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EU Says TikTok's Public Accounts Leave Minors Too Visible

The European Commission's preliminary Digital Services Act finding targets public-by-choice accounts and recommendation systems that can expose teenagers' content too broadly.

Jul 25, 2026/3 min read

A teenager reviewing privacy settings on a social media account under European digital rules

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Pacific Climate Education Starts With Place, Language and Memory

UNESCO-backed work across Pacific communities shows climate education becoming more useful when science is connected with local language, culture and lived knowledge.

Jul 24, 2026/2 min read

Students learning outdoors in a Pacific island coastal community

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Yope’s Private Social Network Makes the Feed Feel Old

With 15 million registrations and fresh funding, Yope is betting that small friend groups, private pages and no public feed can pull social media inward.

Jul 23, 2026/4 min read

A small group of friends laughing together while sharing photos on a phone

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The Arab Medical Influencer Economy That Made Him Possible

One doctor outdrew every health ministry in the region using a phone and a food list. The conditions that allowed it are structural, and they have not changed since he died.

Jul 18, 2026/3 min read

A phone on a tripod and softbox facing an empty chair

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Why the Conspiracy Theories Grew After Al-Awady Died

A natural death, an official report and an ordinary second autopsy were absorbed into a story about silencing. The mechanism behind that is predictable, and it is worth understanding.

Jul 8, 2026/4 min read

A person scrolling a social media feed on a phone in low light

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Egypt Banned His Content. Can You Ban a Diet From the Internet?

The Supreme Council for Media Regulation ordered a blanket block on his audio, video and writing. The system kept spreading anyway, which raises a harder question than the ban answers.

Jun 8, 2026/4 min read

A smartphone screen showing social media applications

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Whatever Happened to Tanghulu, the Candied Fruit Craze?

Sugar-glazed fruit skewers turned into a shop-opening frenzy across Korea in 2023, then collapsed almost as fast as the chains had multiplied.

Feb 5, 2026/4 min read

A row of glossy, sugar-glazed candied strawberry skewers with a hard, cracked candy shell, tanghulu style

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Cottage Cheese Is Back, and It's All About Protein Now

The dairy aisle's most unfashionable tub has become a wellness staple, driven by TikTok recipes and America's ongoing protein obsession.

Nov 12, 2025/3 min read

A bowl of creamy cottage cheese with visible curds, topped with berries and a drizzle of honey

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Why There's Suddenly Not Enough Matcha to Go Around

A global cafe boom collided with a limited Japanese harvest, and now matcha lattes are getting rationed, waitlisted, and quietly more expensive.

Oct 8, 2025/4 min read

A pale jade green matcha latte being poured into a white ceramic cup on a cafe counter beside a bamboo whisk and tin of matcha powder

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Dubai Chocolate: The Viral Bar That Emptied the World's Pistachios

A home cooking experiment in a Dubai kitchen turned into a global chocolate craze, a pistachio shortage, and a wave of copycats chasing the same viral bite.

Sep 10, 2025/5 min read

A chocolate bar broken open to show green pistachio filling

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How consumers plan to spend differently in 2026

Growing wealth inequality is reshaping consumer behavior. Experiences over goods, values over discounts, and AI shopping tools mark 2026's divide.

May 20, 2025/3 min read

Consumer shopping on smartphone comparing prices and products online