As a default setting. Social media companies have been under growing pressure to protect children from harmful online content. Heres our Technology Editor zoe kleinman. Instagram already claims to have more than 50 tools aimed at keeping teens safe on its platform. But so far, the problem of children being exposed to harmful content has not been resolved. Well, i dont know if its social media, but i think as parents we should have the right to see it. An Ofcom Study earlier this year found that every single child it spoke to had seen violent material online. Instagram was one of the platforms they mentioned the most. The new measures aim put more control into the hands of parents. Accou nts accounts belonging to anyone under the age of 18 are made private by default. Now, if someone under 16 wants to make an account public, they have to add a parent to approve it, and that perak will be able to see who they message which topics they follow. Notifications will be muted overnight, and yo
A Hezbollah Official called it the biggest Security Breach suffered by the group. Paul adams has the latest a warning his report contains distressing images from the start. This was a devastating attack. In supermarkets. On the street, in cars, at home and even in barbershops scores, perhaps hundreds, of hezbollah members simultaneously injured by exploding pagers. Incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syria. Each explosion was small, but some left terrible injuries, more than 2700 wounded, according to lebanons health ministry, and eight dead. Israel is saying nothing. But yesterday, the Defence Minister told american envoys that only Military Action would resolve the situation in the north. A message repeated by the prime minister. The Status Quo will not continue, Mr Netanyahu said. This requires a change in the Balance Of Power on our northern border. The situation there remains extremely volatile. Exchanges of fire ever
Through friday and in the weekend as an area of low pressure comes from the south it will introduce the threat of rain or thundery showers but it looks like scotland and Northern Ireland should keep the dry weather into the weekend. Into the weekend. And thats Bbc News at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news hello, and welcome to sportsday. Old foes in a New Look Champions League Liverpool open their campaign in italy against ac milan. The Champions League might be bigger, but what about Player Burn out . Manchester citys rodri says they could go on strike. In my humble opinion, i think theres much we have to take care of ourselves. Someone has to take care of ourselves. Glasgow gets the Go Ahead to host a scaled back 2026 commonwealth games. Also coming up on sportsday. Working his way back to the Top Anthonyjoshua tells us about his two yearjourney to set up another World Title Shot on Saturday Night. G
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Good evening. At least nine people are dead and 3,000 people have been injured across lebanon after electronic paging devices used by the armed Group Hezbollah exploded simultaneously this afternoon. Lebanons Health Ministry says 200 people are in a critical condition and hospitals are being inundated with the wounded after the pagers exploded in peoples hands and pockets. A child is among the dead. Hezbollah, which has been designated a Terrorist Organisation by the uk, israel and other western countries, have called it the biggest security breach. They have blamed israel, which has been engaged in Cross Border Fighting with the iran backed group since the start of the war in gaza almost a year ago. Israel has not commented. Paul adams has the latest a warning, his report contains distressing images from the start. This was a devastating attack. In supermarkets. On the street, in cars, at home and even in barbershops. Thousands of hezbollah members simultaneously injured by exploding