The dangerous new trend amongst teens known as ‘snapping’ that parents are being warned of
Happening in the UK and elsewhere… A trend known as ‘snapping’, is a new sub-type of antisocial behaviour being perpetrated by youths and young men in Britain. These acts involve teens doing wheelies on their bikes and e-bikes. They do these acts directly into the path of pedestrians and oncoming cars, before swerving at the […]
1 week ago
‘Dangerous driving videos must come down today’, minister tells TikTok
Online Safety Act powers on the table over dangerous driving content Social media firms have been told to pull dangerous driving videos immediately, after seven people, including two police officers, were killed in a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough at the weekend. Defence minister Luke Pollard said platforms could act “today” against a viral […]
2 weeks ago
TikTok to pay $400m to settle US child privacy lawsuit
TikTok’s child data case ends in huge settlement TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400m (£293m) to settle a US government case over allegations that the platform mishandled the personal information of children. The deal was announced by the Department of Justice on Friday, bringing an end to a lawsuit first […]
2 weeks ago
Final video posted by teenager killed in Irish motorway crash shows police chase
One video, shared online, carries the caption: “Ur last spin boys. To hear your voices in this boys has me in a pain that can’t be described”. Social media accounts on TikTok and Snapchat have posted the final video posted by one of the five teenage boys killed on the M9, Kamil Pustkowski (17) from […]
2 weeks ago
Irish police to receive pursuit training as five boys killed in motorway crash named locally
Gardaí to receive pursuit training following M9 collision that killed five teenage boys. Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has confirmed that gardaí will receive special pursuit training following the M9 crash over the weekend. The Garda Representative Association claim no one in An Garda Síochána had received such pursuit training. Mr O’Callaghan said that legislation […]
3 weeks ago
Gen Z are driving a boom in antiques and collectibles, research finds
And there is a reason for it… With apps like Instagram and TikTok as their key source of inspiration, Gen Z are driving a boom in antiques and collectibles, according to new research. A study of 1,000 18 to 29-year-olds found that 63% say they are interested in antiques, while of those interested in antiques, […]
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