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SOME MEDIA REPORTS ARE SUGGESTING META’S NEW POLICIES ARE LEADING TO BOYCOTTS AND A POTENTIAL MASS EXODUS OFF FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. OTHER REPORTS SUGGEST META’S RECENT DECISIONS HAVE SENT GOOGLE SEARCHES TO “DELETE FACEBOOK” **SOARING. BOTH OF THESE REPORTS – HAVE LIMITATIONS IN ITS DATA. FOR THE REPORT ABOUT USERS SEARCHING “HOW TO DELETE FACEBOOK” WENT “SOARING” – ITS RELIANT ON GOOGLE TREND DATA – WHICH DOES **NOT OFFER ACTUAL “SEARCH VOLUME NUMBERS.” WHICH MEANS WE DON’T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY SEARCHED HOW TO DELETE THEIR FACEBOOK. AND NBC’S REPORT CITING USERS CALLING FOR A BOYCOTT – RELIED ON…

Hi, this is Colum Murphy in Beijing, where like many others I was surprised this week that one of my favorite Chinese social media apps was invaded by … Americans? This article was originally published by a www.bloomberg.com . Read the Original article here. .

Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been two years since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble (two of which have already shuttered operations) and Spill have been presented as potential replacements, but few aside from Meta’s Threads have achieved the speed of growth Bluesky has reached. As of January 2025, Bluesky has surpassed 25 million users. Its growth stems from several policy changes at X, including a heavily criticized change to the block feature and…

By Richard Deitsch, Andrew Marchand, Tashan Reed and Vic TafurTom Brady’s agent says he’s committed to sports broadcasting for the long haul.Don Yee, Brady’s longtime agent, said the famous quarterback-turned-Fox NFL broadcaster plans to stay with Fox for the duration of his 10-year broadcasting contract. Yee told SBJ’s Ben Fischer that “Tom has had a tremendous amount of fun working with Fox this year, and he’s really excited about the future with Fox and his growth on their team. And this year was the first year of a long relationship.”Fischer asked Yee specifically if Brady intended to fulfill the terms…

Alarming news: A new study finds that several brands of fitness tracker and smartwatch bands contain “very high concentrations” of a man-made chemical that can harm our health. University of Notre Dame researchers tested 22 wristbands at various price points — many were manufactured with fluoroelastomers, synthetic rubbers designed to repel sweat, skin oils and water. Nine of the bands had elevated levels of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These compounds are known as “forever chemicals” — and they’ve been linked to a host of health problems, including an increased risk of certain cancers.…

CBS News Pittsburgh Live PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two young missing kids from Ohio were found in Iceland after a months-long search, the U.S. Marshals Service announced on Thursday.The search for the two children, ages 8 and 9, began when they were reported missing to the Canton Police Department at the end of October. Authorities said a family member had reported them missing, indicating that their 34-year-old mother had stopped taking her mental health medication, abandoned her apartment and stopped taking her children to school. The U.S. Marshals Service said the kids were initially tracked to Denver, Colorado. As the case “intensified,”…

The Biden administration has effectively punted a decision on TikTok’s future to the incoming Trump team, which may extend a divesture deadline on parent ByteDance and find a way to keep the social media app going. Amid the uncertainty, TikTok users are figuring out their next steps. (Source: Bloomberg) This article was originally published by a www.bloomberg.com . Read the Original article here. .

The lawyer for a Queensland social media influencer, accused of torturing her baby daughter to boost her social media profile, has asked that she be held in protective custody because of concerns for her safety.  The 34-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the child, appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today after her arrest in Logan on Thursday. She was charged with several offences, including multiple counts of administering poison with intent to harm, and one count each of torture, making child exploitation material and fraud.It is alleged the woman gave her daughter medications which were not…

U.S. NewsGONE TOO SOONThe “Hollyoaks” actor was hospitalized for respiratory failure last year.Emell Derra Adolphus News ReporterUpdated Jan. 16 2025 7:06PM EST / Published Jan. 16 2025 6:26PM EST Karwai Tang/WireImage Emell Derra AdolphusNews ReporterJunkMellemell.adolphus@thedailybeast.comGot a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. This article was originally published by a www.thedailybeast.com . Read the Original article here. .

Some media reports suggest that Meta’s new policies are prompting boycotts and a potential mass exodus from Facebook and Instagram. Other reports claim Meta’s recent decisions have caused Google searches for “delete Facebook” to soar. NBC News: “Meta’s pivot to the right sparks boycotts and calls for a user exodus.” Forbes: “Meta Decision Sends Searches To Delete Facebook Soaring.” Both reports, however, have limitations in their data. The report about users searching “how to delete Facebook” relies on Google Trends data, which does not provide actual search volume numbers . As a result, it’s unclear how many people searched for…