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Published Wed, Mar 25 2026 11:33 AM EDT The U.K. is rolling out a trial social media ban for hundreds of teenagers. The trial will see restrictions ranging from curfews to time caps on certain popular apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. Several European countries are considering teen social media bans after Australia banned children under 16 from using the platforms. In this photo illustration a 13-year-old teenage boy looks at an iPhone screen displaying various social media apps on January 12, 2026 in Bath, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. government is trialing a social media ban for hundreds of teens, after the country's lawmakers rejected a blanket ban on under-16s using the platforms. The U.K.'s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology said Wednesday that it will run a six-week pilot with various bans ranging from curfews to time caps on certain apps on 300 teenagers across the country. View the full site

In this photo illustration a 13-year-old teenage boy looks at an iPhone screen displaying various social media apps on January 12, 2026 in Bath, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. government is trialing a social media ban for hundreds of teens, after the country's lawmakers rejected a blanket ban on under-16s using the platforms. The U.K.'s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology said Wednesday that it will run a six-week pilot with various bans ranging from curfews to time caps on certain apps on 300 teenagers across the country. The pilot is part of its broader digital wellbeing consultation launched this year, which has already received 30,000 responses from parents and children on the effect of social media on children's wellbeing, and closes on 26 May. It includes four types of interventions, with one set of parents instructed to use parental controls to remove or disable select apps; a second group to impose a one-hour cap per day for teens on the most popular apps, including Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat; a third set will impose a curfew between 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., and a final group will continue will not restrict social media

"The executors recognize that they are, by definition, the 'grown-ups' here," reads a fiery new filing in the lengthy probate case. Paris Jackson at Vanity Fair's The 2026 Vanities Party - A Night for Young Hollywood held at Bar Marmont on March 11, 2026, in Los Angeles. Gilbert Flores/Variety Trending on Billboard The executors of Michael Jackson’s estate say Paris Jackson doesn’t have any reason to complain about their spending on the long-anticipated biopic Michael, arguing that objections lodged by the late King of Pop’s daughter “betray a complete lack of understanding about how the motion picture industry works.” Paris is fighting over finances with lawyer John Branca and A&R executive John McClain, co-executors who’ve overseen Michael’s fortune since his death in 2009. The estate is still in Los Angeles probate court, where a retired judge has been appointed to referee disputes like this one with the star’s 27-year-old daughter. Related After losing an earlier challenge to the executors’ spending, Paris’ attorneys filed an objection this fall focused on the estate’s 2021 account statements. This objection accused Branca and McClain of aiming to “enrich and aggrandize” themselves and criticized their roles as producers on the upcoming Michael biopic, including Branca’s

Social media platform X swiftly backtracked on its announcement regarding new rules for creator monetization, which had focused on payouts based on engagement from a creator’s local audience. Late Tuesday, X Head of Product Nikita Bier announced that, starting Thursday, the platform will change its policy around payouts and will give more emphasis to impressions from the poster’s region. His rationale was that the platform should disincentivize gaming the algorithm by posting about the U.S. or Japan to gain the attention of those larger audiences. “We will be giving more weight to impressions from your home region—to encourage content that resonates with people in your country, in neighboring countries and people who speak your language,” Bier wrote on X. “While we appreciate everyone’s opinion on American politics, we hope this will disincentivize gaming the attention of US or Japanese accounts and instead, drive diverse conversations on the platform. We invite creators to start building an audience locally. X will be a much richer community when there are relevant posts for people in all parts of the world.” This drew a lot of criticism from users worldwide who said they posted about various topics in different languages, like English, in an

On February 12th, Jon Van Ingen , 68, pled guilty to statutory sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. Van Ingen remains free on $150,000 bail while awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for May 8, 2026.   As we previously reported , Van Ingen was charged in October 2024 after Zachary McCauley , 30, allegedly arranged meetings with three men, including Van Ingen, to engage in sexual intercourse with the minor victim. Bucks County prosecutors allege McCauley, of Louisville, Kentucky, groomed the victim by posing as a 17-year-old named “Jake” and befriending her on Snapchat. McCauley reportedly communicated with the victims for weeks before coercing her into sending him child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”) through Snapchat. According to former Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn , McCauley threatened to harm the victim’s mother if she did not comply with his demands.   Officials further allege that McCauley directed the victim to create a profile on the dating app Grindr and share the login information with him, which McCauley used to advertise the victim for commercial sex. McCauley allegedly arranged numerous encounters with men through the Grindr profile, which led to the meeting with Van Ingen and Randy Quinn , 43.  

