Rebecca Jennings
Former Senior Correspondent
Rebecca Jennings was a senior correspondent covering social platforms and the creator economy, with a focus on how social media is changing the nature of fame, fashion, money, and human relationships. Since joining Vox in 2018, she has reported extensively on the introduction of TikTok into the US, covered the rise and fall of hype houses and sexfluencers, and investigated young tech entrepreneurs, aesthetic trends, and the nature of beauty in the social media age.
She also contributes regularly to New York magazine, profiling controversial internet personality Trisha Paytas, the quirky platform Musical.ly, and TikTok-born artist PinkPantheress. You can reach her at rebecca.jennings@vox.com or on X and Instagram at @rebexxxxa.
Latest articles by Rebecca Jennings
Pumpkin spice is America’s most hatable seasonal flavor. But Starbucks is leaning in even more heavily this year.
Prepare for a 50th anniversary season full of self-mythologizing.
The year is 2025 and sex-positive divas have been driven underground…
How pickles and olives became the avocado for Gen Z.
Meta denies any funny business on Instagram in the aftermath of Trump’s inauguration. Should we believe them?
The case for and against TikTok as a cultural force.
Beast Games is both sickening to watch and extremely compelling.
“Glow up” challenges were all over my feed. So I tried one.
Plus, what Pantone’s color of the year says about taste and class.
In 2004, critics demanded better than mediocre Christmas movies. Why are we so reluctant to do so now?