Children easily bypass age-checking  measures on social media sites

Age-verification protocols put in place by social media sites are ineffective and easily sidestepped by children, a study has found.  The age at which children are allowed on social media platforms varies depending on country, with the UK and US allowing 13-year-olds to have accounts. France, Ireland and Germany, however, have a minimum age of … Read more

Toddlers with high touchscreen use are ‘more easily distracted’ 

Toddlers who spend a lot of time playing with touchscreen devices are more easily distracted, a new study suggests.  Using eye tracking technology, UK experts found infants with high daily touchscreen use were quicker to look at other objects when they appeared within their line of sight on a computer screen.  They were also less … Read more

Democrats demand to know how rioters were so easily able to storm the US Capitol

So how DID they get in? Democrats demand to know how rioters were so easily able to storm the US Capitol… amid claims Donald Trump refused to let troops defend the building Videos shared on social media showed police apparently opening fences for the mob at the Capitol Observers questioned whether other protesters would have … Read more

Sleighed it! Jack Russell races owner’s sledge down a hill and wins easily

Sleighed it! Jack Russell races owner’s sledge down a hill and wins easily Danil Vasilyev, 22, from Cheboksary, Russia takes on his dog Ram in a sled race The Jack Russell sprints downhill and easily beats the sled in the race on Dec 13 Footage of the race was posted online and viewed more than 3 … Read more

This Bluetooth headband will help you fall asleep more easily – and it’s only £13

‘Very comfortable to wear in bed’: This Bluetooth headband will help you fall asleep more easily – and it’s only £13 on Amazon right now By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 14:29 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 14:29 GMT, 2 December 2020 Falling asleep while listening to music or podcasts can be relaxing, but … Read more

US election: Experts ‘easily hijack’ the apps of both Biden and Trump

Experts ‘easily hijack’ the election apps of both Biden and Trump just days after the President falsely declared ‘nobody gets hacked’ Mr Trump made the false claim at a campaign event in Arizona on October 21 Norwegian experts used a well-known Android vulnerability to alter the apps They tweaked the Republican app so that it fundraised … Read more

Tiger King’s Carole Baskin comes out as bisexual: ‘I could just as easily have a wife as a husband’

Tiger King star Carole Baskin comes out as bisexual: ‘I could just as easily have a wife as a husband’ By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 02:17 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 02:17 BST, 20 October 2020 Carole Baskin publicly came out as bisexual in an interview with PinkNews.  Speaking to the outlet in … Read more

Airbnb hosts blame ‘easily offended snowflakes’ for the property being removed from the website

A defiant couple who banned fat people weighing over 100kg from staying at their cottage on Airbnb blamed ‘easily offended snowflakes’ and fat people for the property advert being removed from the website.   Marcus Farkas, 52, and his partner Zsuzanna, 34, had imposed a 100kg weight limit on guests staying at their luxury, medieval cottage in Sandwich, … Read more

Coronavirus: Under-5s spread infection as easily as older kids

Children younger than five can spread coronavirus just as easily as older kids and adults and have up to 100 TIMES more coronavirus in their noses – but only develop mild illness, study finds Researchers looked at 145 patients in three groups: children younger than age five, children between ages five and 17 years and adults … Read more