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Meta To Hide Eating Disorder, Suicide Posts From Teenagers

Posts about suicide and eating disorders will be hidden from the Instagram and Facebook feeds of teenagers

Founder announces Omegle shutdown after years of complaints by child campaigners about risks of random chats with strangers

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After privacy fine from UK earlier in the year, TikTok is hit by a larger penalty from the Irish data protection commission

Nudity blurring Messages feature to protect children will roll out to additional countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia and NZ

Facebook/Meta adds first parental controls to Oculus VR headsets as it expands 'metaverse', activates Instagram safety features