Social media giant Meta announced on Tuesday that its platform Instagram will be instituting new privacy settings that are “built-in” for teenagers’ accounts. After facing criticism for an apparent lack of safety surrounding minors’ Instagram accounts, Meta said the new “Teen Accounts” will protect young social media users while putting the parents in control. Teen Accounts will “limit who can contact them and the content they see” by keeping minors’ accounts private, meaning other Instagram users cannot see posts from or contact a Teen Account unless the teenager accepts their follow requests. “We know parents want to feel confident that their teens can use social media to connect with their friends and explore their interests, without having to worry about unsafe or inappropriate experiences. We understand parents’ concerns, and that’s why we’re reimagining our apps for teens with new Teen Accounts,” Meta said in a statement. “This new experience is designed to better support parents, and give them peace of mind that their teens are safe with the right protections in place.” Earlier this year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg — along with the leaders of TikTok and X — testified before Congress on how his social media empire was addressing concerns from users and parents about privacy and the effects of social media on children. In one tense exchange during the hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asked if Zuckerberg wanted to apologize to the families of children who were victimized by people on social media. “I’m sorry for everything you have all been through. No one should go through the things that your families have suffered,” he told some of the families who were in attendance. Under Instagram’s new Teen Accounts, teens will be shielded from any messages from people they are not “already connected to,” according to Meta. Additionally, Teen Accounts will be limited in the type of content they see on Instagram as the app’s “sensitive content control” will further limit content that shows “people fighting” or content that “promotes cosmetic procedures.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! Meta added that it will “automatically turn on the most restrictive version of our anti-bullying feature, Hidden Words, so that offensive words and phrases will be filtered out of teens’ comments and DM requests.” Teen users under 16 years old will now have to add a parent or guardian to their account if they want to change any of the built-in privacy settings. Teen Accounts will include time limit reminders, telling young users to close out of the app after 60 minutes each day, and all notifications will be muted between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Meta said it will enforce this new change by requiring teens to “verify their age in more places.” “Teens may lie about their age and that’s why we’re requiring them to verify their age in more places, like if they attempt to use a new account with an adult birthday. We’re also building technology to proactively find accounts belonging to teens, even if the account lists an adult birthday,” Meta said. “This technology will allow us to proactively find these teens and place them in the same protections offered by Teen Account settings. We’ll start testing this change in the US early next year.”

“Am I Racist?” star Matt Walsh posted a lengthy explanation on X detailing responses, or lack thereof, from critics who were sent copies of the film, but refused to review it. The Daily Wire documentary debuted at number four at the box office alongside major Hollywood productions with much higher production and marketing budgets. “Am I Racist?” currently has a 99% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is Certified Hot on the site’s popcorn meter, which means at least 500 of those reviews come from verified ticket purchasers. One of these things is not like the others pic.twitter.com/4cQVSQXTX2 — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 16, 2024 Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! Meanwhile, there is not one review from a mainstream critic. 9/ “Am I Racist?” has been so successful precisely because we didn’t churn out another safe, predictable Hollywood-style film. If you haven’t watched the movie that mainstream critics desperately don’t want you to see, you can get your tickets now: https://t.co/iJv1cNRoWV. — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 16, 2024 Walsh wrote in the post, “Many have asked how it’s possible that our new film ‘Am I Racist?’ hasn’t been reviewed by a single mainstream critic, even with a 99% audience score, a ‘Verified Hot’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a top 5 box office debut. Here’s what’s happening behind the scenes.” “Beginning in mid-August, we reached out to dozens of mainstream outlets, offering an early screener of the film. Those outlets included [Time], [Associated Press], [IndieWire], [Variety], [The Hollywood Reporter], [The New York Times], [The New Yorker], and many others,” the post thread continued. “We followed up to virtual silence.” “We did, however, receive a flurry of unprofessional emails from independent critics who were enraged we’d even ask them to review the film. One of them wrote that he won’t waste any ‘professional time’ on a movie opening in over 1,500 theaters because I was involved,” Walsh wrote alongside a screenshot of the reply. He also shared a response from another critic who wrote, “You’d have to strap me to a chair like Malcolm McDowell to get me to watch this thing.” Another said, “Ew. Take me off of this list.” The X thread went on to say, “After it was clear ‘Am I Racist?’ was a hit, [Variety] attempted to cover for this oversight with a claim that Daily Wire ‘did not screen [the movie] for critics.’ We’ve asked them to correct this, they have not. They still haven’t posted a review, but I hope they do.” “A few other mainstream outlets have since requested screeners but have yet to publish a review,” Walsh went on. “One major mainstream outlet even acknowledged we had attempted to get them an advance screener but said the film had ‘slipped through the cracks.'” “This isn’t a mistake. You’d be hard-pressed to find another film that opened in >1,500 theaters that was completely snubbed by mainstream critics. If ‘Am I Racist?’ were terrible, these outlets could have reviewed it & trashed it. But the reality is they’re afraid of it,” he continued. “‘Am I Racist?’ has been so successful precisely because we didn’t churn out another safe, predictable Hollywood-style film. If you haven’t watched the movie that mainstream critics desperately don’t want you to see, you can get your tickets now: amiracist.com.” Walsh concluded by revealing that Rolling Stone was one of the first outlets to request a screener back in July, but noted how they hadn’t posted a review yet. The podcast host said he was looking forward to their review “most of all” because of a hit piece they posted on Walsh’s “What Is a Woman?” back in 2022, which was written without the critic ever seeing the film. Walsh shared a screenshot of the movie link sent to that writer showing it was 0% watched. Several independent reviewers did post their reactions to the movie, which were overwhelmingly positive. YouTube star Jeremy Jahns also posted a review, which resulted in many of his followers openly mocking and unfollowing him, as The Daily Wire previously reported. “Am I Racist?” is currently available in theaters. Get your tickets now at amiracist.com.

