Talk about taking things a bit too far. Despite what anyone says, it’s human nature to want to know what others think of you — and one NYC influencer took her curiosity a little too embarrassingly far by allegedly posting in a Reddit thread about herself under a pseudonym — and got caught. Elena Taber, … Read more
The clock is Tikking on tweens’ social media use. Amid government-sponsored social media clampdowns, TikTok is rolling out a new AI-powered age-detection tech across Europe that allows it to identify and purge accounts belonging to kids under the age of 13. The new AI age control system analyzes profile info, posted clips, and posting patterns … Read more
Most people have savings accounts, but according to a new study, many are unaware of how their money actually grows. Commissioned by LendingClub and conducted by Talker Research, a new survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 89% are at least familiar with one type of savings account, with the most well-known among them being standard … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission sued ticket reseller Key Investment Group for evading purchasing limits to buy up thousands of tickets to live events including Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and resell them at a markup, according to a complaint filed in Maryland federal court on Monday. The Baltimore, Md.-based company, which operates ticket resale sites including … Read more
The blood, sweat and tears on these threads are still — sorta — shrouded in mystery. New findings provide more evidence on what Jesus might have been buried in after he was crucified. A recent study conducted by Johns Hopkins-trained immunologist Kelly Kearse suggests that it is, in fact, possible that Jesus was buried unwashed, … Read more
He claimed that they were telling a Titanic lie. While Titanic Captain Edward John Smith’s official cause of death remains one of history’s enduring mysteries, author Dan E. Parkes has thrown cold water on theories that he took his own life, claiming these rumors unfairly tarnished his legacy. He made these bombshell claims in the book … Read more
“I don’t know how you get justice from an accident.” In 2021, the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the set of the movie “Rust.” The new Hulu documentary “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna,” directed by Rachel Mason, a friend of Hutchins, is not a chronicle of Hutchins’s life, nor a … Read more
Budgeting these days is rough. You meal plan, you change your energy and mobile providers, you try to drive less, maybe you limit your kids to one or no extra-curricular activities. It might seem impossible to save for your kids, but a mom posting as @CyanSocial on TikTok has shared how she’s saved thousands for her children. … Read more
Saturday was a dark day for ESPN accounts on X. The World Wide Leader seemingly paused all of its activity on the site as parent company Disney was one of several major companies who suspended their advertising on the social media platform following owner Elon Musk endorsing an anti-semitic conspiracy theory. Notably, on a college … Read more
There may be a bit of an unusual method to the madness in how Barstool Sports has been getting its viral content up on social media faster than other media companies have been able to. According to a report from The Daily Beast, the popular sports entertainment media brand has been using burner accounts in … Read more
Lil Tay’s death hoax hack has been confirmed by Meta. The tech giant confirmed on Saturday that the social media star was indeed the victim of a hacking attempt after a post on the influencer’s Instagram claimed she was dead. Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has reportedly spoken to the 14-year-old, deeming that she … Read more
Netflix may get a resounding “no” to the question: “Are you still watching?” The streaming service started to roll out its solution to banning password sharing — and users are threatening to cancel their subscriptions. Users are now being hit with a warning message that reads, “Your Netflix account is for you and the people … Read more
Don’t even try to break out a game of “Sorry,” Paige Spiranac impersonators. The longtime golf influencer revealed Monday she’s still combatting fake accounts, with one fan alleging that a phony Paige enticed them with a game of Scrabble. “Paige was that really you playing me Scrabble word game?” the fan DMed to Spiranac, who … Read more
How low can you go? One woman on TikTok revealed that after she found out that her boyfriend had cheated on her (twice!), she dropped all of his college classes and messed with his bank accounts to cause overdraft fees. In the video, which she has since deleted, user Rikki Jump had stitched her 50-second … Read more
It’s a mystery in the making. Jennifer Lopez stunned her fans Tuesday when her social media posts were deleted and her accounts seemingly went dark. The 53-year-old singer’s profile picture on Instagram — where she boasts 226 million followers — was replaced with a black circle and her feed was completely erased as of Tuesday … Read more
Twitter confirmed Sunday that it had removed a tweet by Ye, the musician and fashion designer formerly known as Kanye West, and temporarily prohibited him from further posts on the platform, as the fallout from his recent antisemitic comments on social media continued. Ye’s account, @kanyewest, was “locked for violating Twitter’s policies,” a Twitter spokesperson … Read more