cbctop_mirror (@cbctop_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net)
Manitoba RCMP investigating after 7-year-old coerced to send nude images to man on Snapchat
Manitoba RCMP are investigating after a seven-year-old girl was coerced into sending nude photos to a man over Snapchat, as experts and police warn of a growing trend of children under 13 being sexually exploited through social media.
#crime #socialmedia #childexploitation #Manitoba
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/seven-year-old-exploitation-snapchat-9.7049065?cmp=rss
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tonia-antoniazzi-and-henry-tufnell-among-60-labour-mps-to-back-call-banning-social-media-for-under-16s (@tonia-antoniazzi-and-henry-tufnell-among-60-labour-mps-to-back-call-banning-social-media-for-under-16s@swanseabaynews.com)
Tonia Antoniazzi and Henry Tufnell among 60 Labour MPs to back call banning social media for under 16s
The MPs have joined a growing push to ban all under‑16s from using social media, warning that children are being exposed to addictive platforms and harmful content on a daily basis.
The joint letter says that children are becoming “anxious, unhappy and unable to focus on learning” because of the sheer amount of time spent online.
The MPs point to research showing the average 12‑year‑old spends 29 hours a week on a smartphone, much of it on platforms they say are “designed to be addictive”. They warn that mental‑health referrals are soaring, with more than 500 children a day being sent for anxiety support in England alone.
The letter argues that the burden shouldn’t fall on parents, but on tech giants, who they say must be forced to enforce age limits properly.
The push follows a major move in Australia, where new laws now block under‑16s from having accounts on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. Meta says it removed around 550,000 accounts in the first days of the crackdown.
The MPs say the UK risks “being left behind” unless it follows suit.
Alongside Antoniazzi and Tufnell, the other Welsh signatories are Ruth Jones (Newport West), Andrew Ranger (Wrexham) and Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire & Glyndŵr).
Letter to Prime Minister, Kier Starmer calling for a minimum age of 16 to be able to access social media(Image: Fred Thomas MP) #children #HenryTufnellMP #KierStarmer #PrimeMinister #socialMedia #socialMediaBan #ToniaAntoniazziMP
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dukepaaron (@dukepaaron@babka.social)
"#MiamiBeach officials are echoing the mayor’s outrage after videos surfaced showing #antisemitic chants and #Nazi references during a weekend event at #Vendôme, prompting calls for answers and stronger safeguards.
Mayor #StevenMeiner said the footage — which appears to show a group of #rightwing #socialmedia influencers chanting “Heil #Hitler” as a song referencing #AdolfHitler played inside the club — was “disgusting” and unacceptable. Commissioners #JoeMagazine and #DavidSuarez said they shared the mayor’s anger and questioned how the individuals were allowed into the venue." 👀
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midtsveen (@midtsveen@social.linux.pizza)
I just searched “anarcho-syndicalism” on Shitter and holy hell, I cannot fucking believe what I’m seeing. People are talking straight out of their asses. They treat it like a meme, like it’s some chaotic buzzword, when it means workers taking control of their own labor, seizing their workplaces, organizing through federations, striking, sabotaging, and tearing down every hierarchy built to crush them.
These people have zero historical sense. Anarcho-syndicalists fought, bled, and died for the idea of collective power, for freedom without bosses or parties dictating the struggle. And now I’ve got Shitter threads full of smug halfwits spouting garbage they clearly just made up, teaching each other wrong shit like it’s gospel. The blind leading the blind, all congratulating each other for being clever while spreading ignorance like a virus.
And when someone types “oh it’s just chaos lol,” I want to slam my laptop shut so hard it breaks. Go stand on a picket line. Go read a union pamphlet that smells like sweat and ink. Go look at the names of workers executed for daring to fight back. Every ignorant post on that site insults centuries of working-class struggle. Either learn the history or shut the hell up.
#Twitter #Nitter #SocialMedia #AnarchoSyndicalism #Anarchism #Syndicalism
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display (@display@anonsys.net)
Ein riesiges Plakat des Nürnberger Oberbürgermeister-Kandidaten Nasser Ahmed sorgt für Aufregung. Er spricht von einer "Reclaim-Aktion", die das N-Wort von seiner rassistischen Verwendung entkoppeln solle. Es gibt Zuspruch, aber auch viel Kritik.#Mittelfranken #SPD #SocialMedia #SozialeNetzwerke #Rassismus #Wahlkampf #NasserAhmed #Nürnberg
"Mein N-Wort ist Nürnberg": Wirbel um OB-Kandidat Ahmed
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medien (@medien@mastodon.social)
»„Beschlusspapier“ zum ÖRR: Vermächtnis macht 'ne Welle« https://taz.de/Beschlusspapier-zum-OeRR/!6146581/?Multiplikator.in #Medien #SocialMedia
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2026 (@2026@rbfirehose.com)
ABC News (Australia): More than 4.7m social media accounts closed in two days after ban began, data reveals. “More than 4.7 million accounts on platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat were deactivated in the first two days of the ban that started on December 10, according to new data released by the federal government.”
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RememberUsAlways (@RememberUsAlways@newsie.social)
If any #Democratic campaign is looking for a volunteer #socialmedia and US Government policy advisor, please do not hesitate to reach out.
This is my political policy account as a Newsie.social contributor.
Ready, willing and able.
Going to the source.
#Fedijobs
#volunteer
#election2026
#2026election
#NewsRewind
#premarket
#NoKings !
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dukepaaron (@dukepaaron@babka.social)
"#AijaMayrock, a #Jewish #poet, #performer, and #author known for her work on #bullying and #antisemitism, has turned her attention to the surge of #online content targeting #Chasidic communities in #NewYork. In a recent reflection on #socialmedia, she responded directly to a widely watched video about #Chasidic #Williamsburg, saying she once shared similar fears but changed her mind after spending real time with residents there.
#Mayrock explains that she went into Chasidic Williamsburg without a project or agenda and simply spoke with people over several days. That experience, she says, convinced her that many popular portrayals are badly distorted."
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bloodravenlib (@bloodravenlib@mas.to)
> Social media without socializing: For Zuck, your friends are a problem to be solved.
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/19/billionaire-solipsism/#sirius-cybernetics by @pluralistic
#SocialMedia #enshittification #Internet #tech #RealOwners #DeleteFacebook #DeleteMeta
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feedle (@feedle@mastodon.social)
🔁 From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
Subscribing to local news with a web reader - https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/19/local-news-open-web/?ref=feedle.world
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See other stories like this one here: https://feedle.world/digital-crossroads
#web #internet #socialmedia #blogging
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snoopy2026 (@snoopy2026@ohai.social)
#BonsaiTrump #Merz und die verwahrloste #spd zerstören ein funktionierendes System. Amerikanische Verhältnisse bahnen sich an. Der muss gestürzt werden!
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