Australia’s parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would…

New Mexico attorney general sues company behind Snapchat alleging child sexual extortion on the site

AP Technology Writer — New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind…

Meta takes down thousands of Facebook accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria

Meta says it has removed about 63,000 accounts engaging in financial sextortion scams — along with…