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Australian teens mourn loss of social media as ban begins
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2025
» SYDNEY — Australian teenagers have taken to social media for the last time to farewell their followers and mourn the loss of the platforms that shaped much of their lives before a world-first ban took effect on Wednesday.
Autistic adults push back on 'fear-based' Trump rhetoric
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» NEW YORK - Composer William Barnett started his YouTube channel as an outlet for his music -- but today he also uses it to debunk the steady stream of White House rhetoric on autism while sharing his own experience living with it.
WHO: No autism links to Tylenol, vaccines
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» GENEVA - Neither the painkiller Tylenol nor vaccines have been shown to cause autism, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, following comments from the US president and his administration to the contrary.
Musk raises eyebrows with salute gesture at Trump rally
AFP, Published on 21/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk sparked controversy Monday after making a gesture at an event celebrating United States President Donald Trump's inauguration, with some calling it a "Nazi" or "fascist" movement.
French magazine with all autistic staff hits newsstands
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» PARIS - A French magazine produced by autistic journalists went on sale on newsstands for the first time on Wednesday, further raising the profile of a project that has already made waves on television.
TikTok mums nurture 'detox for kids' misinformation
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - A TikTok army of American mothers claiming to be "detox" specialists is pushing unproven treatments for childhood behavioural disorders -– while hiding that their misinformation is actually a marketing campaign aimed at making money.
Colombian judge uses ChatGPT in ruling
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» BOGOTá - A judge in Colombia caused a stir by announcing he had used the AI chatbot ChatGPT in preparing a ruling in a children's medical rights case.
Putin's final standing opponent, former mayor does not 'fear' prison
AFP, Published on 20/07/2022
» YEKATERINBURG, Russia: Yevgeny Roizman tries to conceal his sadness behind a mountain of work at his charity fund in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, where visitors queue to see him.
Cambodian teen jailed for Telegram posts vows to fight on
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» An autistic teenager jailed for writing messages deemed insulting to the Cambodian government vowed to continue "to fight for patriots" after he was released from prison on Wednesday.
Cambodia sentencing of autistic teen is 'shameful nadir': UN experts
AFP, Published on 02/11/2021
» UN rights experts on Tuesday condemned as a "shameful nadir" Cambodia's sentencing of an autistic teenager to eight months in prison for sending Telegram messages that were deemed insulting to the government.