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Facebook is officially changing its name to Meta, it was announced on Thursday, October 28. While the apps Facebook and Facebook Messenger will keep their names, the parent company that also owns WhatsApp and Instagram will henceforth be known as "Meta". WhatsApp and Instagram will also be keeping their names…
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Facebook has revealed the reason behind its chaotic six-hour crash on Monday. On October 4, social media users were forced to turn to Twitter after Facebook - along with the company's other platforms Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp - all went offline. From approximately 11:30AM to 5:30PM (EST), users were left…
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It has been revealed that nearly 2,000 women named Karen have joined a private Facebook group to fight back against the stigma surrounding their name. In recent years, the name "Karen" has become associated and even used by social media users and major publications to describe a certain kind of…
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The tallest man in America has died at the age of 38. Igor Vovkovinskiy passed away from heart disease on Friday, August 20, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, The Guardian reports. He first visited the clinic back in 1989 after abnormal levels of the growth hormone were secreted…
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Donald Trump plans to file class-action lawsuits against Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey. News of the legal filing comes after both of the social media giants blocked his profile on their respective platforms in the wake of the US Capitol attack on January 6. Trump, at the time,…
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Mark Zuckerberg decided to celebrate Independence Day in style by riding an electric surfboard while holding a US flag. The Facebook founder, 37, was filmed taking a hydrofoil board across a scenic stretch of water with the stars and stripes fluttering in the breeze behind him. He even chose a…
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Pink Floyd's songwriter and co-founder Roger Waters had some stern words for Mark Zuckerberg when he asked for permission to use the band's song. In fact, Waters had two very specific words for the Facebook founder: "F*** you". Rolling Stone reports that at a forum in support of Wikileaks founder…
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A lesbian couple has shared a gorgeous paternity photograph of themselves "trading places". Taking to Instagram to share the snap, Mel Roy posted a picture of herself while pregnant with her daughter Ero and positioned it alongside a picture of her wife Vanessa when she was pregnant with their son…
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Facebook has stated that Donald Trump's ban from the platform could be lifted in 2023 if his "risk to public safety has receded". The former POTUS was suspended from both Facebook and Instagram for an indefinite period in January. It came as a result of the 74-year-old's actions before and…
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Facebook Inc has announced that Donald Trump will be banned from the social media platform for a further two years. The former POTUS was suspended indefinitely from both Facebook and Instagram back in January following posts the 74-year-old made regarding the deadly Capitol riots. However, per BBC News, the social…
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Donald Trump has launched a new communications platform following his permanent ban from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The former President of the United States was banned from a number of prominent social media channels following accusations that he incited the Capitol riots and then publically condoned the mob of pro-Trump…
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A chilling Facebook post left by the spring breaker who was found dead after being drugged and raped in Miami has been made public. Christine Englehardt, 24, who found dead in her hotel room on Thursday (March 18), took to the social media platform urging women to trust their gut instinct…
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A mom has taken to Facebook to say that she is proud of her six-year-old son for punching his school bully, but not all parents agree. Laura Mazza, 33, explained on the social networking site that her son got into trouble at school for punching another child. She explained that…
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Facebook has banned anti-vax misinformation and will take down any posts saying vaccines cause autism. This comes in the wake of social media platforms taking more responsibility for the spread of misinformation after Donald Trump's repeated unfounded claims of widespread electoral fraud saw him permanently banned from almost every platform…
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A Texas police chief has been arrested after his fiancée exposed his alleged triple life on Facebook by stating that he has a wife, girlfriend, and is still dating. Jason Collier, the former head of Stinnett Police Department, was arrested by the Texas Rangers on the felony of tampering with…
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A mother has recently revealed that she encourages her teenage sons to carry tampons in case one of their female friends has a "bleed-through". Tara Ahrens, a mother of two teenage boys and two younger daughters, made the revelation on a private Facebook page, Pantsuit Nation, where she shared a…
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A woman has been arrested after allegedly mailing 180 photographs of nude men to 30 people. Sarah Pharis, 32, was arrested on December 28 after it was claimed that she sent 150 nude photographs of a nude man to at least 30 people. She was released later that day on…
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Donald Trump has been blocked by Facebook and Twitter after persistently violating the social media giants' guidelines amid yesterday's storming of the US Capitol by his supporters, the BBC reports. Amid the riots, which left four people dead, Trump had posted a video urging protesters to "go home", while adding:…
