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Teenager drops social media addiction lawsuit against Meta
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (667+ words) Teens and parents have increasingly claimed ill-effects of social media use. A Florida teenager who sued Meta claiming that he was addicted to and harmed by his use of platforms, such as Instagram, has dropped his case. The 15-year-old plaintiff,…...
France passes law banning social media for under-15s
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (483+ words) The new law will mean you must verify your age to use social media From January 2027, under-15s in France will not be able to use social media. That's because France's parliament has approved a new law that will come into…...
'Amazon scam was so authentic it got me hook, line and sinker"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (813+ words) Dorian Jones has urged people to beware after he fell for the "sophisticated" scam A man is warning others to beware after a "clever" scammer pretending to work for Amazon conned him out of £1,800. Dorian Jones, 70, said he was suspicious,…...
Abuse victim wants better safety measures for dating apps
15+ hour, 26+ min ago (789+ words) Heather Richardson is concerned about "huge gaps in online dating safety" A woman who says she was abused by a partner she met on a dating app wants the law changed to make online dating safer. Heather Richardson, from the…...
WhatsApp usernames: Why Somalia fears they will pose a security risk
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (919+ words) Somalia has an economy that heavily relies on mobile money transactions Somalia's government has told the BBC it is concerned about WhatsApp's plan to launch a new feature that would let people chat using usernames rather than phone numbers, saying…...
Is the internet broken?
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (89+ words) What happened? And where are we headed next? Featuring interviews with: Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, Hatelab director Matthew Williams, author and activist Cory Doctorow and author and co-founder of Logging Off Club Adele Zeynep Walton. Big thanks to students at…...
High pressure weather affecting TV & Radio reception in parts of the UK – from 20 July - BBC
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1794+ words) The BBC's local and national radio services are carried on local commercial DAB Multiplexes. Please see our help page to see how DAB multiplexes work, Therefore, you may not be receiving this service, as there is not a commercial DAB…...
TikTok Investigated Over Child Age Checks - BBC iPlayer
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (37+ words) TikTok Investigated Over Child Age Checks BBC TikTok Investigated Over Child Age Checks An investigation is launched into whether TikTok is doing enough to keep children off its platform. TikTok Investigated Over Child Age Checks (3 mins)...
Catfishing victim gets payout for Tinder, TikTok and Instagram profiles
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (787+ words) Fake accounts pretending to be Sasha-Jay gained 81,000 followers on TikTok and 22,000 on Instagram A teenager whose images were used to create fake Tinder, TikTok and Instagram profiles leading men to believe she was their girlfriend is to be paid compensation....
Ofcom launches investigation into TikTok child safety concerns
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (518+ words) An investigation has been launched into TikTok over child safety measures. The probe by media regulator Ofcom comes a month after the UK government announced that under-16's would be banned entirely from a range of platforms. Ofcom will examine…...