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NSYNC member Lance Bass has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the conservatorship of his childhood pal Britney Spears. Lance posted an older photo of Britney to his Facebook page — seen here — and asked for answers to the questions he posed in the caption of the post. He had his own take on […]

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg and claimed that the internet giant bore “partial responsibility” for the Capitol Hill riots that rocked the nation’s capital earlier this January. Ocasio-Cortez made the comments during a livestream with her followers, per The Hill. During the discussion, the 31-year-old lawmaker blamed the […]

Jon Gosselin has revealed he was hospitalized with COVID-19 in an emotional appearance on The Dr. Oz Show. The episode, which airs today, will feature the former reality television star sharing his story about battling the virus and giving fans a current health update. A clip from his appearance was uploaded to the show’s Facebook […]

Mark Zuckerberg has banned President Donald Trump from the social media platforms Facebook and Instagram for the foreseeable future, through his last days in office and perhaps even beyond. In a statement posted to Facebook, Zuckerberg condemned the president for his abuses of the social media sites in a post — seen here — after […]

Facebook recently told its employees about new plans to create devices that can read minds by using neural sensors. The details of the social networking giant’s ambitious new plans came shortly after news broke last week that the company was the subject of an anti-trust lawsuit led by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Facebook’s […]

Amidst the tallying of votes during the 2020 presidential election, conservative activist Candace Owens took to her Instagram page to call for donations in support of a lawsuit she has filed against a fact checking organization hired by Facebook. Owens explained that she was disappointed not to be “storming Arizona” due to her pregnancy, but […]

Facebook and Instagram have pushed notifications to inform users that the results of the American presidential election are not final after Donald Trump reportedly claimed he had already won. The Independent reported that both platforms are sending pop-up notifications on their apps to tell people that votes are still being counted and not to believe […]

The New York Post is reporting that its Twitter account gained around 190,000 followers after the outlet tweeted a negative exposé on Hunter Biden — and was locked out of the social media platform as a result. The banishment appears to have been a boon for the news outlet, as its following boasted a 10.6 […]

In recent days, President Donald Trump’s campaign has been running misleading Facebook advertisements about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, according to a new report from CNN. The ads feature fake photos showing Biden with an “Apple-style white earpiece in his right ear.” Some of the still images also feature a white circle around the Democrat’s […]

Elon Musk leapfrogged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Monday to become the world’s third-richest person, with an estimated fortune of $115 billion, according to Bloomberg. While Zuckerberg previously sat higher in the rankings of world billionaires, with an estimated net worth of $111 billion, Musk’s fortune grew a staggering $87.8 billion this year due to […]

Fortnite creator Epic Games might be feuding with Apple, but it’s far from the only big company that has a problem with how the tech giant handles its app store policies. Nicolas Vega of the New York Post reported on Friday that several other tech titans joined the fray on the side of Fortnite, just […]

Facebook added a disclaimer to a post that President Donald Trump made on Tuesday in which he suggested that mail-in voting would lead to a “corrupt election,” Reuters reported. On Tuesday, Trump took to the popular social media platform to address a topic he’s raised frequently in these past few months — the possibility that […]

Dianna Ploss was formerly a radio host in New Hampshire for WSMN 1590. However, she recently lost her job after she yelled at landscapers for not speaking English. Strangely enough, she posted the video of the incident to her own Facebook page where it then went viral and earned backlash, according to TMZ. In the […]

An investigation into the black markets operating on Facebook has claimed that looted skulls and other human remains are a thriving online business, despite both the legal and moral implications. According to Live Science, an investigation into the human remains-focused black markets showed a seedy underbelly to a website more often known for its social […]

A Black woman named Marcia Grant is speaking out after she and her 9-year-old son were denied service at a restaurant because of how her child was dressed. The restaurant was Ouzo Bay in Baltimore, Maryland, which is owned by the Atlas Restaurant Group, according to Today. Grant was shocked when she was approached by […]

Mark Zuckerberg’s wallet may be a bit lighter this week due to a growing advertiser boycott of Facebook over what critics see as the site’s failure to police hate speech and disinformation on its platform. As Bloomberg reported, the social media site’s founder lost $7.2 billion as shares of the company fell 8.3 percent on […]

Though members of the British royal family are strictly instructed to steer clear of anything related to politics, it appears that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are taking advantage of their departure from the monarchy to break from the tradition and support the growing Facebook advertising boycott. According to Axios, multiple sources have claimed that […]

