People use their mobile phones at dusk in Brisbane, Australia, in December. The country already bans those under 16 years of age from using social media.

In China, government agencies, companies and almost 80 percent of citizens use WeChat to conduct business, make payments and communicate.

Pavel Durov, left, founder of Telegram, in Paris in 2025. The Kremlin has used various methods to try to restrict access to Telegram in Russia.

Samantha Giraldo and Bibiana Acevedo looking for birds in Los Guácharos nature preserve in Jardín, Colombia.