Elon Musk shared a tweet Sunday claiming the recent murder of a college student in Georgia was being subjected to a “media blackout.” But the killing, allegedly committed by a 26-year-old Venezuelan national in the U.S. illegally, has been covered extensively by just about every media outlet in the country. The Elon Musk Twitter Saga, … Read more
Machine Gun Kelly’s new blackout tattoo has really done it for Joe Exotic … ’cause the ‘Tiger King’ star is apparently pretty into it … and pretty into him too. The Netflix star openly pined for MGK on X Wednesday — from his account, no less — by sharing a snap of the rapper showing … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — A nationwide power blackout hit Kenya Sunday evening, paralyzing large parts of the country, including the main airport in the capital, Nairobi, a major transport hub connecting East Africa to Asia, Europe and other parts of the world. Sunday’s outage began around 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) and was the third … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza on Friday and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of a lack of fuel. Israel announced that it will allow two tanker … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The Gaza Strip’s 2.2 million residents were cut off from internet, cellphone and landline telephone networks over the weekend — the third time this has happened since Israel declared war on Hamas on Oct. 7 and began its subsequent military campaign in the enclave. The resulting communications … Read more
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Two days after cellular and internet service abruptly vanished for most of Gaza amid a heavy Israeli bombardment, the crowded enclave came back online Sunday as communications systems were gradually restored throughout the day. That’s a welcome development for Gaza following a communications blackout that began late Friday as Israel … Read more
Palestinians are experiencing a total communication blackout in Gaza, according to civil society groups and journalists on the ground. Israel’s military said Friday that it was “expanding” its ground operations in Gaza. In a recent news report, an Al Jazeera English correspondent expressed fear over the blackout, which has affected internet, cellular and landline services: … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Ordinarily, the flurry of messages among the far-flung members of the Elagha family fly thick and fast. But in the days since Israel shut off electricity and fuel to Gaza, the flow of information reaching Yasmeen Elagha’s phone has slowed to a trickle. Ten members of her extended family, ages 1 … Read more
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Final week, Disney blocked Constitution’s Spectrum cable from accessing channels like ABC and ESPN over a disagreement between the 2 corporations over new monetary phrases. In the present day, Disney says in a weblog put up that though Constitution “claims to worth Disney’s direct-to-consumer providers,” it’s “demanding these completely different providers at no cost.” With … Read more
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Reddit seems to be ramping up the strain on moderators to open communities that closed within the blackout protest towards not too long ago introduced platform modifications. A Reddit admin — an worker of Reddit — has advised unpaid volunteer moderators of a subreddit that the “expectation right here is that communities reopen,” based on a … Read more