According to a Friday report from Mother Jones, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign may be spending “thousands of dollars” on Facebook advertisements promoting campaign manager Brad Parscale’s name and personal business. As the publication pointed out, the president’s re-election team is investing considerable sums of money in Facebook ads, most of which point to its […]

William Barr believes certain social media companies are “censoring” conservative voices, and in a recent interview, the attorney general said he’s looking at ways to bring antitrust charges against those firms. Harry Litman of The Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday that Barr sat down for an interview on Fox News where he talked about […]

In an emotional video posted to his Facebook account over the weekend, by way of Ringside News, CW Anderson — whose real name is Chris Wright — has announced his retirement from professional wrestling. According to the former WWE superstar and ECW original, his reason for hanging up his boots after a 20+ year career […]

Claudia DeFabio is the 25-year-old sister of Glenda, a high school student with Down syndrome. DeFabio wrote an emotional Facebook post this week that has since gone viral in which she said that Glenda’s high school had neglected to include her photo in the yearbook, according to Today. In the post, Claudia explained that her […]

On Thursday, Facebook removed from its platform an advertisement paid for by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, citing a policy against organized hate. As reported by the New York Daily News and other outlets, the campaign ad featured a symbol that resembled imagery used by Nazis during World War II to label prisoners being held […]

The Department of Justice announced that it was looking into measures to end the legal immunity clauses that have protected tech giants such as Google and Facebook from being targets of lawsuits relating to the content posted onto their websites. According to The Wall Street Journal, the proposed changes will likely be announced on Wednesday […]

Almost two hundred scientists connected to the Chan Zuckerberg research foundations have signed onto a letter imploring tech billionaire and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to take steps to slow the spread of misinformation coming from U.S. President Donald Trump just months before the November election. The letter, which is having names added to it all […]

Facebook will soon apply warning labels to posts from state-controlled media in an effort to provide transparency about what users are seeing, CNN reported. On Thursday, Facebook’s head of security policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said that users of the social media platform need to be informed about where their news is coming from. For that reason, […]

Shola Richards is an African American man from Los Angeles, California, who recently shared a vulnerable post regarding the topic of racism that has since gone viral. In the message that he shared on Facebook, he explained that he does not go on walks around his neighborhood unless he is joined by his dog and […]

Senator and possible next vice presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren took aim at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg after his interview with Fox News aired on Thursday. The Facebook founder came out in support of free speech on all social media platforms after the controversy sparked in light of Twitter’s decision to fact-check President Donald Trump’s tweets, […]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg came out against his competitor’s site and said he disagreed with Twitter’s decision to fact check President Donald Trump’s tweets. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has been in the midst of a firestorm ever since his platform fact-checked the president’s recent tweets, causing a backlash from both everyday users and the president […]

Police continue to look for missing Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew, this time turning their attention to her husband’s job site which is near Salida. Morphew, who is 49 years old, went missing on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, while on a bike ride, according to Fox News. This past week, the FBI, the Colorado Bureau […]

A recent report from The Wall Street Journal claims that Donald Trump is considering putting together a White House commission to review anti-conservative bias and censorship on social media platforms. As reported by The Daily Caller, the Trump administration is also looking to pressure the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Election Commission to conduct […]

Not long after a Thursday study by watchdog group Tech Transparency Project (TTP) revealed that more than 100 white supremacist groups are “thriving” on Facebook, the platform took down 55 of the groups identified in the report. HuffPost allegedly contacted the social media giant after the release of the study to inquire about the presence […]

On Saturday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote a tweet threatening social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Google after claiming they were engaging in “illegal” activity and were controlled by the “radical left.” “The Radical Left is in total command & control of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google. The Administration is working to […]

Facebook announced on Friday their purchase of Giphy for approximately $400 million, Bloomberg reported. The social media company already offered users access to Giphy’s library, an extensive collection of GIFs and other images used for messaging, but this purchase means they’ll have complete ownership of the brand. This acquisition reportedly came in the wake of […]

According to Variety, Facebook announced they are celebrating the Class of 2020 in a big way next month with a live broadcast called “#Graduation2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate the Class of 2020.” Due to the coronavirus pandemic, public gatherings have been canceled throughout the country, which has prompted large events, like graduations, to find alternative […]

