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Miss Universe 2025 Winners Announced In Reverse? Social Media Peppered With Memes On 'Real Results'

After Miss Mexico's win at Miss Universe 2025, fans online argue the results were announced 'backwards,' claiming Côte d'Ivoire was the real winner. Threads and X users post memes, alternative results cards, and AI 'fixes' of the pageant.

International Business Times UK

How To Download All Your Social Media Content Before The Under-16s Ban Hits

A handy guide to preserving all those precious posts, Snaps and TikToks.

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Australia is about to ban under-16s from social media. Here’s what kids can do right now to prepare

If you’re a young person in Australia, you probably know new social media rules are coming in December. If you and your friends are under 16, you might be locked out of the social media spaces you use every day.

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Australia’s Under-16s Social Media Ban Is Here: What You Need To Know

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Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media ban

Meta has started notifying young Australians to download their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

The Independent UK

X was down –here's what we know about the major outage

X experienced a big outage on mobile and desktop today that was most likely caused by Cloudflare problems –here's what happpened.

TechRadar

World's Strictest Social Media Law: 9 Platforms Must Block Everyone Under 16 or Pay $33M

Australia expanded its world-first under-16 social media ban to include Reddit and Kick, effective December 10. Nine platforms—Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Threads, Reddit, and Kick—face AU$49.5M fines for non-compliance. WhatsApp and gaming platforms are exempt.

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Fans Call For Israel Show Of 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night' To Be Axed Amid Outrage

Fans have called for an Israeli screening of NBC's 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night' to be cancelled after social-media posts sparked outrage; official NBC/Universal promotional material confirms the special but distributors have yet to address territory-specific concerns.

International Business Times UK

While Musk And Zuck Chase Likes, Trump Is Monetizing Belief

When Elon Musk talks about making X the "everything app" and Mark Zuckerberg rebrands Threads as the calmer corner of the internet, Donald Trump's Truth Social has taken a sharper turn — it's literally turning belief into a tradable asset. The announcement led to a surge in its parent company…

Benzinga

Threads adds vanishing 'ghost posts' on a timer for those one-off hot takes

Meta highlighted an update for Threads that's started rolling out, bringing "ghost posts" to users.

Android Central

Influencers could learn a thing or two from traditional journalism about disclosing who’s funding their political coverage

Online influencers, through their postings on Instagram, Threads, TikTok and elsewhere, have created an exuberant universe of news and commentary that often outruns mainstream media in reach and even impact. They work the same waterfront as journalism and public relations, but their relationship with those mainstay practices built around fact…

The Conversation

Meta Bets Big On AI: Ad Revenue Set To Outpace Google

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) is accelerating artificial intelligence-driven ad demand across its core platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp.

Benzinga

Florida breastfeeding mom gets a cheeky surprise from her toddler. The moment has gone viral for all the right reasons

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Ruby Rose Stood Up for Taylor Swift Amid MAGA Accusations. Now, Everyone’s Wondering Why KC's Travis Kelce Won’t

Ruby Rose stepped into the conversation and she didn’t hold back. After online chatter accused Taylor Swift of pushing MAGA-friendly themes following the release of The Life of a Showgirl, Rose fired back on Threads with sharp words and no patience for the claims.

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Threads is rolling out group chats and expands messaging to the EU

Threads is making a significant move to keep conversations flowing directly within its app, rolling out two major updates to its direct messaging feature.

Android Central

Instagram tests a 'Home' tab with short-form content before anything else

Instagram reportedly started a test in India where Reels are placed front and center in the app.

AAP

Can't believe your eyes? When fakes flood the internet

From burning icons to fabricated crowds, viral AI images and videos are spreading fast and showing how easily reality can be distorted in the digital age.

International Business Times UK

Meta Faces Scrutiny Over Algorithm Bias as Schoolgirl Images Pushed in Threads Ads

Meta under fire for using schoolgirl photos in Threads ads shown to men, raising safety fears and regulatory questions in the UK.

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Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man

Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site ‘as bait’, campaigner says

TechRadar

Meta Connect 2025 as it happend: Ray-Ban Gen 2, Oakley Vanguard, Meta Display glasses, and Zuckerberg running away with Diplo

Meta Connect 2025 is kicking off soon –and we're expecting Mark Zuckerberg to show us the future of Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. Here's all the latest news as it happens.

Tom’s Guide

James Gunn reveals Superman returns to the DCU with 'Man of Tomorrow' — and he's bringing an unlikely ally

James Gunn has officially revealed "Man of Tomorrow," the next installment in the DCU to feature Superman.

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The Price of a McDonald’s Hash Brown in 12 Major US Cities

Just how much does a McDonald's hash brown really cost across major U.S. cities and are the price hikes as outrageous as social media suggests?

International Business Times UK

Melania Trump Seen at Walter Reed: Is Trump Secretly Confined for CKD and Heart Failure Treatment?

Melania Trump's unexpected visit to Walter Reed sparks rumours about Donald Trump's health. Is the US President secretly confined for CKD and heart failure treatment?

TechRadar

Revealed: X knows where you are, but YouTube doesn’t care

VPN company Surfshark has looked into the location data requirements for the top social media apps. Its findings reveal that Elon Musk’s X really likes to know where you are at all times, and a VPN can’t necessarily help you.

The Independent UK

Viral elementary math question has stumped a teacher - can you solve it?

Bobby Seagull is baffling the internet with a math problem from a 7-year-old that even he can’t solve

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