In this Oct. 14, 2015 file photo, Oprah Winfrey attends the premiere of the Oprah Winfrey Network's (OWN) documentary series "Belief,"in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) --
Oprah Winfrey is expanding her participation in HBO's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" to an on-screen role.
The cable channel said Monday that Winfrey will star in the TV movie that she's been shepherding as an executive producer.
The film is based on Rebecca Skloot's nonfiction book of the same name. It details the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cancerous cells became the source of medical breakthroughs.
The story will be told from the perspective of Lacks' daughter, Deborah, to be played by Winfrey.
Veteran Broadway director-producer George C. Wolfe will direct the HBO project from his screenplay.
Filming is scheduled to begin this summer, with an air date yet to be announced.
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People use their mobile phones at a bus stop in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday.
Hafid in a statement to media said that she just signed a government regulation that will mean children under the age of 16 can no longer have accounts on high-risk digital platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox.
The implementation will start gradually from March 28, until all platforms fulfill their compliance obligations.
"The basis is clear. Our children face increasingly real threats. From exposure to pornography, cyberbullying, online fraud, and most importantly addiction. The government is here so that parents no longer have to fight alone against the giant of algorithms." Hafid said.
She added that the government is taking this step as the best effort in the midst of a digital emergency to reclaim sovereignty over children's futures.
"We realize that the implementation of this regulation may cause some discomfort at first. Children may complain and parents may be confused about how to respond to their children's complaints," Hafid said.
Residents and parents in Jakarta welcomed the government's restrictions on access to social media, especially because children have access to social media through mobile phones.
"I think that it has been very worrying for minors, especially children. Because they have too much freedom with photos, videos and everything. Some education is educational, but some is misleading. So we really need to sort through social media again," said Marianah, 43, who like many Indonesians uses a single name.
Others suggested that the government should also block other harmful websites, such as pornography and... Read More
