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Pope already hit with waves of misinformation a week into the job

Just as his predecessor was a prime target for fake news, Pope Leo XIV has been hit with various false claims on social media and elsewhere.

16/05/2025

Tech News

One in seven adults threatened with release of intimate images

Sextortion, a form of blackmail that involves sharing someone’s intimate images, may be more widespread than previously thought.

13/06/2024

Culture news

Tom Holland ‘Romeo And Juliet’ show target of 'racial abuse'

The Jamie Lloyd Company has said there had been a “barrage of deplorable racial abuse directed towards a member of company.”

08/04/2024

Culture news

French actor Emmanuelle Béart reveals she was a victim of incest

The Mission: Impossible star said she was abused for four years during her childhood but did not identify her abuser.

06/09/2023

Tech News

How home tech like smart speakers is being used by domestic abusers

A UK Parliament report found that devices are being used to "monitor, harass, coerce and control" victims by collecting recordings and images.

08/08/2023

United Kingdom

'Culture of fear': Britain's growing slavery problem

Figures show only 29% of organisations are submitting a modern slavery statement as required by law.

10/04/2023

Culture news

Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year is ‘gaslighting’

Merriam-Webster has chosen “gaslighting” as its word of the year for 2022.

28/11/2022

Tech News

Temperature rises may be fuelling online hate speech, study finds

The study looked at tweets in the US - and the results tell the same story to a similar study in Europe from a year earlier.

08/09/2022

Culture news

Depp v Heard ‘deeply troubling’ for domestic abuse victims

Mockery of the trial on social media could be deeply damaging of the way we talk about domestic violence.

20/05/2022

Italy

Italian police detain 17 care home staff for 'torturing' residents

CCTV footage released by Sicilian police appears to show mentally disabled residents being kicked and stamped on by staff.

17/12/2021

Tech News

Twitter bans posting pictures and videos of private individuals

In an update to the platform’s privacy policy, it's now prohibited to post private photos and videos of individuals outside of the public eye.

01/12/2021

Tech News

Russia fines Apple €10 million for alleged abuse of market position

Apple says it will appeal the decision, which relates to a parental control app from 2019.

27/04/2021

World News

TikTok joins EU code of conduct on online hate speech

"Our ultimate goal is to eliminate hate on TikTok," EMEA Head of Trust and Safety, Cormac Keenan said in a statement.

08/09/2020

World

Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of sexual offences against 2 minors

Australian Cardinal Pell has been convicted of sexual offences against 2 minors, and sentenced to six years in prison. Pell is the most senior member of the Catholic Church to have been convicted, but remains a Cardinal pending further investigation by the Vatican.

13/03/2019

USA

Rotten Tomatoes can make or break a movie. That's why it's cracking down on trolls.

The popular service is disabling user comments before a movie drops in theaters.

27/02/2019

United Kingdom

UK: MPs urge police to improve response to abusive protesters

After Conservative MP, Anne Soubry, was called a 'Nazi' and a 'liar' by protesters outside of Parliament, more than 50 MPs have urged Met police to improve their response to abusive protesters.

08/01/2019