(NewsNation) — When it comes to keeping up with politics on social media, many users turn to X, the findings of a Pew Research Center study suggest. TikTok, Facebook and Instagram were the next most popular platforms for political information, in that order. Most X users, about 59%, say one of the reasons they use … Read more
Before Orkut launched in January 2004, Büyükkökten warned the team that the platform he’d built it on could handle only 200,000 users. It wouldn’t be able to scale. “They said, let’s just launch and see what happens,” he explains. The rest is online history. “It grew so fast. Before we knew it, we had millions … Read more
It sure looks like a lot of people are taking delivery of their brand-new Tesla Cybertruck, realizing it is sort of ass and promptly listing it for sale. That, or they’re losers who bought them just to flip. Regardless of the reason, there are currently 232 nearly-new Cybertrucks listed for sale. Doing some rough math … Read more
A beloved Kmart doorman known for bringing joy to customers has been honoured by his local NSW community on his last day of work before retiring. Dozens waited outside the Stockland Green Hills store in East Maitland for Glenn* and then erupted into applause as he finished his last shift about midday on Friday, after … Read more
Allen, a data scientist, and Massachi, a software engineer, worked for nearly four years at Facebook on some of the uglier aspects of social media, combating scams and election meddling. They didn’t know each other but both quit in 2019, frustrated at feeling a lack of support from executives. “The work that teams like the … Read more
A technical issue at Meta has caused Humanitix events to be wiped from the tech giant’s social media platforms. The ticketing company confirmed thousands of events, posts, comments, advertising content and other activities were incorrectly delisted from Facebook, Instagram and Messenger on Thursday evening. The issue has been partially resolved by Meta so Humanitix content … Read more
The European Union has opened an investigation into Facebook and Instagram for the platforms’ potentially addictive effects on children, echoing two similar probes opened into TikTok earlier this year. Meta-owned platforms will be investigated for their addictive and “rabbit hole” effects, and whether young users were being fed too much content about depression or unrealistic … Read more
MG Motor India has introduced the 100-year Special Edition variants of its well-liked models, Comet, Astor, Hector, and ZS EV in India. Although the models retain their specifications, features, dimensions, and performance, they receive some design modifications like the addition of an ‘Evergreen’ exterior with a starry black finished roof and dark elements throughout. The … Read more
Social media platforms will be under the microscope as part of a parliamentary probe into their influence and impact on Australia. The federal government has announced plans to establish a Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate content people are exposed to online. The joint standing committee is set to examine algorithms on social media platforms … Read more
A young woman trying to sell an old television on Facebook Marketplace has told of the terrifying encounter she had when a “creepy” stranger rocked up to her home. Tania, from Melbourne, gave her address to a man after he made an apparently genuine inquiry about buying the secondhand item from her. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
