Rape posts every half-hour found on online incel forum
- A study from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate has warned that discussions amongst incels online are growing more violent.
- Incels – short for Involuntary Celibate – hold misogynistic beliefs, and some have launched violent attacks.
- According to the study, a particular forum has seen a rise in hate towards women, with posts mentioning incel groups committing mass murders rising by 59% between 2021 and 2022.
- For more on this, visit the BBC website.
Mini-budget: Parents facing tough talks with children over bills
- A mother has said she has had “heart-breaking” talks with her young children as the family struggle with the cost of living.
- Unfortunately, the cost of fuel meant they could no longer take their son to his football matches.
- The UK government will announce its plans for the economy soon – it is expected to announce tax cuts, higher levels of public borrowing and a reduction of regulations.
- For more on this, please go to the BBC website.
TikTok pulls posts for weight loss drugs that reached children
- Migraine and epilepsy drugs were promoted for weight loss to teenagers on the platform, as found by an investigation from the Pharmaceutical Journal.
- TikTok has been forced to respond to harmful dieting content on its platform in the past.
- A 2021 report by the Wall Street Journal showed how TikTok’s algorithm pushed young girls towards dieting and weight loss videos.
- For more on this, go to the Verge website.
Fall in NI students accepted to university in 2022
- Figures have just been published by the University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
- Just over four in 10 (40.7%) of 18-year-olds from Northern Ireland have started an undergraduate course in September, according to UCAS data.
- Northern Irish universities can admit unlimited amounts of UK and international students, but have limited spaces for students from Northern Ireland.
- For more on this, please go to the BBC website.
