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Under the proposed settlement, Meta agreed to adopt a series of safety features for children using Instagram. Photo: AP
United States

Meta agrees to pay US$17 billion to settle social media addiction case in US

Under the proposed deal, the company pledged to adopt a series of safety features for children using Instagram and Facebook.

Crime in Hong Kong

Murder-suicide suspected as woman found dead after husband jumps from building

Wellness

Sex and intimacy change when a partner has dementia. How to manage it

Hong Kong society

Divorcing devices: how digital detox helps Hongkongers ‘carve out moments’

From phone-free habits to weekend breaks, residents are embracing digital detoxes to ease stress, improve sleep and reclaim focus in an always-on culture.

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Wellness

When the child you raised cuts you off. Why parental estrangement is on the rise

As more adult children in Hong Kong and beyond break contact with their parents, experts talk about causes and how to rebuild relationships.

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Get to Know

Meet Lesley Vogel, the late Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mother and ex-manager

The former soap opera actress spoke out about her daughter’s tragic death and the Heroes star’s on-again, off-again ex-boyfriend, Brian Hickerson.

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Wellness

How ballet helps these seniors keep their bodies – and brains – feeling young

Canny Chan, 68, and Mary Chan, 82, expected physical benefits when they took up ballet two years ago. The cognitive benefits were a surprise.

Canny Chan (left) and Mary Chan are part of the Hong Kong Ballet Silver Ballet programme. The initiative began during the pandemic in 2021 and was created for people aged 55 years and older. Photo: Jonathan Wong
United States

Meta accused at trial of targeting kids to boost Facebook and Instagram use

A bipartisan group of 29 states is suing the company, seeking potentially tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in penalties.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Brian Hickerson, the late Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend?

The Heroes actress passed away unexpectedly at age 36; her on-again, off-again boyfriend was reportedly seen with her the day before her death.

Trending in China

Chinese workers turn bosses into virtual pets for stress relief amid rising trend

Experts warn that turning real people into AI pets could face legal risks and violate portrait rights.

AI desktop pets are huge in China, with young workers turning their bosses into digital pets to destress. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote
Get to Know

Who is Amy Adams’ daughter, Aviana Le Gallo, and is she eyeing Hollywood?

The only child of the Nightbitch star and Darren Le Gallo had a minor role in 2022’s Disenchanted; she wasn’t too keen on showbiz, but that may be changing.

Aviana Le Gallo (right) with her parents Amy Adams and Darren Le Gallo at Cape Fear’s world premiere event on June 2. Photo: Getty Images
Wellness

What is overthinking? How to recognise it and stop the feedback loop

More than just ‘thinking hard’, overthinking is a destructive cognitive trap driven by negative, repetitive thoughts. Here’s how to stop it.

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran war: Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln

There have been reports of sailors jumping overboard, raising questions about their mental health during the nine-month-long deployment.

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Icons and Influencers

How classical dancer Patricia Zhou stopped chasing perfection – interview

The award-winning dancer, choreographer and filmmaker talks to Style about how she learned to embrace uncertainty and take ownership of her work.

Patricia Zhou is a dancer, choreographer and filmmaker based in London. Photo: Jimmy Parratt
Hong Kong society

Letters | 5-year plan must take mental health seriously for the economy’s sake

Readers discuss why mental health ought to be positioned as a strategic asset, and how the city is well-placed to build health resilience for the world’s most impoverished.

People fill the streets in Kwun Tong at lunchtime. In driving economic innovation, the protection of human capital, and mental health, is strategic. Photo: Dickson Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Letters | For better mental health, help students connect and build inclusive empathy

Readers discuss how to tackle Hong Kong’s youth mental health crisis from the ground up, and a new chapter for the city.

Food and Drinks

She’s both a baker and a psychologist, creating recipes to make your life better

Helen Goh talks about combining the two sides of her life in her cookbook ‘Baking and the Meaning of Life’, which won a James Beard award.

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Crime

Lawyer probes psychiatrist’s care before Lindsay Clancy killed her children

The lawyer highlighted Jennifer Tufts’ use of short video calls with little time for therapy, implying the doctor was a box-checking ‘robot’.

Lindsay Clancy at Plymouth Superior Court, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Photo: Reuters
United States

US court rules tech firms must face lawsuits over social media addiction

The lawsuits allege that companies including TikTok and Meta intentionally addicted young users, contributing to a ⁠mental health crisis.

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Hong Kong society

7 in 10 Gen Z Hongkongers retouch photos of themselves before posting: survey

Frequent photo-editing linked to low self-compassion and negative criticism of appearance, mental health expert says.

Wellness

How well does your country support people with Alzheimer’s? New tool reveals

Alzheimer’s Disease International’s new AD Atlas highlights how countries diagnose, treat and support people with dementia.

Launched by Alzheimer’s Disease International, the the AD Atlas maps how prepared 80 countries really are for dementia, highlighting how they diagnose, treat and support people living with the disease. Photo: ad-atlas.org
Thailand

Thai school shooter had watched violent content online: police

Police also said that last year a teacher had confiscated a BB gun, a type of air gun, that the boy took ‌to school.

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Police officers work at the building where the shooting occurred at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province, Thailand on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
Crime in Hong Kong

Man falls to death after cleaver attack on neighbour in lift over noise dispute

Police believe the attack was premeditated, with neighbours repeatedly quarrelling over noise.

Good Schools Guide

How Hong Kong teens can be protected from appearance anxiety

Body image anxiety among young people is on the rise in the city and around the world – is social media solely to blame, and what can parents do?

United States

Meta ordered in US to pay US$567 million to address child safety harms

Company says it will appeal after a New Mexico judge directs funds to youth mental health programmes and orders app changes.

An art installation in Los Angeles highlights the dangers young people face online. Meta has been ordered by a US judge to pay US$567 million over child safety harms. Photo: AFP
Get to Know

All about the parents of celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton

The media personality recently moved back to his hometown, Miami, to be closer to his mother, affectionately known as Momma Perez.

Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton has a close relationship with his mother, Teresita Lavandeira. Photo: Getty Images
Germany

Germany jails man for life over deadly Munich car-ramming

Prosecutors said during the trial that Farhad N., an asylum seeker from Afghanistan, acted out of ‘religious motivation’.

Wellness

Their rock ‘n’ roll life led to anxiety, depression. How they beat the ‘devil’

Celebrity couple Candy Lo and Sammy So talk about hitting rock bottom, taking up running, and how they now do marathons across the globe.

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