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Tourist fined for selfie that damaged 500-year-old Italian fountain

Sep 8, 2023 Alex Baker

A German tourist has been fined for climbing up an iconic statue and taking a selfie. The incident happened in Florence’s Piazza della Signoria when…



Another baby dolphin dies for the sake of a selfie

Aug 25, 2023 Alex Baker

A baby dolphin is believed to have died after a man held it out of water for a selfie. The man lifted the young dolphin…



Farmers asking visitors to stop taking nude photos in their sunflower field

Aug 23, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

When in bloom, sunflower fields attract more Instagrammers than insects. Some of them overstep their boundaries, so the owners of a sunflower farm in the…



Teen survives fall from Grand Canyon after taking photo

Aug 16, 2023 Alex Baker

A 13-year-old boy narrowly escaped death when he fell 100ft after taking a photo at the Grand Canyon’s north rim. During the fall, Wyatt Kauffman…



French adventure photographer dies in Hong Kong skyscraper fall

Aug 1, 2023 Alex Baker

Renowned French photographer Remi Lucidi, known for his jaw-dropping stunts and captivating images, has died after falling from a skyscraper in Hong Kong. The 30-year-old,…



Women fined for taking dangerous dingo selfies

Jul 25, 2023 Alex Baker

Two women have been fined $1500 for taking ‘dangerous’ selfies with dingoes, Australia’s wild dogs, also called wongari. The incident happened on K’gari, also known…



Selfie-taker causes a massive Tour de France crash, faces lawsuit

Jul 21, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Sunday’s Tour de France racers had a massive collision after a fan with a smartphone stuck her arm out to take a selfie. It’s not…



Singer sparks a debate after stopping concert to call out selfie-taking fans

Jul 20, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Country singer Miranda Lambert recently got to the center of attention after she stopped singing in the middle of a concert. She did it to…



Google creates ‘endless’ AI selfie generator

Jun 22, 2023 Alex Baker

Google Research is developing a new tool that could see the end of the selfie. Or at least, the end of actually having to shoot…



Botched selfie escalates to draining of reservoir

Jun 1, 2023 Alex Baker

A government official in India found himself in troubled waters recently after a failed attempt at taking a selfie went from bad to worse. Rajesh…