[ WASHINGTON: Conspiracy theorists who believe in a secret cabal of child sex traffickers have set their sights on yet another online retailer: Etsy, a website best known for selling handmade items. Social media users point to what they say are “suspicious listings” on Etsy – including downloadable images of pizza selling for thousands of … Read more
[ Andrew Smith, lecturer at The Open University, says watching a movie on your smartphone is one of the best ways to make long-haul travel less “tedious”. But as we all know, it’s also a sure-fire way to drain your battery and leave you with a dead phone. 1 While the advice was published nearly … Read more
[ Long videos are all the rage. According to one study, Internet users in the US are spending just over half their social networking time on video-related activities. And in this game, Instagram’s Reels stand out from the crowd, delivering six times the reach of Instagram Stories. When it comes to choosing between Stories and … Read more
[ TANJUNG MALIM: The trend among the younger generation who are easily influenced by bite-size social media clips is worrying, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. During his opening speech at the National Book Award 2023 here on Thursday (Dec 21), the Prime Minister reminded attendees that the people should seek in-depth and comprehensive knowledge so … Read more
[ LONDON: Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, experienced a global outage on Dec 21 with users briefly unable to see their timelines. Thousands of people took to the website Downdetector, which tracks online outages, to report issues with the platform’s app and website. Almost 4,000 outage reports had been made to the site at … Read more
[ LONDON: Three of the world’s biggest porn websites face new requirements in the European Union that include verifying the ages of users, the 27-nation bloc said Dec 20, expanding the reach of its digital law designed to keep people safe on the Internet. Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat have now been classed as “very large … Read more
[ LONDON: A new monitoring service will help protect tennis players from online abuse and threats, the International Tennis Federation and other governing bodies said on Dec 20. In their joint announcement, ITF, US Tennis Association, the All England Club and the women’s WTA tour said the “Threat Matrix” service will operate in 35 languages … Read more
[ A heartbreaking video of a Chinese primary schoolboy unwilling to eat the last plate of dumplings that had been made by his mother just before she died, has moved countless viewers to tears. In the video clip the boy’s father posted on Douyin under the account @Tiaotiaorufanchen on Dec 10, the youngster from eastern … Read more
[ The Golden Bachelor’s Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist are busting moves. On Dec. 18, the recently engaged couple took to Instagram to show off their dance moves, while singing along to Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s 1983 hit “Islands in the Stream.” “You do something to me that I can’t explain,” Theresa wrote in … Read more
[ After a video of a Tesla Cybertruck sliding down a snowy embankment with a Christmas tree tied to its roof went viral on social media last week, the US Forest Service saw a golden opportunity. The agency could use the resulting Internet imbroglio to educate people about the best practices for off-road vehicles on … Read more
