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South Wales Argus
05-08-2025
- South Wales Argus
'Social media giants must obey new law' says RSPCA
The charity claims social media companies, particularly Facebook, are not putting enough resources into ensuring content containing animal cruelty is not being posted or is swiftly removed. The RSPCA is working closely with OfCom to ensure harmful content is removed and will be monitoring the impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 over the next year. From January to May this year, the charity saw 133 reports compared to 104 from the same time period last year. It has received 2,600 reports of cruelty on social media over the last six years and there was an eight per cent increase in cruelty reports from 2023 to 2024. The Online Safety Act 2023 aims to crackdown on social media content glorifying animal abuse for likes and shares - and to protect children and adults from viewing harmful content. Under the new law, enforceable by OfCom, social media platforms had to remove this content from March 17, 2025. David Bowles, head of public affairs at the RSPCA, said: 'It's incredibly worrying to see that reports made to us about cruelty on social media have been increasing and this highlights the progress that social media companies need to make to become compliant with the new law which makes it an offence to post content showing animal cruelty online." Some of the cases reported to the RSPCA include a wild rat placed inside a cage and drowned in a bucket of water - with the video posted on Facebook, a video posted on Facebook showing a woman pouring shampoo into a Koi pond and a TikTok video of a cat being picked up by its neck and thrown roughly into a cage.
The Irish Sun
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Love Island fans threaten to call Ofcom over results of brutal twist leave early favourite at risk
LOVE Island fans have threatened to call Ofcom over the results of a brutal twist that has left an early favourite at risk. Advertisement 6 Maya Jama headed up the series once again Credit: Eroteme 6 Toni entered the Love Island villa as the first ever American bombshell Credit: Eroteme 6 She stole Ben from Shakira Credit: Eroteme 6 Shakira was left single and vulnerable Credit: Eroteme 6 But fans reckon Alima could be vulnerable too Credit: Eroteme Maya delivered a huge bombshell when she entered the villa for a second time in episode one. Her bombshell was that a bombshell was arriving. American beauty Toni - who is the first ever bombshell from the United States - then arrived. The couples are stunned as Toni says: "Good Evening UK! Surprise!" Advertisement Read More about Love Island They quickly worked out she is American and on being the first American bombshell Toni says: "Lucky girl, aren't I?" Maya then explained that Toni was to immediately steal a boy. Toni then stole Ben, meaning Shakira was left single and vulnerable. But despite Shakira being the vulnerable one, fans were quick to say that they thought Alima was the most at risk. Advertisement Most read in Love Island Alima is paired with Blu and fans think he will make a move for single Shakira. "You see that Blu, he is already calculating how to get with Shakira. Oh Lorddd! My Alima might be at risk," said one. Love Island star offends viewers within seconds as she makes shock comment about 9-5 jobs Others then quickly shared how if Alima does get dumped this week, they will be making complaints to the regulator. One person took to X to say: "If Alima gets sent home OfCom be ready." Advertisement Another echoed: "If Alima gets dumped, Ofcom will be hearing from me." While a third agreed: "If Alima gets dumped because of the American I'm reporting the show to ofcom." Love Island 2025 full lineup : A 29-year-old footballer with charm to spare. : A model and motivational speaker who has overcome adversity after suffering life-changing burns in an accident. : A 22-year-old Manchester-based model, ready to turn heads. : A boxer with striking model looks, seeking love in the villa. : A payroll specialist from Southampton, looking for someone tall and stylish. : International business graduate with brains and ambition. : A gym enthusiast with a big heart. : A Londoner with celebrity connections, aiming to find someone funny or Northern. Ben Hullbra : A model ready to make waves. : An Irish actress already drawing comparisons to Maura Higgins. : A personal trainer and semi-pro footballer, following in his footballer father's footsteps. : A towering 6'5' personal trainer. : A 25-year-old Irish rugby pro : Love Island's first bombshell revealed as sexy Las Vegas pool party waitress. : Beauty salon owner from Devon who runs 12 aesthetics clinics, boasting a famous clientele including former Love Islanders Departures : : Axed after an arrest over a machete attack emerged. He was released with no further action taken and denies any wrongdoing. A fourth then penned: "I don't know what to report but I want to report to ofcom." " Can you complain to Ofcom over #loveisland casting men that are exclusively awful ?" asked a fifth. Advertisement While someone else stated that they had already complained to Ofcom about the episode. In this year's series so far, there are six boys and seven girls - including one bombshell. While Advertisement And Toni is the first bombshell of the series. 6 The new series of Love Island got off to a triumphant start on Monday night Credit: Eroteme
