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The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook’s parent company, Meta, as well as TikTok, Google-owned YouTube, Snap and other online services over privacy and youth safety concerns.

For years, smugglers have used Facebook and other platforms to advertise safe passage between countries, often including prices and package deals such as “kids go free”.

The OSA demands tech firms take more responsibility for the content on their platforms to protect children from some legal but harmful material.

But a growing number of cable TV viewers have been cancelling their subscriptions and moving on to streaming platforms.

The key difference between Bluesky and most other social media platforms is that it is decentralised, meaning it is operated on independent servers and not those owned by the company.