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My 6-month Facebook detox

My 6-month Facebook detox

I used to spend two or three hours every day scrolling through Facebook, reading comments, liking posts, and following everything on the platform. Eventually, it reached a point where I knew I needed help.
Why Huang Xiaoming’s girlfriend, 14 years his junior, broke up with the Chinese actor

Why Huang Xiaoming’s girlfriend, 14 years his junior, broke up with the Chinese actor

YouTube cofounder Steve Chen prefers his children avoid TikTok-style videos

YouTube cofounder Steve Chen prefers his children avoid TikTok-style videos

South Korean woman fired after allegedly assaulting Vietnamese women in Hanoi

South Korean woman fired after allegedly assaulting Vietnamese women in Hanoi

A South Korean company has issued a public apology and dismissed an employee who assaulted two Vietnamese women at a photobooth in Hanoi.
July 16, 2025 | 11:11 pm PT
Netizens outraged after South Korean tourists allegedly assault Vietnamese women in Hanoi

Netizens outraged after South Korean tourists allegedly assault Vietnamese women in Hanoi

Many South Korean netizens have expressed outrage and shame after their compatriots verbally abused and assaulted Vietnamese women at a self-photo booth in Hanoi, calling the incident a "national disgrace."
July 16, 2025 | 07:11 pm PT
Doctors concerned as patients bet their life on TikTok 'clinic'

Doctors concerned as patients bet their life on TikTok 'clinic'

Two weeks after taking an online "liver cancer cure," a 37-year-old man was brought back to hospital in a near-terminal state.
April 28, 2025 | 07:34 pm PT
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in world's most favorite destination

Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in world's most favorite destination

Young women standing idly around a park in Tokyo's west suggest that a giant statue of Godzilla is not the only attraction for a record number of foreign tourists.
April 20, 2025 | 04:52 pm PT
EU to probe use of personal data by X's AI chatbot

EU to probe use of personal data by X's AI chatbot

Ireland's data protection watchdog, acting on behalf of the European Union, launched an inquiry Friday into the use of personal data by Elon Musk's platform X to train its AI chatbot, Grok.
April 11, 2025 | 03:40 pm PT
Why I quit chasing Facebook likes despite earning thousands per post as an IT engineer

Why I quit chasing Facebook likes despite earning thousands per post as an IT engineer

There was a time when every Facebook post I made got thousands of likes and hundreds of comments. From morning to night, I was glued to my phone.
March 26, 2025 | 08:03 pm PT
Quitting social media showed me what I was missing

Quitting social media showed me what I was missing

In 2009, when I moved from my hometown to the city to study at university, I created my first Facebook account, "quan ph." It was a simple start, no capital letters, no accents, no profile picture.
March 26, 2025 | 03:04 pm PT
Losing a friend over Kim Soo Hyun's dating controversy

Losing a friend over Kim Soo Hyun's dating controversy

The other day, I saw a Facebook post from a friend. It was not her usual travel photos or food pictures but a long essay analyzing South Korean actor Kim Soo Hyun's dating history with late actress Kim Sae Ron when she was underage.
March 25, 2025 | 04:00 am PT
Social media is the Wild West of news

Social media is the Wild West of news

My newsfeed of 2025 has been flooded with debates and sarcasm as people argue over what is real and what is fake on social media.
March 24, 2025 | 03:01 pm PT
Chinese tourist critically injured after leaning out of Sri Lanka train for photos

Chinese tourist critically injured after leaning out of Sri Lanka train for photos

A Chinese tourist suffered severe injuries after leaning out of a moving train in Sri Lanka to take photos, sparking criticism from mainland netizens.
March 13, 2025 | 07:21 pm PT
AI clothes editing apps make a buzz in Vietnam

AI clothes editing apps make a buzz in Vietnam

AI-powered apps like Beautycam can help create unique photos by editing your outfit, but there is the risk of misinformation or creating offensive images.
February 23, 2025 | 07:40 pm PT
TikTok returns on Apple, Google app stores as Trump delays ban

TikTok returns on Apple, Google app stores as Trump delays ban

TikTok returned U.S. app stores of Apple and Google on Thursday as President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app and assured the tech giants they would not be fined for distributing or maintaining it.
February 13, 2025 | 09:17 pm PT
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