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Amazon's AWS struggles to recover after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide

Amazon.com, PrimeVideo and Alexa were all facing issues, according to Downdetector.

|ByREUTERS
People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025.
TODAY MANY people choose the comforting distraction of social media over completing a task.

Reducing social media usage can help improve health and well-being - study

Researchers found that reducing social media usage by just 15 minutes a day can improve a person's physical and mental health.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Border Police work at al-Aqsa mosque, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, while tension arises during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City, April 5, 2023.

Jerusalem serial rioter who opened Snapchat group for riots indicted

Rioter established a Snapchat group chat to organize participation in riots throughout Jerusalem.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A woman stands in front of the logo of Snap Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) while waiting for Snap Inc. to post their IPO, in New York City, New York, US on March 2, 2017.

Snapchat stocks fall 40% after profit warning issued

Snap shares were trading at $13.3, lower than their 2017 IPO price of $17.

|ByREUTERS

Snapchat removes Trump account from curated promotional section

"We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and injustice by giving them free promotion on Discover."

JUNE 4, 2020ByREUTERS
A portrait of the Snapchat logo

Snap, in augmented reality push, launches new Spectacles

The new Spectacles, limited edition and with fewer produced than in previous versions, allows Snap to continue experimenting with augmented reality

AUGUST 13, 2019ByREUTERS
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Google repairs outages affecting Youtube, Google services

Many users took to Twitter to complain about the outage.

JUNE 3, 2019ByREUTERS
An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018.

Snapchat map renames New York 'Jewtropolis'

The app said a third-party service was subject to 'vandalism,' and the faux-pas was quickly reversed.

AUGUST 30, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
A screenshot shows a Snapchat map on which New York City is labelled as 'Jewtropolis'

Snapchat

Snapchat has special features that make it particularly appealing to and popular among millennials.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017ByJAMIE HALPER, KAYLA STEINBERG
Snapchat logo.

Cover: Looking past the ‘social’ of media

Students of social media learn to build networks on social media so that they can become experts in their passions and understand deeply how social media function.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017ByKAYLA STEINBERG
Social media apps Twitter and Facebook [Illustrative]