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Opinion: Banning social media for under-16s – Kiwi kids deserve to be safe online
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Australian govt plans to ban under 16s from social media
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Australia moves to ban children under 16 from social media
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How to use LinkedIn without embarrassing yourself
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Elon Musk was illegal US migrant worker at the start of his career
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Grooming fears: Calls to ban teachers using social media to contact students
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Giving NCEA students confidence: Meet Kiwi maths teacher-turned YouTube star
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The mum-to-be got a phone call that ruined her plans.
School warns of sextortion predator targeting local teens
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TikTok clothing 'hauls' costing retailers billions
Gen Z ‘serial returners’ over-order clothes only to send them back.
'I don’t have any empathy': Notorious catfisher addresses impact on her victims
Natalia Burgess was originally exposed for her crimes in 2011.
'Crimes against humanity': Man's smelly act on plane appals internet
'No-fly list, immediately.'
Shane Te Pou: How Donald Trump has reshaped the Republican Party in his own image
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'It can definitely be gross': Why this social media app is making a comeback
'Snapchat is like the chill cousin I go to when I need a break.'
The social media app making a comeback
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Zuckerberg sacks staff on six-figure salaries for abusing office’s food delivery scheme
Thirty Meta staff have been dismissed.
Can a $86,000 a week rehab clinic cure my extreme phone addiction?
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'An appalling tragedy': Tributes roll in for One Direction star Liam Payne, dead at 31
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NZ mum with terminal cancer goes viral after act of kindness
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Are grave cleaning videos honouring the dead or exploiting them?
Cleaning the graves of strangers is the latest content trend to take over TikTok.
Tragic reason young tourist died at Spanish attraction
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'I will kill you': Woman's airport rampage caught in viral TikTok
The woman dodged cops as they attempted to catch her.
‘God awful’: Olympic gold medallist shares botched tattoo drama
After taking home gold, a swimmer has shared why she’s getting her Olympic tattoo removed.