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OnlyFans investigated over children accessing pornography

As a society, we seem to have a knack for pointing fingers and shifting blame when it comes to issues like children accessing explicit content on the internet. The recent investigation into OnlyFans over children accessing pornography is a prime example of this misplaced blame game. Instead of holding parents accountable for monitoring their children’s online activities, the spotlight is being unfairly cast on a platform that requires users to create an account and often pay for access to NSFW content.

Let’s break it down. To access an OnlyFans creator’s account, one must not only create an account but also provide credit card information to subscribe to their content.… Continue reading

Hundreds of thousands of users logged out of Facebook nationwide

As I woke up to the news that hundreds of thousands of users experienced a nationwide Facebook outage, I couldn’t help but chuckle at the idea of people frantically trying to remember their passwords. Messages from loved ones warning against logging back in flooded my notifications, but I couldn’t resist the urge to see if I was affected too. Lo and behold, I found myself locked out of my account, just like countless others.

The chaos that ensued from this widespread outage reminded me of simpler times, where social media was not the primary means of communication. As I read messages from friends and family discussing their inability to access Facebook, I couldn’t help but think back to the early 2000s, where platforms like MySpace and AIM reigned supreme.… Continue reading