Image copyright Megan Wain “I think it’s disgusting. It’s rape culture. Allowing people to behave like this is perpetuating society’s belief that ‘boys will be boys’”. Megan is a history and politics student at the University of Warwick. She was named in a Facebook chat where rape threats were made against specific women at the …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLibby used to post images of her self-harm injuries on Instagram At the age of 12, Libby, became “hooked” on posting and viewing self-harm images on Instagram – including pictures of cutting, burning and overdosing. Her father, Ian, says his family reported such images to Instagram, but …
Image copyright Nintendo Fans of Nintendo’s Mario franchise could be forgiven for screaming, “Ohhh. Mamma Mia!” after learning the latest title won’t be released on time. The company says the Mario Kart Tour app will be delayed until summer 2019 but didn’t specify a month or date. A statement said it was “to improve the …
Ian’s daughter Libby was using Instagram to post images of her self-harm injuries. He says photographs on the social media platform were more graphic than things he had seen when serving in the Army. Libby is now in recovery and hopes to become a paramedic. In a statement, Instagram said it had begun “a full …
Image copyright Getty Images Pupils should be banned from taking smartphones into school, the minister for school standards in England has told the BBC. Nick Gibb spoke out ahead of the government publishing new guidance for schools, expected to address internet safety, social media and online gaming. It is expected to say children should be …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The uranium was offered on a Yahoo auction site Japanese police are investigating how a substance thought to be uranium was offered in an online auction. The seller and several bidders have been taken in for questioning, local media citing sources in the investigation say. The product packed in …
Image copyright Getty Images Amazon has been forced to remove an array of products from its website in India to comply with new regulations. The rules prevent online retailers from selling products through vendors in which they hold an equity stake. The regulations are expected to have a far-reaching impact on India’s e-commerce sector, which …
BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology stories of the week, including: Samsung announces the creation of a 1TB internal storage chip for smartphones An inflatable pill that could monitor stomach tumours or ulcers is developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology A soft robot that mimics plant tendrils is unveiled …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption British Airways was being targeted by scammers who set up domains mimicking its real site Google is working on a way for Chrome to do a better job of spotting fake websites that seek to trick people into handing over personal information. It is concentrating on websites that use letters …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Banks founded Leave.EU and owns Eldon Insurance Leave.EU and an insurance company owned by its founder Arron Banks have been fined £120,000 over data law breaches. It represents a reduction in the £135,000 total previously announced by the Information Commissioner’s office. The pro-Brexit Leave.EU group’s £60,000 fine was reduced …