Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now

Internet Culture Archive

Archives for November 2016

Culture
Mystery Science Theater 3000: our 15 favorite momentsMystery Science Theater 3000: our 15 favorite moments
Culture

Prepare for the show’s annual Thanksgiving marathon with highlights from 10 seasons of bad movies.

By Aja Romano
Culture
America’s fake news problem predates FacebookAmerica’s fake news problem predates Facebook
Culture

The social network is an easy target, but it’s not alone in shaping our partisan media culture.

By Jason Mittell and Chuck Tryon
Culture
Twitter’s long-overdue anti-harassment tools might finally make a differenceTwitter’s long-overdue anti-harassment tools might finally make a difference
Culture

Alt-right users are fleeing the site’s “purge” in droves.

By Aja Romano
Culture
New streaming app VRV aims to unite the best of the geek internet under one roofNew streaming app VRV aims to unite the best of the geek internet under one roof
Culture

The new app draws together Nerdist, Rooster Teeth, Rifftrax, Crunchyroll, Funimation, and more.

By Aja Romano
Culture
The fundamental change that might actually solve Twitter’s harassment problemThe fundamental change that might actually solve Twitter’s harassment problem
Culture

It’s internal, has nothing to do with filtering, and it’s huge.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Reddit’s Subreddit of the Day highlighted a white supremacist alt-right forumReddit’s Subreddit of the Day highlighted a white supremacist alt-right forum
Culture

Users weren’t happy.

By Aja Romano
Internet Culture
The scariest part of Facebook’s fake news problem: fake news is more viral than real newsThe scariest part of Facebook’s fake news problem: fake news is more viral than real news
Internet Culture

Mark Zuckerberg says fake news on his site is too rare to be an issue — but he’s the only one.

By Aja Romano
Internet Culture
Those claims that Harambe won 20,000 votes are based on nothingThose claims that Harambe won 20,000 votes are based on nothing
Internet Culture

There’s no way to know if thousands wrote in the dead gorilla for president.

By Aja Romano
Internet Culture
1 in 5 people say they change their political views due to social media1 in 5 people say they change their political views due to social media
Internet Culture

Keep getting political on Facebook and Twitter — new research says it’s making an impact.

By Aja Romano
Internet Culture
This viral video captures 2016’s existential despair in 75 seconds, and it’s sort of beautifulThis viral video captures 2016’s existential despair in 75 seconds, and it’s sort of beautiful
Internet Culture

It’s paradoxically satisfying.

By Aja Romano
Culture
[Updated] That viral 2014 Cubs World Series tweet seems too good to be true[Updated] That viral 2014 Cubs World Series tweet seems too good to be true
Culture

This kind of prediction is frequently the subject of scams.

By Aja Romano