Social Media
From Facebook to Twitter to YouTube, social media platforms are transforming communication and internet culture, even as they raise privacy concerns for users.
Kay Patterson, the mind behind The Organized Soprano, is a decluttering genius.
As they’ve done with fossil fuels and tobacco in the past, lawmakers have set their sights on the social network.
Frances Haugen’s testimony offers a path forward on how to address Facebook’s harms.
Audrey Peters and the VIP List girls are infamous for documenting their fabulous lives in Manhattan. But they’re in on the joke.
Internal evidence shared by a former Facebook product manager shows Facebook has ignored the harm it causes.
What is it about fall that just makes us want to buy more stuff?
Facebook is under fire, again. But perhaps its problems are more fundamental.
Why the latest Facebook scandal might stick.
Their new show on Hulu shows the great American paradox of winning the fame lottery.
Alex Consani, an 18-year-old trans model, is the platform’s most delightful follow.
The She’s All That remake starring TikTok’s Addison Rae is exactly what you think it is.
OnlyFans won’t ban porn for now — but its problems haven’t gone away.
TikTok is rediscovering preppy fashion, except this time it’s called the “old money aesthetic.”
The company is rolling out a virtual reality videoconference app as part of its “metaverse” future.
The world might accept the Taliban as a legitimate government. Will social media companies?
I’m already late to #BamaRushTok, so here are seven story ideas.
Facebook is being cagey about Covid-19 content on its platform, researchers say.
How frantic, meaningless videos took over the internet.
Leading social media researcher Laura Edelson explains her misinformation fight with Facebook.
Queer signaling in the age of TikTok.
Digital distractions such as social media and smartphones wreak havoc on our attention spans. Could they also be making us less ethical?
Tech companies continue to be at the forefront of how employers respond to the pandemic.
This year’s Olympics may be cursed, but on TikTok, they’re fun as hell.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has proposed changing the internet law Section 230 in order to combat health misinformation.
Interrogating the “online hot girl” persona.
The videos of parents getting their checks aren’t just a fun meme — they suggest a path for making the one-year policy permanent.
Dr. Vivek Murthy considers social media misinformation to be a deadly public health threat.
YouTube gives half its revenue to the people who make its videos. Facebook doesn’t want to do that.
Facebook’s and Twitter’s sluggish reactions show how they still rely on users to combat hate speech.
TikTok says it’s fixing an error that caused its algorithms to flag BLM content, but some Black creators are still frustrated.
The cases likely won’t hold up in court, but that doesn’t really matter.
But that’s not the point.
Several creators have been called out for faking their age and their race.
How TikTok makes $10 drugstore products blow up and flame out faster than ever.
Jason Miller’s new Gettr app has some issues.
Companies like Facebook and Uber say they’re supporting small businesses while squashing them.
YouTuber scandals fall into one of two categories. Neither is much fun.
And it’s soundtracked by Megan Thee Stallion.
Some politicians have viewed the ruling as a call for Congress to update aged antitrust laws.