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The decade-old song that's powering social revolutions
How TikTok users worldwide found unexpected meaning and solidarity in a love song
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The app poised to take Twitter's crown
Will Bluesky manage to replicate everything that made Twitter great?
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Bullying the bullies on social media
Vigilante justice may be easier to dole out from behind a screen, but it doesn’t make it more righteous
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Online misinformation is only going to get worse
With AI getting smarter by the day and verification badges up for sale, the line between authentic and fake is all but invisible
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The oversaturation of Watertok
A mass dislike of plain water has led to a flood of flavored-water content
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What happens when internet famous pets die?
“Literally millions of people are grieving [your pet] with you, and there’s a fraction of those people that actually, truly believe that they cared…
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American TikTok users mobilize under threat of a ban
But fan edits and memes probably won’t change Congress’s mind
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The ethics of real person fiction
People have been fictionalizing stories about real people for generations—so why does it feel so personal and intrusive right now?
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End of Ze Internet
End of Ze Internet
Short essays and news roundups on internet culture from a rapidly ageing millennial, with the occasional foray into pop culture thrown in for good measure.
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