Social media

• Key barrier to online fraud can be bypassed for pennies, say researchers - WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A central barrier to the creation of bogus social media accounts can be bypassed for as little as a few cents at a time, researchers at the University of Cambridge
• Judi Jupiter, a 76-Year-Old Social Media Star, Is Gen Z at Heart - In the 1970s, she photographed Andy Warhol and Debbie Harry on wild nights at Studio 54. Now she’s chronicling a new generation.
• A Million Teenagers Just Got Barred From Social Media, and Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Hoax’ - Plus, the travel influencers who aren’t actually real.
• Australia just pulled the trigger on a teen social media ban. Governments worldwide are watching - Australia has enacted the world's first ban on social media usage for users under the age of 16, in a move expected to be monitored by global lawmakers.  
• Australia’s Social Media Ban for People Under 16 Takes Effect - The measure is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard children from the harms of the platforms.
• How Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Will Work - The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation.
• From Llamas to Avocados: Meta's shifting AI strategy is causing internal confusion - Meta’s push to develop its next frontier model, codenamed Avocado, under new AI leadership is creating internal friction as it races rivals OpenAI and Google.
• Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth social media ban - The potential 2028 presidential contender doesn't want kids under 16 on popular social platforms, citing health and safety concerns.
• Who Is Andrew Ferguson, the FTC Chairman Who Tilted the Agency to Trump? - Andrew Ferguson has used the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection mandate to investigate issues important to President Trump and his base.
• Christmas unplugged: Australian teen social media ban brings holiday headspace woes - Sydney teenager Ayris Tolson believes the start of her first summer holiday under Australia's youth social media ban will be relatively easy as she spends time with family, but as the weeks drift by, she fears being alone and isolated. Fro