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Disturbing portrait of coercive control and violent masculinity revealed at Lilie James inquest

Court told it was vital boys were taught how to value a woman’s opinions and accept rejection

The Guardian - AU

‘We will never recover’, Lilie James’ parents tell murder inquest as experts describe ex-boyfriend’s coercive control

Paul Thijssen stalked 21-year-old water polo coach as she ‘attempted to push back’ against his manipulation, court hears

The Guardian - AU

British teenage boys being targeted by Nigerian ‘sextortion’ gangs

The National Crime Agency has launched a campaign to educate teenagers on how sextortion works and how to report incidents.

Evening Standard

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Social media design is key to protecting kids online

Social media is a complex environment that presents both opportunities and threats for adolescents, with self-expression and emotional support on the one hand and body-shaming, cyberbullying and addictive behaviors on the other. This complexity underscores the challenge to regulating teen social media use, but it also points to another avenue…

The Conversation

Teen joyrider sentenced under new 'post and boast' laws

A teenage boy who shared a video of a stolen luxury car speeding at 150km/h is one of the first to feel the impact of a state's "post and boast" laws.

AAP

Schoolgirl Elianne Andam's killer jailed for life for 'evil, monstrous' murder in teddy bear row

Hassan Sentamu murdered Elianne Andam outside the Whitgift Shopping Centre in Croydon

Evening Standard

Young men increasingly targeted by sexual extortion

One in 10 adolescents are being targeted by sexual extortion, where they're threatened with a private image and made to hand over money or more intimate photos.

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Criminals using AI images to extort children, new NSPCC chief says in warning over looming crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Sherwood speaks to Holly Bancroft in his first interview since becoming the children’s charity CEO about the challenges facing this generation’s children

The Independent UK

Met Police recorded 2,780 child abuse image crimes in London last year

NSPCC chief executive Chris Sherwood said the figures were “deeply alarming”

Evening Standard

Cops find 150 videos of Las Vegas woman sexually abusing her dog as she admits to heinous crimes

Five videos show Brennah Montgomery’s face, while others show the woman using peanut butter, police say

The Independent UK

Kidnapped Girl Rescued From Man She Met on Snapchat After Holding 'Help Me' Sign in Car Window

The man kidnapped the minor at gunpoint from her San Antonio home and drove her to California.

Latin Times

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel mocks Mark Zuckerberg on LinkedIn, says he’s the ‘VP of Product @ Meta’ because of all the features Facebook and Instagram have replicated from his app

Instagram has made its own versions of the stories and face filters pioneered by Snapchat.

Fortune

Judge clapped as paedophile jailed for 28 years

Former ice hockey player Philip Hamer, 34, groomed girls as young as 11.

Evening Standard

Katie Price gives health update on her lungs amid mother Amy's terminal disease

Price also had fears about her lungs due to her vaping habit of a year

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer?

Lawmakers argue that mass surveillance will help to protect children. But the implications for our privacy and security are staggering, says journalist Apostolis Fotiadis

Latin Times

College Student Accused of Encouraging Others to Take Sexually Suggestive Photos of Women Without Their Consent

An Iowa student was arrested for following two women's locations on Snapchat, taking photos of them without their consent and encouraging a group to do the same.

The Independent UK

Parents of children who took their own life are taking TikTok to court

TikTok said its guidelines forbid any promotion of suicide and that it employs 40,000 trust and safety professionals worldwide

The Independent UK

Gang of youths who punched and stabbed transgender teen in attack planned on Snapchat jailed

She was stabbed nine times with the attack filmed and shared on social media

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Evening Standard

Shocking moment gang of 'misfits' carry out savage attack on transgender teenager lured to London roller disco

The victim of the transphobic attack asked for footage of the brutal assault to be released to show reality of hate crime

Evening Standard

Elianne Andam: Teenager guilty of murdering schoolgirl in Croydon teddy bear row

Hassan Sentamu was found guilty after an Old Bailey trial

Forget Meta's Orion, I tried Snap's sci-fi Spectacles and they blew my mind

Snap's fifth-gen Spectacles really opened my eyes when I got to try them out – here are my thoughts.

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Exploring Tiktok Alternatives: Rednote, Lemon8, Instagram Reels, And More

Explore potential TikTok alternatives as U.S. ban looms. Instagram, YouTube, Xiaohongshu among options. Stay informed on the evolving social media landscape.

The Independent UK

Looming TikTok ban leads some users to look for alternative apps. Here are some that are out there

With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app

Tom’s Guide

8 TikTok alternatives — where to go if the app gets banned

With TikTok facing a potential US ban, we explore the top alternative platforms for short-form video content, from established social media giants to emerging specialized apps.

The Independent UK

Jools’ Law: Mother battling social media firms for answers over son’s death urges MPs to act

Left not knowing why her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney died, Ellen Roome has campaigned for years for access to his online data – now her petition on proposed changes to online safety law is being debated in parliament

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