Jessa Duggar took to Facebook on Tuesday to recount a conversation that she had with her oldest son, and it had some of her followers guessing that she’s expecting again. The 27-year-old Counting On star wrote that she is a big fan of “old names,” and she recently spoke with her 4-year-old son, Spurgeon Elliot […]

When Malcolm Coleman, a Wendy’s employee, lost his home in a tragic fire, College students from the campus where he worked decided to ban together to lend him a helping hand, according to Today. Coleman was an employee at the Wendy’s fast food joint at the University of South Carolina‘s campus in Columbia. Thus, he’s […]

A woman from Atlanta, Georgia, died after a freak accident caused her to be struck by a utility pole — only moments after she survived a car wreck. Early Thursday morning, Keisha Edwards was driving on Woodruff Farm Road in Columbus, Georgia, with a male companion passenger, as reported by local news WRBL. The 26-year-old […]

Facebook, Twitter, and Tik Tok, arguably the biggest three social media companies, have all pulled out of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. Much like the Global Developers Conference (GDC) before it, the festival is struggling to keep attendees as the entire world is gripped by fear and paranoia surrounding the coronavirus. Twitter was one […]

Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used to be fairly good friends, according to Politico. Their relationship predated the election, and many political experts have wondered how much of it has endured between the pair. Zuckerberg and Buttigieg were two years apart at Harvard, and though their paths did not […]

A neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York mourns after a teenager was shot and killed near his home while broadcasting on Facebook Live. The victim, 19-year-old Jeremiah Dickey, was outside a nearby bodega which CBS New York reports is only “steps from his home.” Police responded to a call around 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday evening in […]

At the heart of Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign will be a massive “disinformation” operation dedicated to spreading falsehoods and confusion through social media and other outlets — an operation that will cost the team about $1 billion, according to an investigative report published by Atlantic Monthly in its March issue, and available online starting […]

During a speech at Silicon Slopes Tech Summit 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaffirmed his company’s commitment to free speech, which has caused a backlash and even a boycott from high-profile figures like Stephen King. “This is the new approach, and I think it’s going to piss off a lot […]

Stephen King announced over the weekend that he has decided to delete his Facebook profile because of the false information present in political advertising, reported The Guardian. The horror novelist took to Twitter, where he has 5.6 million followers, to explain why he quit the popular social media platform. “I’m quitting Facebook. Not comfortable with […]

Heather Chisum is a single mother from Florida who got a disturbing shock recently after picking up her toddler from day care. When she pulled her son’s T-shirt up she saw that a day care worker had written on her child’s stomach in big bold letters with markers. The message was, “I’m out of diapers.” […]

A teenage driver from Lincoln, Nebraska is receiving praise for a heartwarming good deed. The 16-year-old new driver, Owen Sullivan, was driving on ice and snow when he accidentally struck a stranger’s mailbox. Instead of just driving away as he could have easily done, he took the time to go up to the house, own […]

Facebook is set to pay $550 million in damages to users in Illinois who won a lawsuit against the social media giant’s use of facial recognition tools, the BBC reported. The users argued that Facebook violated the state’s privacy laws. Their lawyer, Jay Edelson, told The New York Times that anonymity is something that must […]

Baillie Childers is 7-years-old and her father, Larry Childers of Gray, Tennessee is in the U.S. Navy. When her father is away on deployment, Baillie has a stuffed ‘deployment doll’ with her dad’s face on it to comfort her. The little girl was distraught to have lost the doll at the end of December. Thanks […]

Cher Lloyd rose to fame at 16-years-old when she auditioned on The X Factor in the U.K. 10 years ago. The “With Ur Love” hitmaker proved to be a popular contestant as she came in fourth place. However, she had to face a lot of online trolling during the process. Ten years after the show, […]

Bon Jovi announced the dates and a surprise opening act for their long-awaited “Bon Jovi 2020 Tour,” which will hit the road beginning in June and continue through the end of July, making this summer one of the most hotly anticipated for fans of the legendary rock band. In an official Facebook post, the band […]

Actor Mark Hamill has deleted his Facebook account in protest over the social media platform’s political ad policy, CNN reports. In a tweet Sunday evening, the Star Wars actor noted that his news isn’t exactly going to be Earth-shattering, but that at the same time he must stick to his own principles. “So disappointed that […]