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

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

Internet

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

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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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.

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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.

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.

Six-year-old Enrique Navarro watches a show on YouTube at his home in western Sydney on October 30. Photo: AFP
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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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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Members of a police bomb squad inspect the wreckage of a motorbike used to carry out a suicide attack in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, on March 29, 2021. Photo: AP
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.

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?

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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.

US influencer Johnny Somali harassing pedestrians on the street in South Korea. Photo: TikTok/JohnnySomali
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong needs to tackle its screen addiction problem

A survey on smartphone use underlines the need to protect children from the harmful effects of too much time spent on electronic devices.

Extreme weather

Fake AI videos clog social media as Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica

Jamaica’s information minister urges people to ‘listen to the official channels’ as Category 5 storm approaches.

Fame and celebrity

Meet the fashion influencers thriving in their sixties – and over

From Martha Stewart at 84 to Vera Wang at 76, these Instagram personalities prove style has no age limit.

Four fabulous fashionistas over 60 – from Martha Stewart and Vera Wang to Grece Ghanem and Gym Tan. Photos: Getty Images; AP; @greceghanem, @californiaistoocasual/Instagram
SCMP Highlights

Hong Kong stars’ surprise wedding, royal Thai cuisine: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a Hong Kong teen feeding the city’s ‘cardboard grannies’ to royal Thai food, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Khao chae at Pribpri restaurant at the Devasom Hua Hin Resort in Thailand. A Thai palace cuisine dish, it includes cool, perfumed rice with iced, jasmine-scented water and side dishes such as shrimp paste balls, sweet fried fish, stuffed green peppers wrapped in egg, pork floss and stir-fried preserved radish in coconut milk. Photo: Devasom Hua Hin
The Philippines

Heart Evangelista: how a Filipino style icon’s wealth came under fire

She took to social media to clear her name after her senator husband was accused of corruption. But not everyone’s convinced.

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Art

She paints Hong Kong’s iconic people and reveals the works to them in public

From taxi drivers to tai chi ladies, Joannah Hon’s Instagram videos of her revealing her paintings to her public subjects have gone viral.

United States

Meta’s Instagram rolls out PG-13 safety settings for teens amid pressure

By default, teenagers on Instagram will only see PG-13 content, and cannot change the setting without parental permission, Meta said.

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Fame and celebrity

‘We are married!’: Hong Kong stars Terrance Lau and Cecilia Choi wed in Japan

The actor and actress, who met while filming Beyond the Dream in 2019, have shared a series of wedding photos on their Instagram accounts.

Cecilia Choi and Terrance Lau pose for a wedding photo in Japan. The Hong Kong actor couple have been together for five years. Photo: MOM Production
Social media

Hong Kong teen who feeds city’s ‘cardboard grannies’ goes viral on Instagram

‘Belle’ videos herself handing out free meals to Hong Kong’s underprivileged elderly, largely targeting women who collect cardboard.

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Icons and Influencers

How Selena Gomez’s wedding brought Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran back together

The hitmaking BFFs reunited at Gomez and Benny Blanco’s private ceremony alongside fellow guests Zoe Saldaña, Steve Martin and Paul Rudd.

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