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Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp down in mass Meta outage

 

Over 22,000 people reported issues with Facebook this evening and over 18,000 struggled to use WhatsApp, according to Downdetector.

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‘Flights grounded’: Airports in chaos

 

A global software outage has been catastrophic for travellers who have reported being stuck at airports across Australia as flights around the world are grounded.

IT expert reveals cause of global outage

 

A cyber expert has explained why the world hasn’t seen an outage like the one being currently experienced in recent times.

Universal Music impasse with TikTok threatens to take more tracks off platform

Talks stumble over money, copyright and use of artificial intelligence

Social Media Platforms Are Done With News, But Gen Z Still Treats Them as a Go-To Source

Data analysis reveals growing trust in information found on social media among young people, even as tech companies roll back moderation.

Florida advances law banning children under 16 from using social media

Bill would prohibit teenagers from creating an account, and is now headed to the state’s Republican-controlled senate

Apple, Google Get Billions From Their App Stores. That’s Now Under Threat.

Google’s court loss, increased regulatory scrutiny could derail software profit machines for the tech giants

Incognito Mode Isn’t Doing What You Think It’s Doing

Private browsing, for one thing, may be giving holiday shoppers a false sense of privacy

Windows is now an app for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and PCs

Microsoft has created a new ‘Windows App’ for accessing its OS on a variety of devices, possibly signaling broader ambitions.

Nepal bans TikTok over threat to ‘social cohesion’

This nation of 30 million people has banned TikTok, effective immediately, due to its threat to social order.

AI has rescued Mark Zuckerberg from a metaverse-size hole

His long-term bet still stands, though

Musk makes $1 billion name-change offer to Wikipedia

The owner of X (formerly Twitter) has accused the online encyclopedia of biased editing

Israeli Arabs arrested over Gaza social media posts

Dozens of Arab citizens of Israel have been arrested in connection with social media posts about the war in Gaza.

Elon Musk’s X is testing an annual fee for unverified accounts

Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has started charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 (£0.82) a year to access key features, as part of a new trial.

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