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Australia Has Barred Everyone Under 16 From Social Media. Will It Work?

Australia has imposed a sweeping ban on social media for children under 16, one of the world’s most comprehensive measures aimed at safeguarding young people from potential hazards online. But many details were still unclear, such as how it will be enforced and what platforms will be covered.

After sailing through Parliament’s lower house on Wednesday, the bill passed the Senate on Thursday with bipartisan support. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that it puts Australia at the vanguard of efforts to protect the mental health and well-being of children from detrimental effects of social media, such as online hate or bullying.

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Non-crime hate incident recorded after neighbour played Bob Marley songs

A neighbour who blasted Bob Marley music was recorded by police as a non-crime hate incident (NCHI).

North Wales Police decided the incident was one of “racial prejudice” after a homeowner complained that the playing of the reggae artist’s tracks was a “way to mock her”.

The incident, details of which were released under Freedom of Information (FoI) laws, was one of 126 recorded by the force between June 2023 and June 2024.

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Deflating Boobs, Shrinking Butts and Little Lips: The De-Kardashian-ification of America

Subtle touch ups.

It wasn’t so long ago — just last year, in fact — that social media was awash with would-be Kardashians: super-straight shiny hair, bee-stung lips covering blinding white teeth, doe eyes streaked with mascara and a wasp waist dividing an ample butt and prominent breasts. But — in tandem with the rise of Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications — that image is fading fast. Even the Kardashians themselves are deflating, with butts apparently reduced and fillers seemingly dissolved. But as always in plastic surgery, it’s all about the details, and those vary from industry to industry. THR asked surgeons on both coasts to reveal what their clients are asking for these days.

What went on in Hollywood this past decade or so seems a sort collective insanity.

h/t DS

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