Singapore’s first social media PM: can Lawrence Wong win Gen Z votes or will he become ‘just a meme’?

The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) knows this and has spent the last two decades trying to conquer the various platforms. The government regularly makes major announcements over social media alongside mainstream channels. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 72, for example, announced on Monday his decision to hand over the reins to Wong on May … Read more

She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell

Holifield hired Eva to help get her account back. But Eva warned that the chances of success were impossible to predict. Eva herself had, for reasons unclear to her, lost access in late January to Meta’s Media Support Partner Portal, a channel to more dedicated support for public figures and organizations. Someone else with Portal … Read more

Social Media Platform X Banned In Pakistan Over Concerns About

Lahore: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Interior to revoke its decision on the suspension within one week, according to a media report. Social media users in Pakistan have been facing difficulties in accessing the Elon Musk-owned platform since mid-February when jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party called for … Read more

Zuckerberg wins bid to avoid personal liability in addiction lawsuits

A judge has granted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s request to dismiss lawsuits that allege he was personally responsible for his platforms fueling social media addiction. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Monday, excusing Zuckerberg from being held liable, but said the case against Meta, the parent company to Facebook and Instagram, still stands. Lawsuits … Read more

How online sleuths saved ‘ghosted’ wife of runaway Brit TV chef a FORTUNE in divorce costs after tracking him down

THE ‘ghosted’ wife of a Brit TV chef has saved herself a fortune in divorce costs thanks to online sleuths who tracked down her missing hubby.  Ashley Maguire claimed her partner, Charles Withers, had completely vanished while she was pregnant with their second child in a Facebook post that has since gone viral. 8 Ashley … Read more

Heartwarming moment woman kidnapped as a child is reunited with her family 52 YEARS after she was snatched from her home

THIS is the heartwarming moment a woman who was kidnapped as a child is reunited with her family an incredible 52 years after she was first abducted. Aura Guerrero León was just a four-year-old girl when she was snatched from the streets of Bogota, Colombia in 1972. 5 The moment Aura Guerrero León was reunited … Read more

How Brit TV chef Charles Withers was tracked down by army of TikTok sleuths in just 24 hours after ‘ghosted’ wife’s plea

A BRIT chef accused of “ghosting” his wife and two children was tracked down by an army of TikTok sleuths just hours after his partner’s bizarre plea. Heartbroken Ashley McGuire claims TV star husband Charles Withers abandoned their family a year ago after he allegedly changed his name and vanished “without a trace”. 8 Ashley McGuire has … Read more

Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism

The tech giants have overthrown capitalism. That’s the argument of former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who became famous trying to defend debt-laden Greece from its German creditors. Varoufakis has never quite regained the notoriety of 2015. But he has remained a prominent left-wing voice. After a failed campaign for a seat in the European … Read more

Meta accused of censoring paper, reports critical of company

By Allison Morrow | CNN Meta blocked a newspaper’s critical report about it on Facebook and its other social sites for hours, sparking a backlash that intensified after the company appeared to subsequently block links to the website of an independent journalist who republished the report. The controversy began Thursday morning when users noticed that … Read more

Philippine man tattoos his forehead to win US$1,770 in April Fools’ Day prank gone wrong

Upon seeing the image on Monday, online seller Ramil Albano rushed to the nearest tattoo shop. Hours later, Albano sent a video of his tattooed forehead to the Taragis Facebook page. He claimed that he did not click on the image before he took up the ink challenge. Taragis’ account posted screenshots from Albano’s video … Read more