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World

Facebook and Instagram go down for reasons unknown: ‘Something went wrong’

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021By Editor

Facebook and Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, have suffered a major outage, prompting users to flock to Twitter to vent their frustration. While both sites swiftly recovered, no explanation was given for the issue. … Read More >Facebook and Instagram go down for reasons unknown: ‘Something went wrong’

Russian cosmonaut shows how Suez Canal looks from International Space Station (PHOTOS)

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021By Editor

Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov has posted photos showing how the giant container ship, Ever Given, blocking the Suez Canal looks from space. Traffic on the canal has been shut down for more than five days. … Read More >Russian cosmonaut shows how Suez Canal looks from International Space Station (PHOTOS)

World

Facebook Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp experience MASSIVE outages around globe – reports

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger have gone down, users around the world and service issue monitor Downdetector reported on Friday. … Read More >Facebook Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp experience MASSIVE outages around globe – reports

World

Instagram’s crackdown on ‘hateful’ DMs speeds up the spiral of Anglocentric censorship on social media

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021By Editor

The app founded to share cute photos is now using AI to censor “hate speech” in direct messages, enforcing an Anglo-American notion of banning the ever-increasing expanse of unapproved thoughts on the rest of the planet. … Read More >Instagram’s crackdown on ‘hateful’ DMs speeds up the spiral of Anglocentric censorship on social media

USA

Donald Trump’s accounts RESTORED on Facebook & Instagram, no activity detected so far

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021By Editor

Facebook has quietly restored the page of the US president along with his profile on Instagram, which is also owned by the social media giant. President Trump’s accounts had been suspended following the violence on Capitol Hill. … Read More >Donald Trump’s accounts RESTORED on Facebook & Instagram, no activity detected so far

World

‘Pope’s thumbs-up gave me more confidence,’ Instagram star says, as Vatican account likes ANOTHER model’s sexy photo

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020By Editor

Amid yet another ‘racy thumbs-up’ scandal, a Brazilian bikini model said that a ‘like’ from Pope Francis’ Instagram account last month not only boosted her following and profits, but also inspired her to post humbler photos. … Read More >‘Pope’s thumbs-up gave me more confidence,’ Instagram star says, as Vatican account likes ANOTHER model’s sexy photo

USA

Facebook faces TWO antitrust lawsuits, as FTC and 48 US states & territories mount parallel challenges

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

The Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of almost all state attorneys-general have sued Facebook for violation of the Sherman and Clayton antitrust acts over its ownership of WhatsApp and Instagram. … Read More >Facebook faces TWO antitrust lawsuits, as FTC and 48 US states & territories mount parallel challenges

World

Faith palm: Pope Francis’ Instagram account ‘caught liking’ racy model’s sexy schoolgirl photo

Posted on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020By Editor

There may soon be a social media manager opening at the Vatican after the Pope’s Instagram account was caught ‘liking’ a photo of a Brazilian bikini model in a sexy schoolgirl outfit. … Read More >Faith palm: Pope Francis’ Instagram account ‘caught liking’ racy model’s sexy schoolgirl photo

UK

Facebook-owned apps, including WhatsApp and Instagram used in over half of online grooming cases in England and Wales

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020By Editor

New research from a children’s charity has warned that grooming crimes increased by 10 percent to 1,220 during the three months of lockdown, with more than half taking place on apps owned by the tech giant Facebook. … Read More >Facebook-owned apps, including WhatsApp and Instagram used in over half of online grooming cases in England and Wales

EU

Instagram ‘blocked French account of Iran’s Khamenei’ after he sent message to youths on Prophet Mohammed cartoons

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020By Editor

A French-language Instagram account of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was temporarily blocked after posting a critical message to young people about controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, Iran’s FARS news agency reported. … Read More >Instagram ‘blocked French account of Iran’s Khamenei’ after he sent message to youths on Prophet Mohammed cartoons