A report on direct messages sent to five women found that “abuse and harmful content is allowed to thrive” on Instagram. The platform’s parent company, Meta, said it disagreed with the report’s conclusions.
Tag: Women and Girls
Women in Saudi Arabia Add a First: An Auto Rally
Just years after women could legally drive there, the Rally Jameel celebrates a new first.
Ireland’s Last ‘Magdalene Laundry’ Will Become a Memorial
A compound in Dublin where unmarried mothers and other unwanted women were incarcerated to work in abject conditions had been earmarked as a site for a budget hotel.
Women Drive Germany’s Foreign Policy Shift Amid Ukraine War
Angela Merkel is no longer chancellor. But as war rages in Ukraine, a mere 10-hour drive from Berlin, female ministers oversee national security.
Does Social Media Make Teens Unhappy? It May Depend on Their Age.
A large study in Britain found two specific windows of adolescence when some teenagers are most sensitive to social media.
Your Thursday Briefing
NATO bolsters its defenses.
Taliban Renege on Promise to Open Afghan Girls’ Schools
The schools were supposed to reopen this week, and the reversal could threaten aid because international officials had made girls’ education a condition for greater assistance.
Photographing the Reality of War
Lynsey Addario, a Times photojournalist in Ukraine, shares her experiences on the ground and how she communicates with her subjects during difficult moments.
Hillsong’s Brian Houston Resigns Amid Scandals
Brian Houston was accused of breaching the church’s code of conduct after two women said he had behaved inappropriately.
A ‘Killing Stone’ Broke in Japan. Is a Demon on the Loose?
The rock appears in a famous legend starring a nine-tailed fox spirit. The question now is whether the fracture was a good or bad omen.