Social media trend report

Defending intellectual property — April 26 is observed by the United Nations as World Intellectual Property Day to raise awareness about the role that intellectual property rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. It is also the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. Additionally, Whatsapp changed the age limit in the European Union to 16, leading to a lot of discussion on social media.

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Day: Women everywhere are powering change every day! Do you know one of them or are you one of them? Show your support for women in innovation and creativity by changing your profile photo.

@kipikenya: This year’s World Intellectual Property Day campaign celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courage of the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future.

@alistairc1892: This week it is the 32nd anniversary of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Although the disaster is what sticks in people’s minds you cannot forget the bravery and sacrifice that took place on that night and in the months following to avert further catastrophe. The Reactor unit 4 and all the radioactive debris still remains and we must not forget that this cleanup is far from over and continues to this day.

@worldvoipcenter: WhatsApp raises minimum age requirement in Europe to 16 In light of the new GDRP privacy standards taking effect in Europe next month, WhatsApp announced changes to its privacy policy. Up until now, WhatsApp required users to be no younger than 13 years …

@Livingstone_S: #WhatsApp to ban under 16s. What about #childrights? #familycommunication? how will it manage compliance?