social media

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Gray-tone image of a teenage girl sitting on the floor crying
Crime
Victim Support: over 100,000 young people suffer from online sexual abuse a year
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Flowers in the Keukenhof on 5 May 2024
CultureEntertainment
Disapointed Keukenhof visitors flood TikTok with videos of wilting, dead flowers
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Fabel Friet on Runstraat in Amsterdam
BusinessCultureFood
Amsterdam limits french fry shop's line after TikTok had people queueing down the street
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Meta
Crime
Facebook, Instagram still unable to effectively combat simple phishing scams
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Facebook
TechCulture
Dutch regulator wants ban on social media firms forcing users to allow data tracking
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A GVB tran in Amsterdam city center
TechCulture
Amsterdam public transport drops Musk's X over constant "stream of hateful messages"
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Jae Gottlieb, a New York-based TikTok influencer, who accused an Amsterdam man of cyber bullying and death threats. 2024
Crime
Amsterdam man accused of stalking, violently threatening trans influencer Jae Gottlieb
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Euros and cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Two-thirds of young Dutch people say influencers affect their financial decisions
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The Facebook app from Meta opening on an iPhone in November 2022
Politics
Dutch government considering ditching Facebook
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Storefront of Van Wonderen Stroopwafels in Amsterdam, 18 June 2022
CultureFood
Shop in heart of Amsterdam selling stroopwafels to tourists at €13 a piece
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Alexandra van Huffelen
Politics
Dutch State Sec. of Digitalization quits X
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TikTok
Politics
Over six million Dutch people are unhappy because of social media, but no one stops
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The sign outside a police station near Leidseplein in Amsterdam. 30 April 2023
Crime
Investigation into Midden-Nederland police officers for racist messages
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The crompouce version of the chocoladebol.
FoodWeird
Crompouce craze spiraling out of control on social media
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TikTok
BusinessTechNature
Teenagers frequently exposed to climate misinformation on TikTok, study finds
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Stock image of three people holding phone with Instagram icon
CrimePolitics
CIDI reports Instagram account CestMocro for inciting hatred against Jews
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TikTok
Health
Medicines watchdog warns about contraception misinformation on social media
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Social media
PoliticsTechInnovation
EU considering proposal to restrict addictive apps, including social media
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Books
Culture
Dutch youth increasingly reading books, survey shows
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Police officer with police cars in the background
Crime
Rotterdam police launch investigation into sexist remarks by officers on WhatsApp
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TikTok app on an iPhone 8
Business
Dutch businesses also banning TikTok over security risks
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Rainbow pride flag against blue sky with clouds.
Politics
LGBTQIA+ members concerned about acceptance in the Netherlands, survey says
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Unhappy man looking at his phone
Crime
Thousands of Netherlands residents facing online threats
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Princess Ariane, Princess Amalia, King Willem-Alexander, Princess Alexia, and Queen Máxima during their summer photo shoot on Zuiderstrand in The Hague. June 2023
Culture
Dutch princesses open up about experiences with negative attention on social media