25 h. ago Amsterdam chaos as man engulfed in flames climbs out car that exploded into fireball

Footage of a flaming man walking around in a state of pain and confusion was shared on X, formerly Twitter, and clocked up more than 20,000 views from horrified social media users

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28 h. ago Woman who filmed sex with chihuahua says 'they're my world' as she's released

Logan Guminski, who claims to be a 'dog mum', admitted she had been involved in sexual activity with another dog and that a social media user paid her $500 (£386) to create the footage, police said

Politics

37 h. ago The rise of ketamine as Gen Z's drug of choice: From 'ket walks' to k

EXCLUSIVE: Despite medics warning that abuse of the drug can prove fatal, social media users regularly make light of its impacts.

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53 h. ago The Beatles biopic causes fury among fans over casting choices

Sam Mendes has announced his cast for The Beatles biopics, but social media users are not happy

Politics

3 d. ago Only those with highest IQ in country can solve 'toughest brainteaser' out there

A man has sparked a debate on social media after challenging users to solve the 'toughest brainteaser' out there - with one user admitting it took them 45 minutes to solve it

Politics

3 d. ago Adolescence star backs calls to ban social media for under 16s

Australian parliament passed landmark legislation in Novemeber banning social media platforms from allowing users under 16 to access their services

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3 d. ago Social media users horrified by mother, 61, who still breastfeeds her child in public: 'Strangers stare but I don't care'

Barbara Higgins says she will 'miss' breastfeeding when her son Jack decides it is time to stop. Despite the stares from strangers, she considers it the 'most beautiful and natural thing'.

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4 d. ago Twitter is DOWN: Thousands of users report issues with X newsfeed

Twitter is down as thousands of users report issues with their newsfeed on the social media app.

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4 d. ago People stumped by simple homework question asking kids to guess a three

A puzzled mother, believed to be from the US, took to Reddit to share a snap of her child's homework and social media users where left scratching their heads.

Politics

5 d. ago Albanian crime lords caught recruiting drug drivers on TikTok to control UK 'empire'

Adverts posted by Albanian crimelords have started appearing on TikTok aimed at 'serious boys', in an attempt to recruit social media users into an army of criminals on UK soil

Events

5 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson threatens to urinate on 'annoying class warrior' pub goer in furious rant

Clarkson's Farm star Jeremy Clarkson launched a furious tirade on an "annoying" social media user who deliberately ruins pubs and made a graphic threat against the pub goer

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6 d. ago X down for second time in two days as thousands hit with error message

Social media users have reported that X has gone down again

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7 d. ago X down for thousands as users fear Elon Musk's platform 'being cyberattacked again'

Thousands of users on popular social media site X have reported huge problems being able to use the site, including being able to post and use spaces - some fear it is another cyberattack.

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7 d. ago Service outage: Users complain Reddit and X are down across the country

Tens of thousands of online users have reacted with outrage after major social media sites Reddit and X went down.

Politics

7 d. ago BREAKING: Twitter down as X users can't access Elon Musk's app or website in their thousands

Thousands of Twitter/X users have reported being unable to access Elon Musk's social media app and website - This is a breaking news story, please refresh for updates

Technology

7 d. ago Twitter down as X users can't access Elon Musk's app or website in their thousands

Thousands of Twitter/X reported being unable to access Elon Musk's social media app and website this evening - users complained of not being able to access the social media app from 7pm

Technology

7 d. ago Reddit down as thousands fume after being hit with ‘internal server error’ message

The popular social media site Reddit is reportedly down, users have said

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8 d. ago As a geneticist, I will not mourn 23andMe and its jumble of useless health information | Adam Rutherford

Millions paid to give away their most personal data. At least in return they found out more about their earwaxInformation is the most valuable resource on Earth. We shed data from everything that we do, and megalithic corporations hoover it up. With that, they know us better than we know ourselves, and the information we readily give up is used to upsell to us, and manipulate our political and personal views. We are users of social media, but in reality we are the product. Google’s mission was never simply to provide a search engine; it was to curate the world’s information. Perhaps it is no coincidence that the commercial genetic testing company 23andMe was cofounded by Anne Wojcicki, once the wife of one of the Google creators; 23andMe’s mission was to curate the single richest dataset in the known universe, the one you carry around in your cells: your genome.23andMe provided information purporting to be about your personal health and ancestry. All you had to do was spit in a tube...

Science

1 week ago Most gruesome wrestling bout ever dad electrocuted by his own son in 'death match'

Jack Harrop's brutal blood-soaked death match with his dad delighted paying fans at the show in Sheffield, but social media users were disgusted by the spot, which saw the Iceman electrocuted

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1 week ago Most gruesome wrestling bout ever has fighter electrocuted by his own son with car battery

Jack Harrop's brutal blood-soaked death match with his dad delighted paying fans at the show in Sheffield, but social media users were disgusted by the spot, which saw the Iceman electrocuted

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