Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from NBC News: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a sweeping ban on social media use for those under 16, joining other countries around the world seeking to protect children online. "It's a big step for our country," Starmer said in a recorded video message released Monday. "Social media is making our children unhappy and unsafe, and as a parent, as much as a Prime Minister, I just can't let that go on anymore," he added. The ban will include social platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X, while there is no intention for messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal to be included, the government said in a release. [...] Starmer's government called Monday's announcement a "landmark" move, saying the new measures would be brought to Parliament before Christmas, with protections expected to come into force next spring. Beyond the blanket social media ban, the restrictions will also include blocks on functions such as livestreaming and stranger communication with children for under-16s, it added. "It's not an easy thing to do. I'll be honest about that," Starmer said. "We haven't rushed into it. We've looked carefully at the evidence, and we'll have to adapt our approach as technology changes, learn from other countries which are taking similar steps." He went on to say that it will face resistance from some of the most powerful companies in the world. "But we will take them on, and we will win, because the need for action could not be any clearer."

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LIVORNO – Il 19 giugno in città arriva il Livorno Latin Festival: un evento aperto a tutta la cittadinanza, ai ballerini, alle scuole di danza e agli appassionati provenienti da tutta la Toscana e non solo. Il Livorno Latin Festival si svolgerà dalle ore 19.30 in poi presso Porta a Mare con ingresso libero.

Sarà possibile assistere alle esibizioni delle numerose scuole di ballo che hanno aderito all’evento. Si potrà ballare latino con vari dj che si alterneranno in consolle. Non macherà l’animazione e poi tanti ospiti e tanta voglia di ballare. I presenti potranno ballare nella Sala Salsa Bachata, nella Sala Kizomba, oppure divertisti a suon di raggaeton con Alex Baron.

Il Livorno Latin Festival è un’occasione unica per passare del tempo insieme nel segno della coinvivialità e soprattutto del ballo.

Il programma

Ore 19:30 inizio delle esibizioni delle numerose scuole di ballo.
Ore 20:30 si balla latino, in consolle: Alex DJ, Baron. Salsa, bachata, reggaeton e animazione. Area Kizomba dedicata con Flaco DJ.

Le scuole di danza presenti

DanzaAmaranto & FC Fornacette Social Dance.
Hustle Dream.
La Clave.
La Vuelta.
Latin Shock.
Nuova Era.
Pasion De Fuego.
Universal Dance – Monica Papini.
Altre scuole in fase di conferma.

L'articolo Salsa, bachata e tanto divertimento: a Livorno arriva il Latin Festival proviene da Livorno Sera Notizie.

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