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Netflix’s latest crime drama Adolescence is an eye-opener for parents, exposing how teenagers use emojis online as coded messages.
The four-part series follows 13-year-old Jamie Miller (played by Owen Cooper), who is arrested for the murder of his female classmate, Katie, after being radicalised by incel and misogynistic culture online.
One particularly unsettling scene highlights just how unaware the adults in the series are. DI Luke Bascombe initially misinterprets a series of emojis left by Katie on Jamie’s Instagram profile, believing they were flirtatious.
It’s only when his teenage son, Adam, reveals their much more sinister meaning that the true danger becomes apparent.
SPRINGFIELD — A Senate committee passed a bill this week that would give specialized training on human trafficking and establish coordination across multiple state agencies and partners.
Human trafficking is defined by the U.S. Justice Department as “a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts.”
Advocate and Chicago-native Brenda Myers-Powell, who was a victim of human trafficking for 25 years starting as a child, spoke at the state Capitol on Wednesday in support of the bill.
Announcing the launch of AMBER Alerts on TikTok with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). This brings critical, time-sensitive information directly to people’s For You feeds to raise awareness of missing children and leverage the power of the US TikTok community to help reunite them with their families.
Last year we piloted AMBER Alerts with our community in Texas. From August to December 2024, AMBER Alerts on TikTok were viewed over 20 million times and contributed to 2.5 million visits to NCMEC’s website. Now, we’re expanding these alerts to more than 170 million Americans, so when an AMBER Alert is issued, we’ll show the alert in the For You feed of those within the area.
Utah just passed the App Store Accountability Act, requiring parental consent before minors can download apps or make in-app purchases. This targets the source of the problem—app stores like Apple & Google—rather than chasing dangerous apps one by one.Â
The bill, titled the App Store Accountability Act, now heads to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R)’s desk. If signed, the majority of the bill’s stipulations would take effect May 7.
