Dolly Parton’s brother Randy has died at the age of 67 after a battle with cancer, his sister said Thursday.. The country music queen, 75, shared the sad news on Facebook on Thursday, revealing that her little brother has ‘lost his battle with cancer.’ ‘The family and I are grieving his loss but we know he is … Read more
Facebook has banned a Dorset-based historical re-enactment society for a second time after mistaking it for a far-right militia group. Five elderly members of the Wimborne Militia of Dorset were left bemused after their Facebook accounts were suspended last month. The social media giant has been taking down and restricting accounts of right-wing paramilitary groups … Read more
AI chatbot is REMOVED from Facebook after saying she ‘despised’ gay people, would ‘rather die’ than be disabled and calling the #MeToo movement ‘ignorant’ Lee Luda is a South Korean chatbot with the persona of a 20-year-old student It has attracted more than 750,000 users since its launch last month But the chatbot has started … Read more
Millions of WhatsApp users have taken the drastic step of abandoning the app ahead of a privacy policy update that will force them to share their data with Facebook. The update, which will be released on February 8, affects WhatsApp users in all countries outside of Europe and the UK, where there are strict data protection … Read more
Millions of WhatsApp users have taken the drastic step of abandoning the app ahead of a privacy policy update that will force them to share their data with Facebook. The update, which will be released on February 8, affects WhatsApp users in all countries outside of Europe and the UK, where data protection laws are stricter. … Read more
Facebook and Instagram will keep President Trump’s account locked until at least January 20th for fear that more violence will ensue following Wednesday’s storming of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, by his supporters. The decision, which was announced in a Facebook post by company CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, will likely put pressure … Read more
The ‘game changing’ freezer organising trick that will save you THOUSANDS in 2021 – and it makes the weekly grocery shop a breeze An organised mum has revealed how she saved thousands – just in the freezer She now labels food and puts it in containers so it doesn’t spill and get ruined She also … Read more
Facebook, Messenger and Instagram have all stopped working for some users this morning. The Facebook-owned social media apps went down at around 09.30 GMT, according to the website Downdetector, which monitors online outages. Users are unable to send messages and are being flashed an error message which says the app is ‘waiting for network’. More … Read more
Google and Facebook could soon be forced to pay UK publishers for using their news content as part of a suite of new powers to rein them in, the Government‘s digital taskforce said today. A group led by the UK’s competitions watchdog believes British publishers are victims of the tech giants’ extraordinary market dominance and payments … Read more
Police searching for missing British ‘van life’ blogger Esther Dingley have interviewed her boyfriend twice as they struggle to find any clues over her disappearance. Daniel Colegate, Esther’s partner of 18 years, has given statements to police in Spain and France as they hunt for the hiker. Gendarme Captain Bordinaro said: ‘Mr Colegate has been … Read more