Social media fraud: The influencers promoting criminal scams
On social media, there's a new type of influencer. But instead of promoting clothing lines and lifestyle products, they promote fraud. Read more
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Instagram launches ‘limits’ to hide abusive messages
Instagram has announced new features designed to restrict abusive messages during "sudden spikes". Read more
Google lets parents remove children from image-search results
Parents will now be able to have images of their children removed from Google search results, the company has said. Read more
Anti-Semitic social posts ‘not taken down’ in 80% of cases
Major social media platforms fail to take down more than 80% of anti-Semitic posts on their platforms, a new report claims. Read more
Instagram makes under-16s’ accounts private by default
Instagram has made new under-16s' accounts private by default so only approved followers can see posts and "like" or comment. Read more
TikTok removes more than seven million suspected under-age accounts
TikTok removed nearly 7.3 million accounts suspected to belong to under-age children in the first quarter of this year.
Man arrested for faking Covid-19 check-in QR codes
A man in Australia has been arrested after allegedly placing fake QR labels over official Covid-19 check-in signs in South Plympton, Adelaide.
Students told to nix Easter egg hunt idea, told it’s not inclusive enough
An idea to host an Easter egg hunt in the dorms was shot down at Western Carolina University because it’s not inclusive enough, with a housing director telling student RAs “we can’t assume that all of our residents celebrate Easter.”
Berkeley students give ICE the cold shoulder
U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement was scheduled to participate in UC Berkeley’s annual Career Fair.
Social media users ‘at risk’ over self-harm inquest delay
Social media users "may be put at risk" because of delays to an inquest into the death of a teenage girl.
