The European Commission has charged Meta Platforms with violating the EU's Digital Services Act, citing addictive features on Instagram and Facebook. Meta faces potential fines of up to 6% of global turnover if changes aren't made to features like autoplay and infinite scroll.
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel describes the new AR Specs as a "see-through computer" and a new type of computing device, distinct from other smartglasses. Priced at $2,195, Specs aim to overlay digital information onto the real world, with Snap focusing on user privacy and parental controls, while acknowledging future price reduction goals.
Google launched Android 17 and Wear OS 7, integrating advanced AI models like Gemini Omni and Lyria 3. New features include cross-platform file sharing, video editing, music generation, enhanced translation, and emergency detection for Pixel Watch. The update focuses on AI integration across devices.
Apple's WWDC keynote highlighted parental controls, but most features were not new, sparking criticism that the company is more focused on appearances than effectiveness, despite longstanding user complaints about Screen Time's reliability and usability.
At WWDC 2026, Apple introduced enhanced parental control features for iOS 27 that allow parents to manage who children can contact, which apps and websites they can access, block inappropriate content, and receive age-based screen time recommendations developed with pediatric experts.
Meta introduces new parental controls for teen Instagram accounts, allowing parents to monitor their teens' interests and activity on the platform.
Peers will vote Monday on a government amendment that could delay action on children's social media access for up to three years, sparking backlash from campaigners. The amendment to the children's wellbeing and schools bill would allow ministers to wait before introducing restrictions, potentially limiting action to parental controls rather than sweeping measures. Tory peer John Nash has tabled an alternative amendment forcing the government to raise the minimum age for social media to 16 within 12 months, which peers have already backed three times by a 126-vote margin. With parliament prorogation expected next week, Monday's vote is the last opportunity to force the issue.
