Popular soda alternative Poppi defends gifting full-sized vending machines after backlash The brand has recently gone under fire for one of its marketing strategies The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Trauma dumping: how sharing experiences on social media can cause distress for other users Have you ever asked someone how their day was, or been chatting casually with a friend, only to have them tell you a horrific story that has left you feeling distressed or emotionally exhausted yourself? The Conversation · Feb 11, 2025
Kelsea Ballerini responds to rumors that she canceled concerts due to pregnancy “Maybe pregnant?!?” asked one commenter The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Social media is broken. Could BuzzFeed’s new “Island” platform finally make social media about the content, not the algorithms? BuzzFeed is developing a social media platform using “human creativity fighting against the machine” Digital Camera World · Feb 11, 2025
Top Republican condemns Elon Musk for ‘supplication’ to China in new book Exclusive: Tom Cotton, Senate intelligence chair, risks angering key Trump ally with harsh words for ‘tech titans’ The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2025
Elon Musk, DOGE Team's Access To Sensitive Student Loan Data Raises Alarms: What's At Risk? Democrats and student loan borrowers worry this access may violate federal privacy laws. However, even if the access was unlawful, borrowers were unlikely to see any relief. International Business Times · Feb 11, 2025
“My Heart Aches”: Fans Point Out ‘Horrifying’ Reality Behind Brooke Shields’ TikTok Confession Viewers were left disturbed after Hollywood icon Brooke Shields touched upon a harrowing experience from her childhood in a recent video. The post “My Heart Aches”: Fans Point Out ‘Horrifying’ Reality Behind Brooke Shields’ TikTok Confession first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Feb 11, 2025
TikTok says data of four dead British children may have been removed “There are some things we simply don’t have,” TikTok boss says as court battle launches The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Data of dead British children may have been deleted, TikTok boss says The families of four young people have sued the social media giant in the US in an effort to get access to their data. Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025
How a sculpted jaw became the new holy grail of beauty IN FOCUS: A defined jawline is the latest aesthetic ideal on the red carpet and beyond. Katie Rosseinsky explores how this became another impossible standard to live up to The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Missouri Farmer in Danger of Losing His Farm Due to Federal Freeze Blasted for Claiming He 'Didn't Have Time to Research' Before Voting A Missouri cattle farmer is facing financial ruin after the USDA froze funding for key conservation programs, despite previously signed contracts. Latin Times · Feb 11, 2025
YouTube, The Online Video Powerhouse, Turns 20 YouTube has evolved from a dinner party lark 20 years ago into a modern lifestyle staple poised to overtake US cable television in paid viewership. International Business Times · Feb 11, 2025
The Jack Mcintosh Saga, The Latest TikTok Drama To Take Over Our FYP, Explained If you’re on the feminist drama side of TikTok — or you live in Perth — chances are you’ve come across a video of a podcaster named Jack Mcintosh breaking down in tears after another creator rejected his offer to “have a chat” about the patriarchy and her opinion of men.… Pedestrian.tv · Feb 11, 2025
Trump says he does not view Vance as his successor in the 2028 presidential race Trump said it’s ‘too early’ to make a call on whether his vice president should appear on the 2028 Republican ticket The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 American woman who went viral after flying to Pakistan to marry teenager finally leaves country New Yorker Onijah Robinson’s bizarre trip to Karachi spawned a stream of Instagram and TikTok videos as social media users became fascinated by her story
Laptop · Feb 10, 2025 Arm CEO Rene Haas makes grim prediction that DeepSeek will be "shut down" DeepSeek could go the way of TikTok, according to Arm CEO
Digital Camera World · Feb 10, 2025 TikTok still isn’t back in US app stores, but there’s finally a workaround (sort of) Android users can install TikTok directly from the app's website, but iOS users are far more limited
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 TikTok finds way to skirt US ban with Android sideload Chinese-owned app remains unavailable on the Apple and Google app stores in the US
Bored Panda · Feb 10, 2025 Surgeon Who Spoke Out Against UnitedHealthcare In Viral Posts Receives Legal Letter "I guess the insurance companies learned nothing from our buddy Luigi" The post Surgeon Who Spoke Out Against UnitedHealthcare In Viral Posts Receives Legal Letter first appeared on Bored Panda.
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 TikTok ban ‘on official devices remains’ as Government launches account No 10 indicated a security exemption had been granted for the official TikTok account.
International Business Times UK · Feb 10, 2025 Does iOS 18.3 Mean iPhones Are Now SpaceX-Connected? Here's What's Actually Happening iOS 18.3 fueled rumours of Starlink iPhone connections. While it preps iPhones for T-Mobile's Starlink integration, direct iPhone-to-Starlink isn't here yet.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 I wish I’d had TikTok fertility videos rather than drive my friends mad IN FOCUS: Trying to conceive (TTC) videos are a growing trend on TikTok with pregnancy tests unfolding in real time. It’s just what some women need to not feel alone, says Charlotte Cripps
International Business Times UK · Feb 9, 2025 US Trans Influencer 'Will Seek Legal Action' After Passport Marks Her 'M' Despite Sex-Change Surgery Transgender influencer Zaya Perysian had her passport gender marker changed to male after trying to renew it, despite having a sex change and all her other documentation saying 'female.'
Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2025 Parents suing TikTok over children’s deaths ‘want answers’ Four bereaved British families have filed a lawsuit against the platform in the US over access to their children’s social media accounts.
International Business Times · Feb 9, 2025 Musk Confirms He Does Not Plan To Acquire TikTok Musk made these comments in late January during a conference which surfaced online on Saturday.