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Pauline Hanson made a racist comment when she told a Muslim senator to pack her bags and go back to Pakistan, a judge has found.

The federal government is pumping $15 million into a re-dress pathway for Australians who have lost money in scams and have been unable to resolve the issue.

The British man plunged to his death while climbing the 180 metre tall structure.

An obscure social media page is shaping as the man tool for Democrats to sway undecided voters just weeks out from the US election.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said it is more obvious than ever that a nationwide ban on social media for young people is necessary.

A new study conducted during a major election showed some surprising results about social media.

At the heart of each lawsuit is the TikTok algorithm, which powers what users see on the platform by populating the app's main "For You" feed with content tailored to people's interests.

But not everybody agrees, with one analyst even saying the app could fuel Musk's biggest source of wealth.

One bank said it halved customer losses as it moved to fight fraud. Now the big four is working directly with Meta.

The owner of a celeb favourite cookie company has indicated it is coming to Australia, after a one-off pop-up shop left fans upset as it was nothing to do with the firm.

The former contestant on The Apprentice has unloaded almost his entire stake in former President Donald Trump's social media company.

Bridgerton superfans who forked out up to $1400 for tickets to a themed ball have compared the disastrous event to the infamous Glasgow Wonka experience.

At nine months old, he already weighs a whopping 21 kilos.

Instagram's Teen Accounts come with built-in "protections" to help young users avoid potentially harmful or inappropriate content and allow parents to monitor how their children use the platform.

The global social media giant has announced a raft of changes that will be implemented on their platform in the days and weeks ahead.

Musk claimed the post was a "joke" in the wake of the alleged attempted shooting of Donald Trump.

Moo Deng, which translates into bouncy pig (or pork) in Thai, was born in Khao Kheow Open Zoo, about 50km from Pattaya, in July.

"If it's driven underground and it's being used secretly, we're worried."

Trump's done more presidential debates than any other candidate in history but he may not agree to another.

Educational sites and programs designed for diverse learners will be exempt from these restrictions.

Australian kids will be blocked from social media until a certain age under a national plan to target growing concerns around its impacts on young minds.

The giveaways, planted by the FIFO worker, have been driven by a desire to help those who find themselves in difficult circumstances. 

The South Australian government is considering banning children under the age of 14 from social media.

Parents are being warned children as young as 12 years are being targeted to produce extreme sexual and violent content over the internet.

Researchers found 62 per cent of those girls were teased or insulted about their body weight, shape or physical features online.

"It is by far the largest single point we have unearthed at the amethyst mine while we have been here."

They're accused of covertly funding a Tennessee-based content creation company to publish nearly 2000 videos containing Russian propaganda.

TikTok has been known to do more harm than good, but research shows so-called 'skinfluencers' may be having a positive impact on skin cancer rates in Australia.

The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban.

The incident went viral this week after one of the two women involved posted a video on Chinese social media, which showed them inside a locked lavatory with the wailing girl.

Durov's arrest in France has caused outrage in Russia, with some government officials calling it politically motivated and proof of the West's double standard on freedom of speech.

The officials "expressed a lot of frustration" when the company didn't agree, he said in the letter.

Pavel Durov - often referred to as the "Mark Zuckerberg of Russia" - was wanted under an arrest warrant by French authorities.

Durov, 39, was wanted under a French arrest warrant due to the lack of moderation on Telegram.

She's outlined plans to chart 'a new way forward' for America, championing abortion rights and tougher border security.

The interior ministry has issued some surprising advice to border citizens as Ukraine takes more and more territory.

The divisive influencer accused of human trafficking and rape complained to reporters as he was ushered into a police van.

If you want to get out of the loop of scrolling through boredom, intentionality is key.

Social media is awash with posts about being "very demure, very mindful."

A pair of Adelaide librarians has gone viral online for a hilarious series of videos, drawing in more than 3.1 million views in a week.

Experts warn that the rise of "finfluencers" — or financial influencers — could negatively impact how young people interact with money.

A 26-year-old Queensland man has been charged with fraud after police shut down an alleged scheme to trade cash in exchange for demerit points.

"I'm astounded that someone would willingly put themselves through such an ordeal."

Donald Trump told Elon Musk he would "love" the billionaire CEO to have a role in a future Trump White House administration.

The Republican challenger appeared to have fallen for a far-right conspiracy theory, and one easily disproved by expert analysis.

MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, has weathered a turbulent few weeks on several fronts.

Research has found young women watching eating disorder content on the social media platform feel worse about their bodies.

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds was worried she would lose her job as defence minister after she called Brittany Higgins a "lying cow" while watching her former staffer's first television interview.

A missing beagle who sparked a social media frenzy across Adelaide has been found and reunited with his overjoyed owners,

Police faced a barrage of wood, chairs and fire extinguishers in the latest riot in the wake of deadly stabbings.