Social Media

X and Reddit appear restored after tens of thousands report outage, glitches

Users reported glitches or outages on both X and Reddit on Thursday.

March 27, 2025 2:02pm CDT

Marvin Sapp told ushers 'close the doors' in resurfaced video, asked for $40K in donations

Pastor and gospel singer Marvin Sapp is being criticized after a video resurfaced from 2024 shows him telling ushers to close the church doors and challenging the church members to donate $40,000.

March 27, 2025 1:34pm CDT

Kids with smartphones reported higher well-being than kids without, study finds

Despite kids who reported having overall better well-being compared to kids who did not own smartphones, they also admitted that using social media had negative impacts on their health.

March 25, 2025 4:25pm CDT

Was Instagram down? Users reported outage issues on Thursday

Instagram appeared to be down for many users on Thursday. Here's what we know.

March 20, 2025 8:05pm CDT

Texas lawmakers want to add warning label to social media platforms

Texas House Bill 499 would require platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to show a warning that there is a link between a teen's social media usage and significant mental health issues. A similar bill was introduced in Congress, but it never made it out of committee.

March 17, 2025 5:17pm CDT

Snapchat briefly goes down for users, according to Downdetector

Snapchat users reported outages on Thursday night, with Downdetector showing a spike in issues and complaints surfacing on social media.

March 14, 2025 4:38am CDT

New fact-checks coming to Facebook: Here's when

Meta will begin testing Community Notes, a crowdsourced fact-checking system for Facebook and Instagram, on March 18. The new program replaces traditional fact-checking, a move that has sparked concern from media experts.

March 13, 2025 5:12pm CDT

Facebook whistleblower barred from promoting new tell-all book

A former Facebook executive released a tell-all book about her “critical years” at Facebook/Meta, but an arbitrator has blocked her from promoting it.

March 13, 2025 10:39am CDT

Another TikTok ban looms as Trump says a deal is coming—here’s what could happen next

With an April 5 deadline looming, TikTok could be sold, banned again, or given another extension. Here’s what’s at stake.

March 11, 2025 10:06pm CDT

'Airport theory' trend has travelers arriving at gate 15 minutes before takeoff

Passengers are participating in the new viral trend, "airport theory," with flyers arriving at their gates 15 minutes before their flights depart. A travel expert weighs in.

March 11, 2025 4:58am CDT

JD Vance memes take over social media—here’s how he responded

Viral memes of Vice President JD Vance have flooded social media, depicting him in comically altered and grotesque forms. Now, Vance has responded—by posting a meme of himself.

March 10, 2025 7:41pm CDT

Is X down? Elon Musk claims ‘massive cyberattack’

Elon Musk said Monday that his social media platform X was hit with a cyberattack.

March 10, 2025 12:48pm CDT

Remember Digg? Its founders are bringing it back, with AI's help

Digg, a news site that popularized up- and down-votes online, is making a comeback over 20 years after it launched, with the help of AI and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

March 5, 2025 3:27pm CST

What is the Take It Down Act?

First lady Melania Trump lobbied on Monday for the bill, which is created to protect people from having sexually explicit images and content of them circulated online.

March 3, 2025 4:20pm CST

Is Facebook down? Thousands of users report outage

Thousands of users reported an outage on Facebook on Wednesday evening, according to Downdetector.

February 26, 2025 9:05pm CST

Rep. Dan Crenshaw caught on hot mic allegedly threatening to 'kill' Tucker Carlson

U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw was caught on a hot mic seemingly threatening to "kill" former Fox News host Tucker Carlson after an interview with GB News. Carlson made a post on X offering Crenshaw his address.

February 25, 2025 1:52pm CST