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L-R: Guy who makes bees sting his forehead to improve his hairline (2026), Johnny Knoxville in Jackass's 'Beekini' stunt (2000). Is Looksmaxxing Just ‘Jackass’ for the Algorithm?
Men online are eating bees and smoking meth in order to become “hot.” But do they really care about their looks or just engagement?
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TikTok Won’t Introduce End-to-End Encryption
No end-to-end encryption is a blow to privacy.
By Matt Jancer
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Credit: Meta WhatsApp Now Lets New Group Members Catch Up on Old Messages
Group Message History isn’t automatic, but anybody can use it (if the group chat admin lets them).
By Matt Jancer
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Malorny/Getty Images This New Patent Could Let AI Run Your Social Media After You’re Dead
And you thought your Facebook feed was dead before.
By Luis Prada
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Meta Just Bought a Singaporean AI Firm Few in the West Have Heard Of
Manus AI hasn’t even been released to the public for a year and already it’s been acquired by Meta.
By Matt Jancer
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Panida Wijitpanya/Getty Images Would You Pay to Use Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp?
Meta’s trial of the premium subscriptions begins this year.
By Matt Jancer
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TikTok’s New U.S.-Owned Operation Is Already Having Problems
Catch up on the tech world’s leading soap opera, TikTok: Boardroom Edition.
By Matt Jancer
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Photo: Getty Images The Anti-Social Media Influencers Who Want You to Put Them Out of a Job
You can’t warn people about the horrors of digital overuse by shouting into a void, after all.
By Luis Prada
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Photo: AleksandarNakic / Getty Images Young People Are Ditching Screens to Find Happiness, and It’s Working
There’s some cool stuff outside of that 6-inch screen we’re always staring at.
By Luis Prada
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Photo: Rabia Kupeli / Getty Images 10 Poets You Should Be Following on Instagram
Stop doomscrolling, start admiring art.
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Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images Hackers Are Spreading Malware Through LinkedIn Comments Now
Oh, goodie. One more platform to be afraid of.
By Matt Jancer