Instagram’s new feature makes people want to delete the app
Instagram is trying to force users to stop doomscrolling in a way that isn’t satisfying. The social media platform is testing “ad breaks,” where users pause to watch an ad for a set period of time before continuing scrolling. Some users have reported seeing the feature on X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit on their own […]
Trump joins TikTok, the app he once tried to ban as president
Former President Trump has joined TikTok, the controversial Chinese-owned social media platform that he previously tried to ban while in the White House. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, made his first TikTok post in a launch video posted to the verified account @realDonaldTrump on Saturday night, showing him waving to fans at an Ultimate […]
Blaze News investigates: Cybersecurity expert says he accidentally discovered ‘disturbing’ data transfers from TikTok: ‘The app should be banned’
TikTok influencers are furious at U.S. politicians for passing legislation against their favorite social media platform, but one cybersecurity expert says “alarming” events with TikTok are the impetus for supporting the bill. He said it had become. The law passed Congress in April and was signed by President Joe Biden. This would force TikTok’s parent […]
app makes adopting your own illegal immigrant super easy
Even if your life is missing an entire immigrant family, you are lucky. Just open your phone and fill the hole in your life. “If you want to learn more about hosting immigrant families, just pick up your phone and dial 211. It’s that simple. Questions like, ‘How long can I host someone?’ Some will […]
Parler’s ex-CEO John Matze wants to fix social media with new Hedgehog app
The former CEO of conservative social media site Parler said the company aimed to foster “reasoned debate” while eliminating the cyberbullying and online “mobs” that plague other sites, especially Parler. We’ve launched a new app called Hedgehog. John Matze said he developed the new app, which has been described as a hybrid of Flipboard, Reddit, […]
Supposedly Secure Messaging App Signal Launched With Gov’t Funds, Headed By Propagandist Now Running NPR: Report
Signal, an encrypted messaging service app with over 100 million users, is touted as private and secure. However, new reports reveal that not only was the app launched with government funding, it is also allegedly led by National Public Radio (NPR) CEO Katherine Maher. Ta. Christopher Rufo, conservative activist and senior fellow at the Manhattan […]
Watchdog sues DHS for withholding information on CBP One phone app
A government watchdog has sued the Biden administration for all information related to the Department of Homeland Security’s expansion of the CBP One app to admit immigrants from outside the United States following a Washington Examiner investigation. Nonprofit Center to Advance Security in America filed a complaint against DHS this week after its owner said […]
Border Patrol mobile app for migrants seeking entry into US controversial on both sides of immigration debate
The government’s mobile app for migrants seeking asylum at the southern border has become controversial on both sides of the immigration debate. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says on its website that the CBP One app, which allows people to book appointments at points of entry into the U.S., will help “immigrate migrants while […]
TikTok, ByteDance sue US government to block law that could ban app from US
tick tock sued for block A law that would force applications to be sold from China-based parent company ByteDance or banned from entering the United States. TikTok and ByteDance argued in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the U.S. government that the law, the Protection of Americans from Foreign Enemies Act, violates the First Amendment. Biden […]
TikTok, ByteDance sue to block US law seeking sale or ban of app
TikTok announced Tuesday that it has sued the Biden administration to block a new law that would force its China-based parent company ByteDance to sell within a year. Otherwise, the app will face a total ban in the US. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., seeks a court order […]