Whoopi Goldberg raged at former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance (R-OH), on Tuesday after they dared to suggest that violent rhetoric from the Left could have inspired a second assassination attempt on Trump. Goldberg, during Tuesday’s broadcast of “The View,” insisted that Vance — and particularly Trump, who she said had been “inciting violence since 2016” — bore full responsibility for the tone of politics in the United States. WATCH: Whoopi RAGES at JD Vance for accurately blaming the rhetoric of the left for the attempts on Trump’s life. She blames Trump: “He has been inciting violence since 2016!…You have to really take a look in a mirror.” She claims he’s “sending people” to call in bomb threats in Ohio. pic.twitter.com/RZQgd8lPfj — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) September 17, 2024 Goldberg opened the segment with a clip of Vance talking about the would-be shooter, who was apprehended after being spotted 300-500 yards away from where Trump was playing golf on Sunday afternoon. “The Left needs to tone down the rhetoric and needs to cut this crap out,” Vance said in the clip — and “The View” audience gave an audible gasp. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! Goldberg acknowledged their apparent disbelief before suggesting that Vance go to a Trump rally if he really wanted to hear violent rhetoric. “He has been inciting violence since 2016!” she claimed. “You have to really take a look in a mirror.” She went on to suggest that Vance was to blame for threats on Haitian immigrant communities in Ohio — after he repeated claims made by constituents who had been impacted by the influx of those immigrants. The conversation continued with several of the other cohosts weighing in on the topic — and all of them echoed Goldberg’s sentiments, largely blaming Trump for creating a political climate of real violence — despite the fact that such violence has almost exclusively been aimed at Trump and other Republicans. WATCH: Whoopi shouts, “stop this both sides stuff because it’s not correct! It is not both sides! It is one clear side” Republicans. “This is not us or them. This is you got to stop doing what you’re doing J.D.! And what you’re doing Mr. T!” pic.twitter.com/PteeXgDLuc — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) September 17, 2024 “Stop this thing,” she said. “You know, let’s stop this both sides stuff because it’s not correct! It is not both sides! It is one clear side. And you can point to many many reports, you can point to all kinds of stuff that’s been reported. You guys have to pull it back. This is not us or them. This is you got to stop doing what you’re doing, J.D.! And what you’re doing, Mr. T! Because you are – you are not helping the situation.” Trump’s campaign responded to the second assassination attempt by sharing a list of more than 50 times Democrats and media talking heads had used violent rhetoric against him, even calling for him to be “eliminated.”

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission didn’t just make history when it took civilians on the first private spacewalk, it also made musical history. On September 13, engineer and astronaut Sarah Gillis became the first person to play violin in space. Watch her incredible performance below. SpaceX Engineer Makes History After Playing Violin In Space View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pubity (@pubity) Pubity shared the incredible moment when Sarah Gillis made history. In the carousel of photos and videos, they share her performing Rey’s Theme from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. According to the caption, “Her performance, broadcast to Earth through the Starlink satellite network, was a highlight of the Polaris Dawn mission, which is carrying out vital research and experiments over its five-day space journey.” The video showed musicians from all over the world, from the United States to Haiti and Sweden, playing along with this SpaceX engineer as she made history. Sarah’s music was beautiful, and it was truly an incredible experience to behold. The serene smile on Sarah’s face as she played proved that she knew just how incredible this moment truly was. Dreams Really Do Come True Elon Musk went to X and shared a remarkable photo of Sarah Gillis playing the violin in space, proving that dreams do come true. Once upon a dream pic.twitter.com/W0EGxKQL4r— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 13, 2024 Fans were amazed by her incredible performance shown on Instagram. The comments that came in raved about this SpaceX engineer’s talents and performance. One user wrote, “Her music is out of this world .” Another added, ” Big moment for arts and space .” A third chimed in, “Her bow hand riiiips for zero gravity!! .” Women In STEM Sarah Gillis is a proud woman in the STEM field. She shared some behind-the-scenes footage of how they prepared for this epic space adventure on her Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anna Menon | SpaceX Engineer (@annawmenon) Before playing the violin in space, Sarah and the SpaceX crew had to prepare. The video shows how the crew performs various exercises and daily tasks in a simulated space environment. At the end of the reel, Sarah shares that the SpaceX crew then had to participate in a mock spacewalk. Her caption read, “What’s the first step in a spacewalk? As part of our preparation for the first commercial spacewalk, we are performing a multi-day study in NASA’s 20 ft pressure chamber to validate every step leading up to – and through – that spacewalk. We just completed a ton of training and check-outs in prep for this study. Stay tuned for the real deal in 1.5 weeks!” The source of the featured image is here. The post SpaceX Engineer Makes History After Playing Violin In Space –And Her Music Is Beautiful appeared first on InspireMore.

A post shared on social media purports that the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, was harassed by protesters recently. Breaking News: Chaotic scenes as Prime Minister Starmer and World Economic Forum member (WEF) is seen coming under attack by furious Brits. Police struggle to get him to safety. Starmer has insulted millions of […]

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