Met urges pupils not to get involved and asks platforms to ban accounts promoting ‘fights’ with images of weapons ...

Parents are being advised by schools to check their children's phones in light of a social media trend they say is creating an "arbitrary rivalry" and encouraging violence between pupils.

A worrying new social media craze known as “Red v Blue school wars” has prompted warnings from headteachers and police after posts circulated online encouraged pupils to organise fights with students ...

FONTANA (CBSLA) — Police say a Fontana man arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography has been posing as a 16-year-old boy to talk to underage girls on several social media outlets. Edgar ...

Snapchat has announced the launch of its new TikTok competitor called Spotlight, and the company will pay creators to post on Spotlight. The company will share $1 million with creators every day for ...

Police and schools warn parents over ‘school wars’ social media trend inciting children to carry weapons - Police and schools have urged parents to check their children’s social media after the trend ...

Teens are using social media at rates as high as ever, with the majority using YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram and nearly half of teens saying they are online “almost constantly,” though ...

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Major social platforms, AI companies, governments and NGOs issued a joint statement pledging to combat AI-generated abusive content, such as explicit images of children. A coalition of major social ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators put executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on the defensive Tuesday, questioning them about what they're doing to ensure young users' safety on their platforms. Watch ...

Snap Inc has established its office in Mexico City with the goal of wooing more users to its multimedia messaging app Snapchat, which in recent months is facing tough competition from Chinese rival ...