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Major test for Australia’s social media ban begins in High Court

November 4, 2026 World Justice News 0
Australia’s rush to put in place a landmark social media ban for children led to “ill thought out” reforms which have robbed them of their right to free communication, the country’s top court has been […]
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Investigation into alleged gang rape at Cornell University reopened by prosecutors

September 29, 2026 World Justice News 0
New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the alleged gang rape of a woman at a Cornell University fraternity house two years ago. The woman, who was a 20-year-old student at the time, […]
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UK teenagers to face social media curfew and no infinite scrolling – but can switch it off

July 15, 2026 World Justice News 0
UK Sixteen and 17-year-olds will face an overnight social media curfew and the disabling of addictive features under government plans – but critics say it won’t achieve anything as the settings can be turned off. […]
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Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 World Justice News 0
Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]
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Tech giants face landmark trial over social media addiction claims

January 27, 2026 World Justice News 0
A landmark social media addiction trial in which top tech executives are expected to testify begins on Tuesday in California. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, alleges the design of the […]
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Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 World Justice News 0
Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]
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YouTube to be included in Australia’s teen social media ban

July 30, 2025 World Justice News 0
YouTube will be included in Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16, after the government ditched a previous exemption for the platform. The video sharing site was set to be excluded from the […]
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Catfish killer Alexander McCartney jailed for minimum of 20 years

October 26, 2024 World Justice News 0
It was a phone call from a 13-year-old girl in Scotland in 2019 that eventually led to the capture of a social media predator described as one of the world’s most prolific child sex abusers. […]
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Teacher who had sex with two schoolboys jailed

July 4, 2024 World Justice News 0
A teacher who had sex with two schoolboys and became pregnant by one of them has been jailed. Rebecca Joynes groomed both boys from the age of 15, first exchanging messages on social media, Manchester […]
Ava White
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Ava White: Boy who killed girl, 12, in Snapchat row gets life

July 11, 2022 World Justice News 0
A 15-year-old boy who stabbed a schoolgirl to death after a row over a Snapchat video has been sentenced for her murder. Ava White, 12, was killed in Liverpool city centre after a Christmas lights […]

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Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0
A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]
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All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

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Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]
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Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

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A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]
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