LEXINGTON, Ky. –  The 2026 Kentucky Football Spring Game, an early look at new head coach Will Stein’s first team, will be held Saturday, April 18 at 11 a.m. ET in Kroger Field. General admission tickets are free, but fans must still claim a ticket due to limited capacity.   Due to construction on the north side of the stadium, the capacity will be decreased for the Spring Game, and tickets will be required for entry. Given the limited capacity, tickets might not be available on gameday, so those interested in attending should claim their tickets as soon as possible. Football season ticket holders may take part in an exclusive online presale,  beginning Tuesday, March 24  through the  My UK Account manager site.   The presale will end on Wednesday, March 25 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Students should claim tickets via their  My UK Student Account  starting on Thursday, March 26. The seating bowl is general admission in sections 15-24, 28-37, and 221-231. The east and west endzone sections will open based on demand. The Central Bank Field Club and Longship Club will be reserved areas and require a specific ticket for entry. Club tickets will grant access to any seating within that specific club. Tickets for the Central Bank Field Club will be available for $20 each beginning with the presale on March

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The top step of the dugout, at the entrance closest to home plate, is the post Tony Vitello has come to prefer in his six weeks or so as a professional baseball manager. He’s not dogmatic about it and doesn’t consider himself superstitious, which is one thing that separates him from his predecessor, who was known to determine his personal routines based on the outcome of the previous night’s game. The contrasts between the 40th manager in Giants franchise history and the 39th extend to their age (47 vs. 64), their previous managerial experience (none vs. two decades for four teams), even their height (5-foot-11 vs. 6-4) and facial hair (bearded vs. clean-shaven). The biggest difference from Bob Melvin to the new guy was almost universally agreed upon by players in a survey of the clubhouse at the end of Vitello’s first spring training. “I love his energy,” starter Robbie Ray said. Giants manager Tony Vitello is poised to make history Wednesday,  » Read More

March 25, 2026 Media Coverage Armstrong Teasdale Partner Monte L. Mann was quoted in numerous publications on a jury verdict on Friday, March 20, which found Elon Musk liable for making misleading statements about bots on Twitter prior to his 2022 acquisition of the social media site. The suit was filed in October 2022 by former Twitter shareholders who alleged that Musk made the tweets to lower the stock price prior to purchasing the company for $44 billion. The jury also found, however, that he did not deliberately scheme to defraud investors. Speaking to the Associated Press, Mann said the verdict “sends a clear message—if you move the market with your words, you own the consequences.” He added, “When one person can move billions with a tweet, the consequences of those statements are amplified — and juries are starting to take that seriously.” A business trial lawyer in Chicago for over 30 years, Mann is a thought leader who appears as a legal analyst on business litigation in the national and international press. In addition, he is often asked for comment by some of the nation’s most influential voices on business litigation including Bloomberg Law, The American Lawyer, The National

It's about to get a lot easier for creators on Facebook and Instagram to push products to their followers. Meta will now allow creators to include clickable shopping links for products directly in their Reels. Brand partnerships and affiliate links, in which creators earn a portion of sales generated by their recommendations, are central to how creators earn money from Facebook and Instagram. But Meta has limited the ways in which they can direct their followers off-platform. As a result, creators often rely on third-party "link in bio" services for managing links to the stuff they endorse. Now, Meta says it will allow eligible creators to link to up to 30 distinct products in a single Reel. the feature will be available on both Instagram and Facebook, though Facebook creators are limited to tagging products from marketplace partners like Amazon. The change could be a boon for lifestyle creators and others who rely on their followers regularly buying the stuff they recommend. It brings Meta’s apps up to par with TikTok and YouTube Shorts,  » Read More

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