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Amusing or Addictive How Social Media Algorithms Are Quietly Changing the Way We Scroll

Amusing or Addictive How Social Media Algorithms Are Quietly Changing the Way We Scroll

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You open TikTok for a few minutes. Then Instagram. Maybe YouTube. Before you know it, half an hour—or even an hour—has disappeared. Sound familiar? What feels like a simple break from work, boredom, or everyday life is often being shaped by something working quietly behind the screen: the social media algorithm. Algorithms decide what appears […]

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TikTok and YouTube remove 4.7 million child accounts in Indonesia as new social media restrictions begin

TikTok and YouTube remove 4.7 million child accounts in Indonesia as new social media restrictions begin

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Social media platforms TikTok and YouTube have deactivated approximately 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, marking one of the biggest enforcement actions since the country’s new social media regulations came into effect. Indonesia’s Communications and Digital Minister, Meutya Hafid, announced that TikTok, owned by Chinese technology company ByteDance, […]

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