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Core blimey! Euronews Culture's glossary to Gen Z's 'cores'

Cottagecore, Normcore, Zombiecore... Confused? Then you need Euronews Culture's comprehensive A - Z glossary of Gen Z's favourite 'cores' - and the often bizarre reasons behind their existence...

16/04/2023

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This state has become the first in the US to completely ban TikTok

TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has already been restricted in several countries, particularly on government devices.

15/04/2023

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Why are capybaras taking over social media?

The capybara has become something of a viral sensation, with a deluge of photos, videos and memes online racking up millions of views. Here's why.

12/04/2023

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Meet the TikToker teaching a 5,000-year-old Indigenous language

To help preserve his Indigenous mother tongue, Mexican TikToker Santos Tuz records short videos to spread a Mayan language.

11/04/2023

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Dalai Lama apologises after video shows him kissing a boy

The Dalai Lama apologised after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism.

10/04/2023

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Russia mulls lifting Twitter ban after Musk reinstates Kremlin account

Russia is considering lifting its ban on Twitter after the social media network reinstated access to accounts of Russian state agencies.

10/04/2023

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I 'hacked' someone else's TikTok. Here's how to avoid it happening

When Euronews journalist Aylin Elci set up a TikTok account, she ended up logging into someone else’s. Here’s what you need to know about SIM swapping.

05/04/2023

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TikTok fined €14.5 million in the UK for ‘misusing children’s data’

The UK’s data watchdog found more than one million UK children under the age of 13 were estimated to be on TikTok in 2020.

04/04/2023

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Twitter strips verified check mark from main New York Times account

Despite plans to begin removing them, just one account has lost its check mark for not paying for Twitter Blue so far.

03/04/2023

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US TikTok ban blocked in Senate over free speech concerns

"Do we really want to emulate Chinese speech bans?" said US Republican Senator Rand Paul.

30/03/2023

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Twitter removes tweets about 'Trans Day of Vengeance' protests

Many of the tweets removed were from conservative users, including controversial US congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene.

30/03/2023

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A new 'news language': Spanish TikTok journalists attract millions

A group of young Spanish women are shaking up the daily news business with an innovative storytelling approach on social media. Ac2ality aims to provide a look at the news as you've probably never seen it before.

28/03/2023

Tech News

Twitter says parts of its source code were leaked online

It's the latest challenge for Twitter under Elon Musk, who also reportedly said the platform is now worth less than half what he paid for.

27/03/2023

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TikTok is the new place to learn about the Holocaust

Aron Goodman took to TikTok in a bid to combat antisemitism, with the help of his 85-year-old grandmother Tova Friedman. The response to her personal testimony has been incredible.

27/03/2023

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After TikTok, why has France banned Netflix on government phones?

The French government has banned the use of "recreational" apps such as TikTok, Netflix and Instagram on the work phones of its civil servants.

24/03/2023

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Justice for Nepo Babies? Sofia Coppola’s daughter Romy goes viral

Is the tide changing and are nepo babies now simply an entertaining balm in difficult times?

22/03/2023

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Selena Gomez becomes first woman with 400 million Instagram followers

The achievement comes as Gomez took to Instagram to post a story defending ‘courageous’ Iranian teenagers who were detained and forced to publicly repent after they danced to her song ‘Calm Down’

22/03/2023

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The best free alternatives to Twitter SMS authentication

Free SMS two-factor authentication is ending on Twitter. But there are other free options to secure your account.

20/03/2023

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UK becomes latest country to ban TikTok from government devices

Chinese-owned social media app TikTok will be banned from UK government phones, including phones used by ministers and civil servants.

16/03/2023

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Meta to shed another 10,000 employees in a fresh round of job cuts

The parent company of Facebook had already let go 11,000 staff in November in a bid to cut costs.

14/03/2023