ASOS praised on social media for featuring plus-size bikini model
ASOS has been applauded on social media for featuring a plus-size model wearing a bikini on the retail site. The term “bikini body” has been used in past marketing campaigns to imply that women should try and achieve a certain body ideal in order to proudly don a bikini when …
Social media helps find owner of dozens of photos found in box bought at Dublin Goodwill
DUBLIN, OH (WCMH) – It took less than 15 minutes to find the owners of some lost photos after they were posted to Facebook Friday. Donna Keidel says she purchased a storage box for slides a couple years ago. When she got home with the box, she found a tray …
US visa applicants could undergo social media checks
Most people applying for US visas could soon have to give details of their social media identities, travel history and previous telephone numbers and email addresses in a proposal supporting US President Donald Trump's pledge to conduct "extreme vetting" of foreigners entering the country. According … Read More
Syria’s children reach out for help on social media
Teenage survivors of the war in Syria are using Facebook, Twitter and other social media to appeal for help from anyone willing to listen. The Syrian government's recent bombardment of Eastern Ghouta killed more than a thousand civilians, including 350 children. Fifteen-year-old Mohammed Najem … Read More
Social media responsible for soaring knife crime, police chief warns
Britain's most senior police officer has blamed social media for the soaring rate of knife crime in the UK, particularly among children. After 13 Londoners were killed in two weeks this month, Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said websites and mobile phone applications such as YouTube, Snapchat and … Read More
Hand over my social media account to get a US visa? No thank you
This isn't entirely new: the Trump administration introduced tougher visa vetting last year, allowing officials to request information such as social media handles only when “such information is required to confirm identity or conduct more rigorous national security vetting”. However, this latest proposal is … Read More
Poll watchdog to monitor social media
The government plans to establish a permanent electoral commission amid rising concerns about the role of social media in the upcoming referendum. Work is under way to establish the body within the Department of Housing, a source said. The commission will not be set up in time for the referendum … …
US visa seekers will have to disclose social media
Travelers to the United States will soon have to submit their social media identities, previous telephone numbers and email addresses, a measure that could touch 10 million people per year. According to a State Department plan published Friday, visa seekers — whether visitors or would-be immigrants … Read More
14.7 million visitors to US could face social media screening
Nearly all applicants for a visa to enter the United States — an estimated 14.7 million people a year — will be asked to submit their social media usernames for the past five years, under proposed rules that the State Department issued on Friday. (VINCENT TULLO / The New York …
Britain’s most senior police officer Cressida Dick blames social media for fuelling knife crime …
Britain's most senior police officer has blamed social media for the soaring rate of knife crime in the UK, particularly among children. After 13 Londoners were killed in two weeks this month, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said websites and mobile phone applications such as YouTube, … Read More