People don’t agree on much these days. But one thing brings them together, whatever their politics: the idea that, because social media harm children and teenagers, they should be banned from using ...

Some experts question how such a ban would work, not least because EU rules have so far produced mixed results when it comes to making large platforms safer for minors. Hours of scrolling over harmful ...

A ban on students using mobile phones during the school day has been backed by the House of Lords. A Tory amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill passed with 178 votes to 140, and comes ...

Parts of Sussex and Kent remain under a hosepipe ban despite one of the wettest Januarys since records began. South East Water (SEW) announced a temporary use or hosepipe ban for its Sussex and Kent ...

Despite claims floating around social media, the truth is a bit more complicated, not least by the fact that TikTok in the US is still largely down, about a day and a half after its data center power ...

Patrick Thaw experienced a bittersweet moment seeing his University of Michigan friends together for the first time since sophomore year ended. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbor, while he ...

An Australian woman woke up in the middle of the night to discover a massive carpet python curled up on her. Rachel Bloor assumed it was her dog lying on top of her when she felt something heavy on ...

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to ban institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes in what he sees as a means of improving affordability for Americans. Trump wrote ...

President Donald Trump said he's immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes. "People live in homes, not corporations," he said. In this article ...

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that California's ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional. A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

A plastic bag ban will go into effect in Montgomery County starting Jan. 1. For the most part, disposable plastic bags won’t be available in stores anymore. County officials want you to BYOB – bring ...