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Is X (Twitter) down? Reports of problems across site
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (70+ words) Experience any issues with X this morning? The social media platform formerly known as Twitter appeared to experience issues operating late Wednesday morning. More than 31,000 outages were reported as of 11:24 a.m. ET, according to'Downdetector. The outage appeared brief. The bulk of…...
95-year-old lost his wedding ring after 70 years of marriage. The internet wants to help
1+ week, 4+ day ago (425+ words) A 95-year-old man on Long Island is desperately trying to find his lost wedding ring. He's been married for 70 years and had never taken off the ring before. Now there's a big online community coming to the rescue in hopes…...
Is TikTok down? Outages reported in major U.S. cities Tuesday
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (111+ words) TikTok users in several major U.S. cities reported what appeared to be an outage starting Tuesday afternoon. According to'DownDetector, reports of outages started climbing just before 1 p.m. The number of outages reported plateaued around there until about 3:30 p.m., when outages spiked once again....
Social media addiction's surprising challenger? Anti-doomscrolling influencers
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (867+ words) Many parents wonder if their kids are on their smart phones too much. Sergio Flores with NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 Responds recently spoke to five middle school students about this issue. It's simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop…...
TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (453+ words) Since its launch, TikTok has become one of the world's most popular social media platforms, using recommendation algorithms to connect content creators and influencers with new audiences. TikTok agreed to settle a'landmark social media addiction lawsuit'just before the trial kicked…...
Humans welcome to observe: This social network is for AI agents only
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1057+ words) Close up detail of a businessman working at a desk with a smartphone and laptop computer, taken on January 31, 2019. It's the kind of back-and-forth found on every social network: One user posts about their identity crisis and hundreds of others…...
Is X down? Social media site largely back up after thousands report outage
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (133+ words) The X logo displays on a screen with a person holding a phone X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, went down for tens of thousands of users Friday morning. More than 78,000 outages were reported as of 10:16 a.m. ET,…...
What happened with Verizon? 10-hour outage fixed, but cause a mystery
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (338+ words) Verizon said it resolved an outage that disrupted more than a million U.S. customers' calling and other cellular services for more than 10 hours Wednesday -- but it didn't share the reason for the problem. The carrier didn't specify what caused Wednesday's disruptions,…...
Having issues with Verizon? You're not alone
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (333+ words) Tens of thousands of people -- more than 180,000 at one point -- across the United States reported issues using Verizon Wednesday. Many of them are located in the New York City area. Verizon said it was aware of an issue impacting wireless…...
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy signs school cell phone ban bill
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) New Jersey is the latest state consider banning cell phones in schools. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Thursday to ban cell phones in schools throughout New Jersey. The State Senate originally passed Bill S3695 last month, which calls for guidelines…...