Snapchat flagged in nearly half of child abuse imagery crimes in past seven years
- Snapchat was flagged in nearly half of child abuse imagery crimes reported to the police in the past seven year.
- The number of child abuse image crimes recorded by UK police forces increased by 25% in a year.
- The Online Safety Act aims to hold social media companies more accountable for tackling child abuse content.
- For more, please visit the Sky News website.
Instagram Adds New In-Stream Safety Alerts to Help Improve Awareness of Scams
- Instagram is adding new safety features to help users be aware of scams.
- The new features include warnings about suspicious accounts and alerts when receiving mentions from unknown users.
- However, challenges remain as research shows most people do not update their settings.
- For more, please visit the Social Media Today website.
TikTok Shares New Trend Insights with Monthly ‘Trends Digest’
- TikTok is launching a new monthly “Trends Digest.”
- The digest will identify trends that are gaining traction with additional notes on how to incorporate each into your content approach.
- This will help marketers understand how to better create content for TikTok.
- For more, please visit the Social Media Today website.
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Lack of support for children in England leading to ‘literacy crisis’
- A report has found that about 106,000 five-year-old children in England each year are not meeting the expected standard for literacy but could with adequate support.
- Two-fifths of them are living in deprived areas.
- The publication of the report coincides with the launch of an NLT campaign, Early Words Matter, offering support to 250,000 children in areas worst-hit by the cost-of-living crisis.
- For more, please visit The Guardian website.
