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Instagram is a photo- and video-sharing social media service that launched in 2010, having been created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger as a mobile check-in app similar to Foursquare before pivoting to sharing images. In April 2012, Facebook Inc bought Instagram for approximately US$1 billion in cash and stock.
Logos of Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp apps are displayed on a smartphone in front of Meta’s logo. Photo: dpa
Australia

Australian social media ban: Meta shuts 550,000 children’s accounts

Australia’s ban on social media usage for under 16s, a world’s first, came into effect on December 10.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Myha’la, who plays Harper Stern in financial thriller Industry

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Fame and celebrity

Why Ashley Tisdale called her mommy group ‘too high school’

Celebrity style

Meet Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who styled Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji

The former fashion editor called out Kanye West’s ‘White Lives Matter’ tees, and resigned from Vogue publisher Condé Nast after criticising Israel’s bombing of Gaza.

Former Vogue contributing editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson just styled Rama Duwaji for Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of New York. Photo: @gabriellak_j/Instagram
Boxing

Fury’s back and getting ready to ‘punch men in the face and get paid for it’

Tyson Fury getting back in the ring a year after announcing that he was quitting boxing.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jake Connelly, who plays Derek Turnbow in Stranger Things

The 13-year-old fan favourite, who was in commercials before his big break, had to keep his involvement in the series a secret for 18 months.

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TV shows and streaming video

Meet Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova – Ilya’s friend Svetlana in Heated Rivalry

A model and trained dancer, the native Russian speaker’s credits also include The Boys and Slip.

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Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova plays Svetlana Vetrova in the hit series Heated Rivalry. Photo: @kseniadaniela/Instagram
Social media

Opinion | West is getting on the same page as China for children’s social media use

Governments face the same problem: how to let young people grow up in a connected world, around products not designed with their well-being in mind.

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Food and Drinks

Old-fashioned cookbooks remain popular, including with many professional chefs

Social media may be awash with recipes, but book fans cite their appreciation for high-quality narratives and photography in a tangible form.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong online investment scams surge 20% as losses hit HK$3.08 billion

80 per cent of all fraudulent messages disseminated through Meta-owned platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.

Hong Kong residents lost HK$6.43 billion to various scams over the first 10 months of 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Australia

Why Southeast Asia’s move to protect children online may fuel state surveillance

Measures to rein in tech companies risk opening the door to tighter state oversight of online platforms, analysts say.

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Australia banned social media for children under 16 earlier this month. Photo: dpa
Jewellery

More is more: 5 jewellery maximalists making a case for stacking it on

From Chanel to Ralph Lauren, maximalism is back as fashionistas don extra necklaces, armfuls of bracelets and rings on every finger.

Internet

Video | How a block of online text led to a cafe’s viral stardom

Tai Bo Cafe in Yuen Long has gone viral online thanks to a copypasta trend on Threads recommending their meat patties, and have seen customers from as far as Macau.

Scams and swindles

How the global grey market in SIM cards powers fraud and influence

How much does an army of bots cost? A new study reveals how likes and clout are bought.

Research has shown how SIM cards from the grey market are powering bot armies that fill social media with fake likes and comments to manipulate users and deliberately steer trends. Photo: dpa
Australia

‘#seeyouwhenim16’: Australia’s social media ban for children takes effect

PM Albanese called the ban, which is being closely watched by other nations considering similar measures, ‘a proud day’ for families.

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A girl uses her phone as she walks with a group of children in Sydney on Monday. Photo: AP
Social media

‘A lot of fear’: Australia’s under-16s anxious ahead of social media ban

As blocks begin on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram before the summer holiday, teens worry they will be ‘basically isolated’ from their friends.

Australia

Video | Australia’s under-16 social media ban due to take effect

Platforms have started notifying users under 16 that their access will soon be blocked.

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Fame and celebrity

5 of the most extravagant celebrity Christmas decorations

Kim Kardashian was just lambasted for her ‘tacky’ Christmas display – but her sister Kourtney, Paris Hilton and Cardi B tend to go all out for the holidays too.

Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton and Cardi B got super festive last year. Photos: @mariahcarey, @parishilton, @iamcardib/Instagram
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Wicked songs in Cantonese? New online series champions Hong Kong talent

Songs like ‘Popular’ and ‘What Is This Feeling’ have been painstakingly translated for the ‘Wicked in Canto’ series on YouTube and Instagram.

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Australia

Fight’s over: YouTube becomes last major platform to accept Australia’s age rule

Despite agreeing to comply, YouTube maintains that it is still ‘fundamentally different’ from other social media services.

Wellness

How to make 2026 the best year of your life? YouTuber Ali Abdaal has answers

An entrepreneur with 7.6 million followers across social media, Abdaal will share tips on subjects from careers to love at a Hong Kong talk.

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Ali Abdaal, a former doctor who is now a digital creator, entrepreneur and YouTube star, sits at a cafe in Causeway Bay. Abdaal will speak at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Amphitheatre on December 8 to explain how to make 2026 “the best year of your life”. Photo: Nora Tam
Australia

Australia’s under-16 social media ban faces high court challenge

Critics say the world-first law, effective next month, infringes on political communication rights. Australia lacks an express free speech right.

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A 14-year-old boy browses social media on his phone. Starting December 10, Australia will mandate that social media platforms remove users under 16. Photo: AFP
Australia

Snapchat makes Australian teens verify age as social media ban looms

From December 10, social media platforms in Australia must remove users aged below 16 or face fines, in one of the strictest bans globally.

Indonesia

Isis-linked group used video games to radicalise Indonesian children: police

Over 110 children have been targeted by terrorist recruiters this year alone, a ‘massive’ spike from 17 between 2011 and 2017, police say.

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United States

Meta defeats US antitrust case over Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions

The ruling gives Big Tech its first decisive win against the antitrust crackdown started in Trump’s first term.

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Meta’s corporate headquarters are seen in Menlo Park, California, in November 2022. Photo: TNS
Artificial intelligence

Meta Platforms’ AI lay-offs triggered by resource competition: ex-researcher

Tian Yuandong says internal conflicts emerged at Meta as LLM development became the industry-wide focus.

Meta Platforms let go of around 600 employees from its legacy AI research unit. Photo: Shutterstock
Kris Jenner

Meet Dr Steven Levine, the plastic surgeon behind Kris Jenner’s viral facelift

The Kardashian-Jenner matriarch looked radiant at her 70th birthday bash – but what is this ‘secret password’ she has with her plastic surgeon?

South Korea

South Korea gets tough on hate-spewing influencers, weighs travel ban

Under the proposed clampdown, an influencer who posts derogatory content on South Korea could face more than public backlash.

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