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‘If this is an ad, it’s a very effective one’: McDonald’s app user says she checks it every morning and it’s become her social media

'I just don't understand how people go to McDonald's and don't use the app.'

On Apr 11, 2023 by Phil West

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Customer shares how they ‘scored a plate of Panda Express for only $4’

'My app doesn’t look like this.'

On Mar 18, 2023 by Phil West

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‘That’s a whole $6 more’: Woman issues PSA to Chipotle customers who order through Postmates, DoorDash

'This goes for any place that has an app tbh.'

On Feb 16, 2023 by Vladimir Supica

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It’s OK to not have your full year planned out already

In 2023, we will not go crazy on planning.

On Jan 7, 2023 by Tiffany Kelly

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Lensa’s AI avatars shows how easily we will hand over our photos to an app

I’d rather pay an artist to create avatars of me than an app.

On Dec 10, 2022 by Tiffany Kelly

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TikTokers call out a filter on the app for fat-shaming them

It’s evident that there’s unshakable fatphobia on TikTok.

On Oct 19, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘Jan. 6 was…’: Peter Thiel-backed conservative dating app prompts are exactly what you’d expect

'May favorite liberal lie is...'

On Sep 30, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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‘I know they sick of us’: Customer says she feels shamed by McDonald’s workers for using app

'Give me my 99-cent Iced Caramel Coffee.'

On Sep 19, 2022 by Jack Alban

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Yelp to warn users by flagging anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers after viral campaign

Gen Z for Change called out the platform.

On Aug 24, 2022 by David Covucci

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Only one pregnancy tracking app has adequate privacy, security policies, study finds

Mozilla points out 18 health apps that it believes consumers should avoid.

On Aug 17, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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‘No pronouns necessary’: New conservative dating app features Kayleigh McEnany’s sister—and Peter Thiel

'Gentlemen, if you want access to premium, that's on you.'

On Aug 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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Robinhood fined $30 million for failing to police cryptocurrency trading on its app

The fine comes as Robinhood lays off 23% of its workforce.

On Aug 3, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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An app designed to aid in efforts to hack Russian infrastructure was actually a Russian honeypot

Google's Threat Analysis Group says Russian hackers tied to the Kremlin developed the malicious app.

On Jul 19, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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‘I had this error happen but ended up with 30 chicken nuggets’: TikToker accidentally ordered Chick-fil-A sandwich with 10 slices of cheese, sparking debate about its mobile app

'They sure do not question your order and give you exactly what you asked for.'

On Jul 2, 2022 by Melody Heald

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Don’t buy the viral claim that Anonymous deleted tracking data from period-tracking apps

Despite widespread and uncritical coverage of the claim, no evidence has been presented.

On Jun 30, 2022 by Mikael Thalen