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
Top diplomat is part of washingtons latest effort to help caribbean leaders navigate mmp help caribbean leaders navigate ramp and gang violence threatens to overtake haiti. A meeting with the new haitian prime minister, secretary blinken announce m5 million in new monetary and aid. Patient authorities have expanded a state of emergency order across the entire country, the military situation that is rapidly deteriorating since the former prime minister resigned backin former prime minister resigned back in march. Agencies reported that 580,000 people have an internally displaced by conflict with close to five million facing severe hunger, about 400 kenyan troops arrived to the country injune as prime as you went back security mission boost. Before he left, he reaffirmed the united states his commitment to supporting the haitian people and fostering the secure and peaceful country. We fostering the secure and peaceful country. Fostering the secure and eaceful count. ~. , , peaceful cou
Offenders who ve served 40% of their prison terms will be eligible for early release. It s necessary, says the government, because of severe overcrowding in jails. There are fewer than 500 spaces left in men s prisons in england and wales, a crisis made worse by the convictions of hundreds of people involved in riots last month. Our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha was given full and rare access to hmp pentonville in london and this is what she found. Siren blares. Chaos in hmp pentonville. Shouting. We re the only broadcast journalists given access. . . It s a code red. . . To one of britain s most dangerous jails since the current crisis. 0k, come on, folks. And some prison officers are so frightened of being targeted on the outside that we ve had to blur theirfaces. Hmp pentonville! staff are overstretched. . . Another alarm here. . . And on the verge of breaking point. You worry about, you know, opening the door in the morning and making sure that they re alive. Anything could
With scotland saying they want to feel the love again from fans after a poor euros campaign. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The presenterJeremy Kyle has been defending his treatment of a man who died days after appearing on this show in 2019. Steve dymond is believed to have taken his own life days after taking a Lie Detector Test on the itv show. He was accused of cheating on his partner. Today the inquest into his death was shown previously unseen footage from the show in which 63 year old Steve Dymond became visibly upset. Jeremy kyle insisted his Presenting Style had been direct but empathetic. From winchester coroners court, heres duncan kennedy. Since the start of your relationship with jane asking if you had valid any kids to anybody else, you said no. Are you telling the truth . Might might this was theJeremy Kyle show that was never broadcast. Clips were played at the Inquest Today and end then Steve Dymond can be seen in a highly distressed then Steve Dymond
Welcome to the World Today, an hour of international news from the bbc. An hour of international Rebecca Cheptegei had recently competed in the Paris Olympics, where she represented uganda. The family have accused the police in kenya of not taking the case seriously. She was a Marathon Runner who excelled in herfield. At 33, she had so much more to achieve, but today, shes dead, aother victim of male Violence against women. The details are horrific. Doctors say the burns covered more than 70 of her body. Rebeccas mother accused the local police are not protecting her daughter. The case raises issues over Womens Safety in the region. Ugandas Athletics Federation said it was deeply saddened by the news. It says rebecca was a victim of Domestic Violence. The ugandan opposition politician, bobi wine, said the circumstances of Rebeccas Death are in his words depressing. Speaking to newshour, the bbc has learned that Ugandas Minister of sports had spoken to rebecca while she was competing in