The Buzz: Everything You Need To Know Today July 1st

Merge 104.8  |  01 July 2021

Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow, which is the latest Marvel superhero film and the first one to focus on this character, impressed most critics, receiving mostly positive reviews from them so far. The movie is set to be released next week.

American comedian Bill Cosby left prison today, after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by the court. According to the judge who handles his case, there was a process violation committed by the prosecution. Cosby, who is now 83 years old, only served two years of his three to ten-year sentence.

Tik Tok removed over seven million accounts suspected to belong to underaged children so far this year. Tik Tok allows users aged 13 and above to create an account and the company said that it introduced several measures to protect teenagers on its platform. Despite the social media giants’ claims however, Tik Tok is currently being sued on behalf of millions of children in the UK and European Union, over the way it collects and uses children’s data. The company dismissed the case, saying that it was without merit and that it would fight it.

 

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