US court revives TikTok lawsuit over girl’s ‘blackout challenge’ death
A U.S. appeals court has resumed a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in the viral “Blackout Challenge,” which asked users of the social media platform to strangle themselves until they lost consciousness. Social media companies are generally protected by federal law from lawsuits over their […]
Bangladesh ends 11-day mobile internet blackout after deadly protests
Mobile internet services were restored in Bangladesh on Sunday after an 11-day internet shutdown following days of student protests over government job quotas. The country’s 4G mobile internet services were resumed on Sunday following a meeting with internet service providers and other leaders, Minister of State for Communications and Information and Communications Technology Zunaid Ahmed […]
Basilica Shined as ‘Anomaly’ Blackout Plunged Paris Into Darkness
The City of Light was hit by a power outage on Saturday evening, a day after the lewd LGBT-themed Olympic opening ceremony drew backlash from Christians around the world, with a “technical anomaly” plunging key parts of the city into darkness. Power was cut to tens of thousands of residents in the French capital at […]