The platform will stop underage users from spending “too long” scrolling through posts with a particular theme Instagram will prevent teen users from spending too long scrolling through posts with a particular theme, the social media behemoth announced on Tuesday, adding that the feature was being rolled out across the US, the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Instagram to control teens’ browsing Teen users who are devoting what the platform judges to be “too much” time on Instagram’s Explore page looking at posts with a certain theme will be hit with a notification suggesting they look at other types of material instead. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The feature “is designed to encourage teens to discover something new,” according to a statement posted by parent company Meta. Users will be prompted to “choose what to explore next” and p

The US is sending Ukraine heavy guided missiles with a range of 70km for use with the HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl revealed on Tuesday. The White House previously said that HIMARS launchers would be provided with “battlefield munitions,” widely understood to be unguided rockets with a shorter range. SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM US to send heavy guided missiles to Ukraine The high-mobility artillery rocket system will come with GMLRS guided rockets, Kahl said on Tuesday, speaking at a conference hosted by the Center for New American Security (CNAS), a Democrat-linked think tank for which he used to work. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Sometimes when you see images of MLRS firing off, it’s like salvos of multiple rockets going off at the same time. That’s really not how this system is meant to operate,” Kahl said. ADVERT

Funneling weapons into an active warzone is ‘immoral,’ Mexico's president said Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has slammed Western countries for their approach to the conflict in Ukraine, suggesting that waves of foreign arms shipments will only result in more bloodshed. SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Mexico condemns Western policies on Ukraine Speaking to reporters at his daily press briefing on Monday, Obrador took a brief aside to address the Ukraine-Russia conflict. While he stopped short of singling out any countries, he said those sending weapons to Kiev – a policy strongly favored by the United States and most of its NATO allies – are helping to rack up casualties on all sides. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “How easy it is to say: ‘There I send so much money for weapons, I provide the weapons and you provide the dead.’ It is immoral,” he said, adding “Coul

Ashley Adirika, a Nigerian-American teenager who graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School this month, joined the exclusive group of students who have gained admission into all Ivy League Universities. SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Ashley Adirika is the Latest Nigerian-American Teen to be Admitted Into All 8 Ivy League Universities In an interview with CNN, Ashley admits that it has always been a dream for her to study in an Ivy League school. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Over the years, a number of Nigerian-American teens have been admitted into Ivy League universities and Ashley has just joined that exclusive club. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For years, each Ivy League school has accepted less than 12% of its applicants. The Ivy League is “an American collegiate athletic conference comprising eight private research universities in the Northeastern United S