Child abuse content on Facebook may have been missed due to technical issue
The social network has made progress in other areas, such as bullying and harassment, hate speech and violent graphic content.
UK News|Feb 11, 2021
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KKK member jailed for driving into crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters
Harry Rogers, 37, was convicted in connection with the incident in Virginia in June last year.
World News|Feb 11, 2021
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Jeremy Hunt sports sling for Commons appearance after breaking arm on jog
The former health secretary said the mishap demonstrated the ‘perils of running on an icy road’.
UK News|Feb 11, 2021
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Racism doesn’t just exist online – Lauren James on receiving social media abuse
The 19-year-old Man Utd forward was targeted by online racist abuse last week.
UK Sport|Feb 11, 2021
UK Sport
Tech giants have ‘social responsibility’ to stop anti-vax content, says Patel
The Home Secretary has called on the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Google to do more to stop the spread of vaccine misinformation.
UK News|Feb 11, 2021
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Football’s leaders demand social media bosses act to combat ‘havens of abuse’
The game’s bosses have written directly to Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg about the abuse.
UK Sport|Feb 11, 2021
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Joggers run routes to spell messages of support for prostate cancer charity
One message spelled ‘Men We Are With You.’
UK News|Feb 11, 2021
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Charity sees third highest annual tally of anti-Semitic abuse despite lockdown
The Community Security Trust recorded 1,668 anti-Semitic incidents in the UK in 2020.
UK News|Feb 11, 2021
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Facebook’s proposed move to end-to-end encryption ‘threat to child protection’
Rob Jones, of the National Crime Agency, said the move by the social media giant appears to put profits ahead of the safety of its users.
UK News|Feb 10, 2021
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Paedophile who posed as girls online jailed for 96 child sex abuse offences
David Wilson set up fake profiles on social media to incite young boys to send him indecent images and videos of themselves.
UK News|Feb 10, 2021
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Veteran receives 2,700 cards on 100th birthday
Tommy Trotter received a letter from Boris Johnson.
UK News|Feb 10, 2021
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Instagram vows to remove accounts of people who send abusive direct messages
Facebook content policy manager Fadzai Madzingira told the PA news agency she was “horrified” at the abuse footballers have to deal with.
UK Sport|Feb 10, 2021
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Anti-HS2 protesters hurl pink paint at Department for Transport building
Campaign group Burning Pink said it is ‘disgusted’ with the Government department.
UK News|Feb 10, 2021
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Daily parade of little penguins to be livestreamed for the UK
Phillip Island Nature Parks said it hopes the parade of penguins in Australia can ‘bring some smiles’ to the UK.
Viral News|Feb 10, 2021
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Stuff and nonsense
As lockdown forces her to spend more time at home, Helen Hubert finds herself lamenting the state of her surroundings
Helen Hubert|Feb 10, 2021
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