Tag: social media
A court just ruled Meta and YouTube ‘negligent’ — social media may never be the same
It’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t believe that too much social media is a bad thing. Social media companies now urge you to take breaks, and even Apple‘s Tim Cook, whose ultra-popular iPhone hosts all these platforms’ apps, wants people to look less at their phones and more at…
Read More
New US border checks could involve scanning your last five years of social media history– here’s what you need to know
The US government wants to check your social media posts at the border That could impact your data privacy and free speech rights Privacy advocates are opposing the move Tourists visiting the US could soon be subjected to more intense checks than usual, with new proposed rules including in-depth social…
Read More
X set to put a stake in Twitter’s heart as it kills the domain and possibly wreaks havoc with 2FA access
Two years after Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X, most of us still say we “tweeted” because saying, “I Xed” sounds ridiculous. But that vestigial act may soon lose its last tenuous thread of connection to the once-iconic brand name. Next month, X plans to “retire the Twitter domain.” In…
Read More
The US version of TikTok might be more concerning than the Chinese one
The White House has yet to deliver full details of the deal that will bring at least 80% of TikTok ownership into the US, but there is one bit that, if it comes to pass, could fundamentally change your TikTok experience: a retrained, rebuilt, and redistributed algorithm. I’ve been on…
Read More
Reddit was down – Here’s everything we know about issues with the site and app
Refresh 2025-07-16T17:01:13.334Z Reddit says all systems are operational Well, it’s always a relief when outages are quick, and Reddit certainly kept its users informed via a status page and got a fix rolled out pretty fast. The service’s status page now shows the incident as resolved and that everything is…
Read More
Reddit failing to load for you? Live updates as the site and app encounter errors
If you’re having some issues accessing Reddit – either on the web or via the app on Android or iOS – you’re not alone. First spotted by my colleagues in the UK, Reddit is in the midst of an outage, with “Oops” appearing when trying to open the main page…
Read More