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Getty Images The Australian government has announced it will double the maximum penalty for breaches of the nation's social media minimum age law to $99m (£51.7m). As part of the updated legislation, the eSafety Commissioner will also be able to compel social media companies to provide evidence of what steps they have taken to comply with the ban. Children under the age of 16 have been prevented from 10 key social media platforms in Australia since 10 December 2025, but it has been widely acknowledged that many are still able to access and use the banned apps. Investigations have been opened into the alleged non-compliance of five banned platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube. Though Australia's ban was brought in late last year with huge fanfare, it has been difficult for the Australian government to enforce. In its own report, the eSafety Commission, which is the nation's independent regulator, said that seven out of 10 children aged under 16 who had a social media account before the ban still had "some access". In its statement on Saturday, the government acknowledged some of these challenges, and said the harsher penalties were evidence that it was "doubling down on platforms that

Formula One’s Charles Leclerc and his rare watch collection, from Richard Mille and Patek Philippe to Hublot This has been a big year for Formula One driver Charles Leclerc. The 28-year-old tied the knot with girlfriend Alexandra Saint Mleux in a private ceremony in February earlier this year. Then, on June 3, Ferrari announced it had inked a deal to extend its contract with the Monégasque racing driver for the seasons to come. “I couldn’t be happier to continue this journey with Scuderia Ferrari HP,” Leclerc said in a statement. The newlyweds: Formula One driver Charles Leclerc and Alexandra Saint Mleux in a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. Photo: @charles_leclerc/Instagram “Being a Ferrari driver is a dream, but it’s also a responsibility I never take for granted,” he added. “I’ll continue to give absolutely everything I have to bring this team back to where it belongs, at the very top, for everyone in Maranello , and above all for the tifosi , whose passion is the heartbeat of this Scuderia.” Since he made his F1 debut at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix, Leclerc has become one of the most recognised and celebrated racers of his time. Even his younger

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Predator sentenced for breaching strict order put in place to protect youngsters A convicted paedophile has been jailed again after he was caught downloading Snapchat on his phone. Luke Townend was under an oppressive sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) that prevents him from using social media. It formed part of a three-year jail sentence he received last year for sexually communications with a boy. The 26-year-old was put before Leeds Crown Court this week, appearing over a video link from HMP Leeds, having been returned to prison on licence to complete that three-year sentence. He was also handed a new sentence, to be served consecutively. Townend (pictured) was jailed for downloading the Snapchat app. | WYP / PA Prosecutor Emily Jenkins said he had been given a factory-resetted phone in January. Esafe software was installed by the police to allow his use to be monitored. But an alert was sent to officers three months later suggesting Towned had accessed Snapchat. He was arrested on April 28 and his phone seized. It was found he had used a credit card to pay for a subscription to Snapchat Plus. During his police interview, Townend fully admitted the breach. He has five previous

Adam Mosseri previewed new ways to access Your Algorithm, promising more direct control over what appears in users’ feeds and Reels. As noted by Techcrunch Instagram may soon offer users more ways to customize content with the Your Algorithm feature. This information was shared by Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri in a new post that discussed future approaches to feed personalization. According to the post, Mosseri demonstrated new ways to access Your Algorithm – a tool that lets you specify topics you want to see more of and those you want less of. Instagram launched Your Algorithm last year and has gradually rolled it out to more parts of the app. We want to turn Your Algorithm from a setting into something that feels central to your Instagram experience. – Adam Mosseri Some of this is currently being tested; some will appear soon, but some may not work. – Adam Mosseri How this could work in practice In the examples shared in the post, it shows how the interaction could look: scrolling down the feed could bring up the Your Algorithm menu; swiping up on a Reel reveals a similar menu; under each Reel there could appear buttons that let you

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The Manila Times The Manila Times The Manila Times is a national daily newspaper in the Philippines that delivers trusted, quality content. Published Jun 27, 2026 Here are the stories of The Manila Times for Sunday, June 28, 2026. VP Sara: Junk ‘flawed’ impeachment case VICE President Sara Duterte's camp said the impeachment complaint against her should be dismissed for being "fundamentally flawed," while the prosecution maintained that her answer did not engage with the articles, concentrating instead on procedural, jurisdictional and constitutional objections. The Senate, constituted as an impeachment court, on May 18 gave Duterte 10 calendar days to respond to the charges against her. Her reply on May 25 was uploaded to the Senate’s impeachment website this week. In her reply, Duterte said that the entire impeachment process in the House of Representatives Committee on Justice was “tainted by evident bad faith.” The defense also said that the House usurped the Senate's power by conducting a “mini trial” or a “fishing expedition” to build a case, rather than just initiating it. Duterte’s personal items off-limits – lawyers THE defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte has opposed a request by International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors to access personal

FX is locking down serious star power for its upcoming adaptation of the blockbuster video game franchise. Emmy nominee Lizzy Caplan has officially joined the cast of FX’s highly anticipated Far Cry television series, Variety reports. A Powerhouse Creative Team First announced in late 2025, the series is being spearheaded by a formidable creative duo. Noah Hawley (FX’s Fargo and Alien: Earth) is executive producing via 26 Keys. Hawley is joined by Rob Mac (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), who co-created the series and will star. He will also executive produce under More Better Productions. Mirroring the format of the hit Ubisoft video games, the series will debut as an anthology. It will completely reset cast, setting, and storyline each season. While exact plot details and Caplan’s character are being kept strictly under wraps, fans can expect the franchise’s trademark blend of chaotic survival, lawless frontiers, and larger-than-life villains. The original game, released in 2004, is set on a mysterious, sun-drenched tropical archipelago. The story follows ex-Special Forces operative Jack Carver as he hunts for missing journalist Valerie Constantine. What begins as a straightforward rescue mission rapidly spirals into a brutal fight for survival. Jack is hunted by a ruthless

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WhatsApp is now testing the Liquid Glass redesign on iPad, bringing the same semi-transparent, glass-like interface elements that iPhone users have had access to since May. The update is in testing, and gives iPad users the same visual language introduced in iOS 26, though rollout remains limited to beta testers and select stable users for now. As noted by WABetaInfo, the redesign introduces several visual changes specific to iPadOS. The tab bar at the bottom of the screen now floats above the interface as a semi-transparent element rather than sitting flat against the edge, a hallmark of the Liquid Glass aesthetic. Buttons respond with fluid animations when tapped, and the navigation bar at the top responds to scrolling in the chat list by gradually becoming more transparent as users scroll down, making the content underneath visible. One notable difference from the iPhone version: iPad’s tab bar does not show text labels under the icons, relying instead on icons alone. This reflects the additional screen space available on tablet displays and the different interaction patterns users expect on larger screens. Image by WABetaInfo WhatsApp’s approach to rolling out Liquid Glass has been deliberately staged across devices. The redesign first appeared on