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Users were automatically logged off Facebook Friday night in the middle of sessions, sparking a wave of confusion and inquiries from the affected. The Downdetector.com website, which tracks outages, said users who reported in overwhelmingly suffered from log-outs, with some minor instances of being unable to reach…

Of all the responses to his film The Social Dilemma, director Jeff Orlowski treasures one reaction above many. "[Author] George R.R. Martin tweeted that The Social Dilemma was the scariest movie he’s seen in 20 years," Orlowski tells Deadline. "That was one of my favorite little moments." The Netflix documentary has…

UPDATED: Dave Chappelle was set for a big weekend of shows in Austin, Texas at the Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater. But after testing positive for Covid-19, the shows have been canceled. “Dave Chappelle is quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19. His remaining shows at Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater in…

It’s the first workday for “Joseph Robinhood Biden,” as The Daily Show host Trevor Noah called him. Among his first duties was to swear-in the “4,000” appointees that will be assisting him. But that swearing in via Zoom came with a warning from the 46th president. “If you’re ever working with me and talk down to…

Bernie Sanders came to Late Night with Seth Meyers tonight. As expected, all anyone wanted to hear about was those memes. If you’ve been on social media at all in the last two days, you’ve undoubtedly seen the theme and variations of Bernie Sanders at the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris inauguration on Wednesday. Sanders, the…

A district court judge Thursday denied Parler's motion for a temporary restraining order against Amazon, which pushed the conservative social media platform offline last week for breaking its terms of service by inciting violence following the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Parler's motion was attached to its…

Trevor Noah waxed rhapsodic in his opening monologue tonight. “The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and McDonald’s share price in Florida went way up, because America got a new Dad.” Noah was ebullient about the day’s events. “I don’t know about you, but this will stay in my memory forever – Joe Biden’s middle…

Chrissy Teigen, the TV star and model who once was famously called a “filthy-mouthed wife” by President Donald Trump, is apparently going to be on better terms with the incoming administration. President Joe Biden’s newly activated US government @POTUS Twitter account is following 12 people – among them, Teigen. The…

Disney Executive Chairman Robert Iger praised the incoming presidential team in a late tweet today, “Today was a great day in our nation, as President Biden & Vice President Harris assumed their roles with dignity, humility, a strong adherence to values & to the weighty responsibility of high office. We congratulate…

The 73-year-old former governor of California and movie star Arnold Schwarzengger borrowed from both worlds today while getting his Covid-19 vaccine at Dodger Stadium. Schwarzenegger shared video of himself on social media getting the vaccine, and slipped in two quips from his film career while receiving it. In the…

Nearly hours after Deadline learned that Nicole Kidman is in negotiations to play Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin’s Being The Ricardos, social media users challenged the casting. On Sunday, Ball and Desi Arnaz’s daughter Lucie Arnaz set the record straight on who will play her mother. “Stop arguing about who should play…

Social network Parler has returned to the internet, with the company’s founders continuing to promise a full-fledged comeback after the site was banished for its role in the January 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol. Parler went dark earlier this month after Amazon Web Services decided to terminate its hosting agreement…