Tag: News
Instagram Is Asking Influencers To Love Them Again With New Money Making Features
Instagram announced multiple initiatives on Tuesday that could help woo back some of its disgruntled influencers, who have been complaining for several months about the platform and policies they say are hurting their businesses. The biggest announcement came from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself, who showed up at the social…
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A Lot Of The Internet Went Down This Morning
Huge swathes of the internet went offline for people around the world early Tuesday morning. The outage lasted at least an hour. Thousands of people were unable to access major websites including Amazon, Twitch, Pinterest, and Reddit, as well as news websites like BuzzFeed News, the New York Times, CNN,…
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Here’s How People Tried To Buy Happiness During The Pandemic
Ben Kothe / BuzzFeed News; Getty Images As vaccines get doled out and the risk of COVID-19 — at least in the US — begins to dwindle, many people are feeling something they have not experienced much of in over a year: joy. Between a virus that’s killed over half…
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Online Hate Becomes Real-World Violence In Israel–Palestine
Amir Levy / Getty Images The car of the man who was attacked and injured in Bat Yam, Israel As an uneasy ceasefire takes hold in Israel–Palestine, digital terror is not slowing down. Online hate, harassment, and coordination of physical violence have sprouted across social media channels. One Israeli group…
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The White House Is Partnering With Dating Apps To Get Horny People Vaccinated
In a national effort to get through to horny but vaccine-hesitant Americans, the White House announced Friday that it is joining forces with dating apps to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccines so that they can go forth and fuck freely this summer. Vaccinated users on Tinder, Hinge, Bumble,…
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Peloton Has Recalled Its Treadmills After One Child Died And Others Were Injured
Peloton recalled both of its treadmill models on Wednesday after one was blamed for causing the death of a 6-year-old child, the company and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced. Customers who purchased either the regular Tread or the advanced Tread+, which had been retailing for $2,495 and…
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