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Pope bombarded with insults after tweeting to pray for migrants

Insults in Italian replying to a tweet from Pope Francis flooded Twitter on Monday after he wrote about migrants.

Europe Decoded

Instagram aims to tackle bullying with new 'restrict' feature

"It’s our responsibility to create a safe environment on Instagram," the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, said in a blog post.

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Huda Kattan talks business, beauty and babies

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She's a self-made international beauty businesswoman worth an estimated 490 million euros. Dubai-based Huda Kattan is also one of the world's leading social media influencers with an Instagram following upwards of 37 million. Kattan spoke with Euronews about beauty, empowerment and Generation Alpha.

USA

More mental health research needed for social media stars, experts say

"We're only breaking the ice on how social media is affecting teens and adults but those are not influencers we're studying," one researcher said.

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United Kingdom

Teenagers sent to prison for online Prince Harry 'race traitor' threat

A neo-Nazi teenager who posted an image calling Prince Harry a “race traitor” has been sentenced to 4 years in a British young offenders' institution.

USA

Actor John Cusack apologizes for retweeting anti-Semitic image

"Made a mistake retweeting that — as i said — and sorry," Cusack tweeted.

USA

Child porn found in emails Alex Jones sent to Sandy Hook family lawyers

Jones denies any knowledge of the images, and Infowars describes the emails as a "malware attack attempting to embed" child porn on their servers.

China

'Do you hear the people sing?': Hong Kong protesters find their voice

A song from Les Misérables was heard on the streets of Hong Kong as hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied against their Beijing-backed rulers.

Europe Decoded

#BlueForSudan: Social media users show solidarity

"Mohammed Mattar was a very loved person, who believed in the people’s right and their revolutions. And he gave a lot to it. Eventually his life."

World

Raw Politics in full: D-Day remembered and Denmark elections

Catch the full episode of Thursday's Raw Politics here.

Europe Decoded

YouTube says comments on gay reporter do not violate guidelines

Where is the line between debate and harassment on social media? YouTube has been caught up in a dispute between a conservative comedian and a gay reporter, which has thrown into question the responsibilities of platforms to protect users while still allowing free speech.

China

Tiananmen Square anniversary: Chinese social media censorship rises

More than 3,400 search terms have been restricted on some websites in China as the world marks the 30th anniversary of the massacre.

World News

EU Elections 2019: Which candidates won the social media battle?

Much of the of #EP2019 European election battle took place on social media. Which candidates had the most engagement?

United Kingdom

Piano player, 91, spreads joy at busy station

Commuters at one of busy London St Pancras station are being given a reason to smile, thanks to 91-year-old piano player Denis Robinson.

Italy

Italians say Salvini 'copied' #Salvini'sfault campaign from ex-mayor

You might recognise the slogan Italy's Deputy PM Matteo Salvini is using for a recent social media campaign #ColpadiSalvini (#Salvini'sfault) — it's been used before by supporters of the former Milan Mayor Giuliano Pisapia.

USA

Fugitive agrees to surrender if wanted post gets enough Facebook likes

A fugitive struck an unusual deal with a police department in Connecticut, United States: he agreed to surrender if his wanted poster on Facebook gets 15,000 likes.

Ireland

Irish election candidate stars in bizarre campaign video

Dublin activist Ben Gilroy smashes “state corruption” and "unlawful evictions" with a hurling stick.

World News

Same-sex marriage in children's cartoon 'Arthur' praised online

PBS animated cartoon 'Arthur' launched their 22nd season with a wedding between two male characters.

New Zealand

'We're not doing any work on dragons': NZ PM rejects bribe of girl, 11

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned a bribe sent to her by an 11-year-old girl who asked her government to do some research on dragons.

World News

Russian disinformation 'may have reached 241 million Europeans'

A report analysed 3.5 million social media posts spreading disinformation ahead of the EU elections.