your #google workplace skills, or your use of #canva, or any #socialmedia app.

If one, just one applicant, mentioned their open source or #selfhosting skills, that would be a ticket to an immediate interview.

McLuhan zag het al — en wij scrollen gewoon verder.

Altijd online, eindeloze prikkels, het “global village”… zo normaal geworden dat niemand het nog ziet. We leven erin zoals vissen in water: volledig ondergedompeld, zonder nog te merken wat het met ons doet.

Aflevering 4 duikt erin — met een vleug absurdisme die net genoeg vervreemdt om weer iets zichtbaar te maken.

http://bit.ly/4c3HsZH

#MarshallMcLuhan #media #digitalisering #socialmedia #podcast #filosofie #absurdisme

4. Wie luistert er nog, Mcluhan?

Radio Parabool - Satirische show waar wetenschap, fictie en interviews botsen in parallelle wereld. · Episode

Spotify

We need an "Only Friends" social platform, where you can only follow people using their mobile number. And, I don't mean WhatsApp.
https://bsky.app/profile/gbadebo.com/post/3misqc5qrxk2c
#SocialMedia #OnlyFriends

https://mothcloud.com/micropost/only-friends-social-media-platform/

Gbadebo (@gbadebo.com)

We need an #OnlyFriends social platform, where you can only follow people using their mobile number. And, I don't mean #WhatsApp. #SocialMedia

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New on our blog!

Sudanese Lion Cub Propaganda

In early 2026, Bellingcat, an open source research collective, published an investigation regarding ‘lion cub’ propaganda in the ongoing Sudanese civil war. It shows that both parties to the conflict use child soldiers to make and distribute social media content in order to glorify their actions, vilify their enemies and recruit

#ConventionOnTheRightsOfTheChild #SocialMedia

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/sudanese-lion-cub-propaganda/

Sudanese Lion Cub Propaganda

Neuroscience explains why teens are so vulnerable to Big Tech social media platforms

Big Tech is facing a ‘Big Tobacco’ moment. To regulate social media effectively, we need to understand the teenage brain.

The Conversation

“LIVE BLOG: IRGC Says US Failed to Rescue F-15 Pilot as Regional Escalation Continues – Day 37”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff

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“- #IRGC says US failed to rescue downed F-15 #pilot during attempted operation inside Iran.
- Iranian forces reportedly moved to obstruct US rescue mission in mountainous terrain.
- IRGC claims downing of MQ-9 drone assisting US search operations over Isfahan
- Iran launches missile salvo toward Israel.
- Impacts reported in open areas north and south.
- #Hezbollah targets Israeli soldiers and sites in southern Lebanon; Israeli airstrikes hit Kfar Hatta”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/live-blog-irgc-says-us-failed-to-rescue-f-15-pilot-as-regional-escalation-continues-day-37/

#Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #DismantleZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake

“Iran Signals Bab al-Mandab as Potential Next Front – Iran War News In Brief”

by Palestine Chronicle Staff

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“Former Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati said that Bab al-Mandab is being viewed by the “unified command” of the resistance front in the same strategic terms as the Strait of Hormuz.

In remarks reported by Al Mayadeen, Velayati warned that continued US actions could lead to disruptions in global energy flows and trade routes. He said such disruption could occur ‘at a moment’s notice,’ underscoring the strategic importance of the waterway”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/iran-signals-bab-al-mandab-as-potential-next-front-iran-war-news-in-brief/

#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US