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
But its reported one of the lowest death rates and politicians say the rise in new cases is slowing aid workers in vietnam say that at least 50 people have been killed and dozens of missing after a powerful typhoon triggered landslides in some remote areas at least 12 fisherman have also been killed Florence Louis reports from kuala lumpur the 2 villages where the worst of the landslides took place is in a coastal province in Central Vietnam and this is a region that still recovering from floods earlier this month that killed about 130 people and destroyed hundreds of homes the government says this typhoon that hit has damaged 50000 homes and left millions of people without electricity and heavy rain is forecast to continue until at least saturday. U. S. Secretary of state mike pump aoe has described the Chinese Communist party is the biggest threat to religious freedom he was speaking during a visit to indonesia he said the party had tried to justify its brutalization of muslims as ne
Around the world countries are ramping up their response to the virus imposing increasingly drastic measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic italy has strengthened its lock down closing bars restaurants and shops other than pharmacies and shops selling food the rising numbers in europe are also led to a u. S. Ban on arrivals from mainland europe from friday several more countries have announced full School Closures such as norway which has seen more than 600. 00 cases and even arland which has 43. 00 infections so far and a move to stop large gatherings is led to major restrictions on sporting events the National Basketball association in the u. S. And spains top Football League have suspended all games for now. Well europe continues to be a major center of the virus with a number of different approaches in Different Countries the british Prime Minister or as johnson is right now hosting an emergency meeting with some the countrys chief scientist is expected to announce stricter con
A deadly rocket attack on a coalition banks the u. S. Launches a new round of airstrikes in iraq. Asian markets have opened in freefall extending a global rahsaan fears of a recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic that follows a dire day for u. S. European and middle east and stocks invest as a bailing out amid travel restrictions and business shutdowns that are bringing economies to a halt italy has ramped up its long down closing bods restaurants and shops while france norway and ireland among the latest countries to close schools and universities if its to stop large gatherings have led to severe restrictions on sporting events european football matches and american basketball baseball and hockey games are among those canceled all. Pos phone postponed and the fallout is continuing on the Global Markets on wall street the Dow Jones Industrial average sank almost 10 percent into worst losses since the black monday crash 987. 00 and london the footsie 100. 00 closed down almost 11
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