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Former US President Donald Trump will be reinstated on Facebook and Instagram with his account suspension ending in the coming weeks.

Trump's Suspension from Facebook and Instagram Ends in 'Coming Weeks,' Meta Announces

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 25, 2023 Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, said that former U.S. President Donald Trump wil ...
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Concerned parents claimed on Facebook that children were receiving instructions for a suicide and self-harm game within Roblox.

Is a Self-Harm Game Really Being Shown to Kids on Roblox?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 10, 2023 We contacted Roblox and studied up on the online game platform to try to find the truth about th ...
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A rumor says that Elon Musk received wealth or inheritance from an apartheid or slave emerald mine.

What We Know About Elon Musk and the Emerald Mine Rumor

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 17, 2022 A story about Musk's father once owning an emerald mine evolved into a larger rumor that had no ...
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YouTube removed a video for a paid ad that promoted an odd ice hack or an Alpine ice hack for a diet supplement named Alpilean.

YouTube Removes 'Odd Ice Hack' Weight Loss Ad for Alpilean, Citing Scam Policy Violation

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 5, 2023 "This video has been removed for violating YouTube's policy on spam, deceptive practices, and sc ...
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4 Ways to Be Smart On Social Media This Holiday Season

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Nov 23, 2022 Eat. Sleep. Scroll. Repeat.
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Twitter Rumors, Unpacked: Elon Musk's Building Access, 'Space Karen' — and More

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Nov 18, 2022 Chaos ensued as new owner Musk gave employees an ultimatum.
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A parody Twitter account with a checkmark badge pretended to be Tesla to troll Twitter owner Elon Musk.

'Verified' Tesla Parody Twitter Account Trolls Elon Musk for $8

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 10, 2022 "We're working on a software update to the Tesla bot where you can get sexual favors from it wit ...
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Verified fake Twitter accounts were created for Ben Shapiro, Nintendo, Giuliani, Valve, and Musk.

'Verified' Fake Accounts Created for Ben Shapiro, Nintendo, Giuliani, Valve, and Musk

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 9, 2022 "This is going to be a nightmare that'll be very funny before it's scary," NBC News senior repor ...
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Did Twitter's Rules Against Impersonating Others Change?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Nov 7, 2022 Some users found themselves instantly suspended from Twitter for impersonating the platform's ow ...
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Social media companies have announced plans to deal with misinformation in the 2022 midterm elections, but the companies vary in their approaches and effectiveness.

How Ready Is Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, to Handle Midterm Election Misinformation? Experts Weigh In

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The Conversation
Oct 17, 2022 On a scale of A-to-F, experts graded the social media platforms' efforts ahead of Election Day o ...
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Instagram is down on May 26 2022 and it's unclear when the login issues will be resolved.

Is Instagram Down? Login Issues Reported by Users.

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 26, 2022 Instagram users reported on Twitter and the Down Director website that they were unable to acces ...
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does newprofilepic app steal data?

Is 'New Profile Pic' App a Russian Malware Scam?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 11, 2022 There's little evidence to suggest that this app is any more invasive in its collection of user ...
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Delete Google Chrome was the message from a new rumor that described fears over Android phones and motion sensors and security issues and privacy concerns.

'Delete Google Chrome' Trends Over Motion Sensor Scare

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 10, 2021 A video showed how to disable and block websites from accessing motion sensors on smartphones.
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Here's How Many Millions in Ad Revenue Facebook Could Be Losing Every Second During Outage

Here's How Many Millions in Ad Revenue Facebook Could Have Lost During Outage

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Oct 4, 2021 We used Facebook Inc.'s latest financial report to estimate its revenue loss per second during t ...
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Facebook Instagram WhatsApp and Messenger are all down and have an outage.

Facebook Is Down, as Are Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Oct 4, 2021 The websites and apps for all four Facebook products were not available on the morning of Oct. 4.
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Instagram is partially down for a select number of users with a couldnt refresh feed error.

Is Instagram Down? 'Couldn't Refresh Feed' Error Impacting Some Users

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 8, 2021 The Instagram feed problem appeared to only impact a select number of users.
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A couldn't refresh feed error on Instagram plagued an unknown number of users as did a Reels issue.

Instagram Says Fix Coming for 'Couldn't Refresh Feed' Error

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 11, 2021 In August 2021, Instagram users took to Twitter to discuss experiencing a "couldn't refresh feed ...
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TikTok went down on July 6 2021 in an apparent outage and it is down.

TikTok Is Down, Videos Temporarily Unavailable

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 6, 2021 The video platform showed zero followers for most users, but some features were still available.
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Savage Memes and Lunar Dreams: Deceptive Dating Sites' Intimate Ties to Firefly Aerospace

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb 11, 2020 How Cheech and Chong's Facebook timeline unwittingly exposed a network of niche dating websites ...
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Woman answering phone at call center

Immigrant Crime Hotline Stalls After Barrage of Prank 'Alien' Calls

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Apr 27, 2017 The veteran who spurred the campaign called the VOICE hotline an "unacceptable, un-American prog ...
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