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Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children [Video]

Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.Beginning Tuesday in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia, anyone under under 18 who signs up for Instagram will be placed into restrictive teen accounts and those with existing accounts will be migrated over the next 60 days. Teens in the European Union will see their accounts adjusted later this year.Meta acknowledges that teenagers may lie about their age and says it will require them to verify their ages in more instances, like if they try to create a new account with an adult birthday. The Menlo Park, California company also said it is building technology that proactively finds teen accounts that pretend to be grownups and automatically places them into the restricted teen accounts.The teen accounts will be private by …

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Whitman County reports surge in whooping cough cases [Video]

PULLMAN, Wash. Whitman County health officials have confirmed additional cases of whooping cough in the county. According to a press release from Whitman County Public Health (WCPH), the department is continuing its investigation into the outbreak. There have been 63 reported cases of pertussis, with an increase of 15 cases between Nov. 1 and

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Hard Hat & Heels Women Build kickoff party Thursday [Video]

Show your support of the Habitat for Humanity Women Build team by attending the Hard Hat & Heels Women Build kickoff party at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at DelRay