Did they Google it? Google might be one of the most popular search engines on earth, but many people are just discovering how it got its unusual name. The title’s etymology has come to light via a resurfaced post on the forum platform Quora, in which a user inquired: “Is Google an acronym?” This prompted […]
‘Google’ isn’t just a name — and some internet users are shocked to learn what it means
June 11, 2024 by
Social media users upset as Shetland pony is stuck in cattle grid for 4 hours with crews toiling
March 12, 2024 by
A Shetland pony, age 21, became stuck in a cattle grid this week after someone left a gate open in the Welsh countryside, allowing the animal to get out of its usual area on private property and reach the grid — with social media users letting their feelings fly about the incident. Emergency services’ rescue […]
Critics rip Nikki Haley over vow to require all social media users be verified: ‘blatantly unconstitutional’
November 15, 2023 by
Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley was ripped by critics Tuesday after she vowed to require all social media users be verified in the name of “national security.” “When I get into office, the first thing we have to do, social media accounts, social media companies, they have to show America their […]
Homeless man horrifies San Francisco neighborhood with ‘free fentanyl 4 new users’ sign
October 19, 2023 by
A homeless man in San Francisco has put up two signs outside his tent residence that are angering some of his neighbors, according to a recent report. “Free fentanyl 4 new users,” one sign reads in a picture taken by the San Francisco Chronicle. “Meth for stolen items!” the other sign reads. “It’s not a […]
Elon Musk’s Strategy for Twitter Success: Have Users Read Fewer Tweets Every Day
September 7, 2023 by
Win McNamee/Getty Images; BNN Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk has announced limits for how many tweets users can read in a day, causing confusion and frustration among social media users in multiple countries. Musk claims that the limits are temporary. On Saturday, Twitter users in several countries either could not access the site
Reddit Mods Say They Will Ban Users Who Refer to ‘Non-Binary’ Character on ‘And Just Like That’ as a Woman
September 1, 2023 by
Moderators on the popular social media site Reddit say they will ban users who refer to “non-binary” character Che Diaz in the Sex and the City spinoff series And Just Like That as a woman — her biological sex. The so-called “non-binary” character, played by actress Sara Ramirez, is a queer stand-up comedian who uses
Ticked-Off TikTok Users Launch Lawsuit Against Montana Ban
July 23, 2023 by
A group of five TikTok users have reportedly launched a lawsuit aimed at preventing Montana from banning the platform. Five users of Chinese social media platform TikTok have reportedly filed papers in a U.S. federal court aimed at blocking Montana from banning the platform. It comes after the state’s Governor Greg Gianforte (R) announced on Thursday
ATF Reaffirms No 2A Rights for Drug Users, Bringing Spotlight Back on Hunter Biden’s Purported Gun Crime
June 1, 2023 by
ATF Reaffirms No 2A Rights for Drug Users, Bringing Spotlight Back on Hunter Biden’s Purported Gun Crime ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images The spotlight is on Hunter Biden’s purported crime again after the ATF’s St. Paul office reaffirmed the agency’s position that state laws legalizing the recreational use of certain drugs do not remove gun
Reddit user’s teen son calls manual labor ‘gross menial work’: Here’s what the ‘appalled’ mom did next
April 9, 2023 by
A concerned mom shared a troubling parenting issue on social media recently — attracting a lot of response. “I’m divorced, but I have primary custody of my three kids, 16, 12, and 8,” wrote Reddit user “dublygo” on the AITA (“Am I the A—-e”) subreddit on March 31, 2023. “Last week I took them all […]
Facebook could be forced to pay you nearly $8G’s after ‘disaster’ hack attack that left 50M users exposed.
October 3, 2018 by
Hacked Facebook users could be owed as much as 6,000 pounds ($7,800) in compensation as a result of the security breach revealed last week. Legal experts have told The Sun that damages could run into the “thousands” for anyone affected by the hack — if you can prove you felt distressed. Last Friday, Facebook revealed that […]
Obama Campaign Harvested Data from 100 Million More Facebook Users Than Cambridge Analytica.
April 13, 2018 by
Facebook announced in early April that the data of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with a political consulting firm connected to President Trump during the 2016 election. The news STUNNED the American media elites! The news shocked the political world and launched two full days of congressional hearings into Facebook […]
Facebook Keeps Secret Files on Internet Users Habits – Here’s How to Find Yours
March 4, 2018 by
Facebook regularly collects data on its 1.4 billion daily active users worldwide — here is how to find the information they have collected on you. The Daily Mail reports that Facebook may be tracking your Internet habits even if you’ve never registered an account on the site. Facebook states that this information is used to […]
Breaking: Reddit Users Break HUGE Clinton Email Story – Proving Hillary ORDERED Emails to Be Stripped
September 20, 2016 by
Breaking: REDDIT — USERS BLOW HILLARY’S EMAIL SCANDAL WIDE OPEN!— This tweet was posted earlier… “Paul Combetta ASKED TO STRIP OR REPLACE VIP’s EMAIL ADDRESS” SMOKING GUN: “BleachBit” Paul Combetta ASKED TO STRIP OR REPLACE VIP’s EMAIL ADDRESS! https://t.co/nz13MqzWth #MAGA pic.twitter.com/qQII96JI76 — Katica (@GOPPollAnalyst) September 19, 2016 This exchange took place on Reddit and involves […]
Facebook Tracks Users Without Consent, but Users Can Take Control
April 20, 2015 by
Facebook has spent years earning a notorious reputation for sacrificing users’ privacy for increased advertising revenue. Now the social networking giant may be in serious legal trouble with the European Union for violating EU laws about tracking Internet users without their consent. A report issued by ICRI/CIR and iMinds-SMIT for the Belgian Privacy Commission claims […]