Romania

Controversial online influencer Andrew Tate arrested in Romania

Police footage appears to show several blurred-out sports cars, wads of cash, and a handgun

30/12/2022

Culture news

Euroviews. Best of Culture 2022: Day 30 - Highs & Lows of the Year

From blue tick impersonators to reinstating Trump, Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter takeover has sent the social media platform into chaos this year.

30/12/2022

Tech News

Twitter back online after global outage has thousands complaining

Musk tweeted that "significant backend server architecture changes" had been rolled out and that "Twitter should feel faster".

29/12/2022

France

Iranian national dies in Lyon decrying Tehran's crackdown on protests

An Iranian national jumped into the Rhône River on Monday after posting a video on Facebook forewarning he was going to kill himself to raise awareness of his country's plight. According to NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR), 476 protesters have so far been killed in the crackdown.

28/12/2022

Culture news

Crying on TikTok: Meet the unseen influencer

Ever wondered who's making all the funny filters you use on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat? Ollie Tyler is one of the tech geniuses making an overlooked part of today's internet culture.

26/12/2022

Culture news

Euroviews. Best of Culture 2022: Day 24 - Highs & Lows of the Year

Day 23 of our Cultural Advent Calendar, Our Highs & Lows of this cultural year continues with the H3 Podcast, the place where internet culture comes to thrive.

24/12/2022

World News

Justification by clicks: Austrian monks point to the cloud

In the age of Instagram and Tik Tok the Admont Monastery in Styria, in the heart of Austria, has become one of the favourite scenes of influencers from all over the world.

22/12/2022

Tech News

Elon Musk confirms he will step down as Twitter CEO

Elon Musk say he will step down as chief executive of Twitter Inc once he finds a replacement.

21/12/2022

USA

Twitter CEO Musk says he will reinstate suspended journalist accounts

Elon Musk has lifted the suspensions of the Twitter accounts of several journalists he had banned a day earlier, after the second poll he conducted on the topic went against his preferred outcome.

17/12/2022

Culture news

Meet Scumbag Dad: The influencer parodying annoying internet trends

“I see people who have little or no creative skills, and they're willing to lie and gain large platforms of their dishonest content." Brian Podray is Scumbag Dad, one of the funniest and darkest video creators and orthodontists on the internet.

17/12/2022

Tech News

UN slams Twitter’s move to ban journalists as EU threatens sanctions

The United Nations says it's "very disturbed" by Twitter’s suspension of several journalists, and warns of a "dangerous precedent".

16/12/2022

Culture news

Are Lensa's magic avatars based on stolen art?

Lensa's AI-generated "magic avatars" have been a runaway hit on social media. Why are artists warning against them?

15/12/2022

USA

Elon Musk has second stab at Twitter Blue paid subscription

After an initial attempt marred by confusion and fakery, Twitter is again trying to launch its paid subscription. But as of 19:00 CET it was still not possible.

12/12/2022

Tech News

I tried Mastodon for a week. Here’s why I’m not buying into the hype

As the dust settles on Elon Musk’s takeover, Twitter alternatives are cropping up thick and fast. Euronews Next tried one that’s getting attention.

08/12/2022

Tech News

Meta under fire for VIP treatment of Facebook users like Trump

The former US president was on a list of users that had special treatment, alongside Mark Zuckerberg and Brazilian football star Neymar.

06/12/2022

Culture news

Public votes 'goblin mode' as Oxford Word of the Year 2022

The public has spoken! And the winner is… Goblin mode.

05/12/2022

Europe News

EU seeks to curb use of personal data for online political advertising

Advertisers would be barred from using data including a person’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health conditions or sexual orientation to target people.

02/12/2022

Culture news

No Nut November is over: What is it and are there benefits?

What did Reddit users who abstained actually think of the challenge?

01/12/2022

Health news

Twitter stops enforcing COVID misinformation policy

Public health experts and social media researchers warn the change could fuel a spike in misleading claims about COVID-19 and vaccines.

30/11/2022

Tech News

Meta fined €265 million in Ireland for Facebook data-scrapping breach

Ireland's Data Protection Commission said Meta infringed sections of the EU's GDPR rules.

28/11/2022