Girlhood, Interrupted

“It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to…

Mar 21, 2024 • 

Catherine Bouris

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February 2024

The Day The Music Died

Goliath (Universal Music Group) and Goliath (TikTok) face off.

Feb 9, 2024 • 

Catherine Bouris

January 2024

The Rise and Fall of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, or: Her Inevitable Trial By Social Media

"POV: You just woke up with it snowing outside and Gypsy Rose is already being canceled."

Jan 22, 2024 • 

Catherine Bouris

September 2023

Who needs state surveillance when we're willingly surveilling each other?

"There needs to be a minding your own fuckin' business renaissance."

Sep 14, 2023 • 

Catherine Bouris

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June 2023

The creators behind cinematic short films starring snails

Entering Slimetown USA.

Jun 30, 2023 • 

Catherine Bouris

1

May 2023

The decade-old song that's powering social revolutions

How TikTok users worldwide found unexpected meaning and solidarity in a love song

May 26, 2023 • 

Catherine Bouris

1

The app poised to take Twitter's crown

Will Bluesky manage to replicate everything that made Twitter great?

May 12, 2023 • 

Catherine Bouris

3

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

May 3, 2023 • 

Catherine Bouris

2

April 2023

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

Apr 26, 2023 • 

Catherine Bouris

2

The oversaturation of Watertok

A mass dislike of plain water has led to a flood of flavored-water content

Apr 20, 2023 • 

Catherine Bouris

1

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…

Apr 13, 2023 • 

Catherine Bouris

3

American TikTok users mobilize under threat of a ban

But fan edits and memes probably won’t change Congress’s mind

Apr 4, 2023 • 

Catherine Bouris

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