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UK investigation to determine if TikTok fails to protect children from harmful content

  • Ofcom formally investigates TikTok's child safety and age-verification practices.
  • Concerns children risk seeing self-harm, suicide and porn content.
  • Fines of up to £18m or 10% of revenue possible for breaches.

Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into whether TikTok is failing to protect children from harmful content, focusing on concerns that the platform's age-verification methods are ineffective. The regulator fears TikTok's approach, which relies on inferring users' ages rather than more robust checks, may fail to correctly identify…

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Argentina’s Falklands banner sparks fresh anger as FA backs Tuchel

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  • England lost 2-1 to Argentina in the World Cup semi-final.
  • FA confirms Tuchel stays despite huge tactical criticism.
  • Argentina's Falklands celebration banner sparked fresh controversy.

England's World Cup campaign ended in a 2-1 semi-final defeat to Argentina, a result that has since triggered sustained fallout in English football, including sharp criticism of manager Thomas Tuchel and a diplomatic row after Argentina's players unveiled a banner asserting a claim to the Falkland Islands during…

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Ofcom Launches Investigation Into TikTok’s Child Safety Protections And Age Verification Systems

  • Ofcom investigating TikTok over inadequate age verification and child safety failures
  • Follows May review concluding platform is not sufficiently safe for children
  • Part of broader Age Assurance Report; investigation precedes potential youth access restrictions

UK regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into TikTok's ability to protect children from harmful content, expressing serious concerns about the platform's effectiveness at identifying underage users. The inquiry was

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Argentina beat England to reach World Cup final against Spain

  • Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach the World Cup 2026 final
  • Messi set up two second-half goals after England led early
  • Argentina will face Spain in the final; match marred by controversy

Argentina have reached the World Cup 2026 final after beating England 2-1 in a dramatic semi-final in Atlanta, with Lionel Messi inspiring a second-half comeback that ended England's tournament. England had taken an early lead through an Anthony Gordon goal but faded after the hour mark, allowing Argentina…

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Lionel Messi and Jude Bellingham clash in tense World Cup moment… before Argentina icon has last laugh as he reaches second straight final

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  • Argentina beat England 1-2 in a fiery World Cup semi-final
  • Messi and Bellingham clashed as Argentina reached the final
  • Tuchel faces criticism but is expected to keep his job

Argentina beat England 1-2 in a tense World Cup semi-final, eliminating the Three Lions and sending Lionel Messi's side into a second consecutive final. The match featured a heated on-pitch moment between Messi and England's Jude Bellingham, with tempers flaring as Argentina fought back from behind to seal…

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Ofcom Investigating TikTok Over Kids “Being At Risk Of Exposure To Harmful Content”

  • Ofcom investigating TikTok's age-detection methods for failing to prevent minors accessing harmful content
  • Non-compliance could result in fines up to £18 million or 10% of global revenue under the Online Safety Act
  • Investigation precedes UK social media ban for under-16s set to follow Australia's lead

UK regulator Ofcom is investigating TikTok after raising “serious doubts” about the effectiveness of its ability to identify when a person is under 18. On the same day it published its first Age Assurance Report and coming a few months before TikTok is set to be banned for…

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YMU Signs ‘Rap Game UK’ Host Krept

  • Talent agency YMU signs Krept, one half of hip-hop duo Krept & Konan
  • Former host of BBC Three's 'The Rap Game UK' (cancelled after 6 seasons)
  • Entrepreneur behind Nala's Baby skincare brand and Saveways supermarket

EXCLUSIVE: YMU has signed Krept, one half of hip-hop duo Krept & Konan. The UK agency will rep Krept in talent management, commercial partnerships, brand strategy, digital, broadcast, live, publishing and intellectual property. As one half of Krept & Konan, Krept, whose real name is Casyo Valentine Johnson,…

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System Of A Down’s Daron Malakian blames Oasis for England’s World Cup loss at second Tottenham Hotspur Stadium show

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  • SOAD's Malakian joked at a Tottenham concert that Oasis caused England's 2-1 World Cup semifinal loss to Argentina
  • The quip referenced a long-standing band feud originating in the early 2000s
  • Liam Gallagher responded to England's defeat by congratulating Argentina and suggesting England needs a less technical approach

England lost to Argentina, who scored 2-1 in the World Cup semifinals The post System Of A Down’s Daron Malakian blames Oasis for England’s World Cup loss at second Tottenham Hotspur Stadium show appeared first on NME.

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England fan fury at FIFA ‘hypocrisy’ after shipyard worker’s submarine flag is banned from World Cup stadiums – while Argentina players dance with ‘Falkland’s are ours’ banner

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  • England fans call FIFA hypocritical over banned submarine flag
  • Argentina players waved "Falklands are ours" banner post-match
  • Ugly scenes followed, including a Bellingham slap and street violence

England supporters have accused FIFA of "hypocrisy" after a shipyard worker's submarine flag was banned from World Cup stadiums, while Argentina players were pictured celebrating their side's semi-final win over England by dancing with a banner declaring "the Falklands are ours". The row has added a political edge…

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Fury as Scottish Labour and SNP MPs join forces to celebrate England crashing out of the World Cup to Argentina

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  • Scottish Labour and SNP MPs criticised for celebrating England's World Cup exit
  • England lost World Cup semi-final to Argentina amid ugly scenes
  • Row adds to fallout over Tuchel's tactics and fan disorder in London

Scottish Labour and SNP MPs have provoked anger after appearing to celebrate England's World Cup exit, joining together online to mark the Three Lions' semi-final defeat to Argentina. The cross-party display of glee at a rival home nation's misfortune has drawn criticism from England fans and other politicians,…

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