An Online Prophet Claims to Be a God. His Followers Keep Getting Arrested.
A series of bizarre, sometimes violent encounters with police and the general public has led to the arrests of at least eight followers of Rashad Jamal—and a new conspiracy theory among his fans.
How This Seemingly Brutal Instagram Account Is Promoting Mental Health
@disappointingaffirmations is tired of rainbows-and-butterflies, everything-is-going-to-be-ok mantras.
‘He Got Burnt’: How One of Instagram’s Biggest Fraudsters Was Brought Down
Ramon Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, has been jailed for 11 years for wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft. His friends told VICE World News how they hoped against hope he was legit.
The Rise of the Millionaire LinkedIn Influencer
To some, LinkedIn's try-hard nature has become a perfect example of the worst of corporate culture. But the site's influencers say the joke's on everyone else, as they pull in big money with ease. "The only opinion that matters is the market," one said.
Instagram Apologizes for Randomly Suspending Accounts
Instagram says it’s “looking into” the issue of people being suspended without reason on Monday morning.
Facebook’s Monopoly Is Imploding Before Our Eyes
Competition, miscalculations, and regulatory scrutiny have all but killed the advertising giant's dreams of diversifying its business and rolling up the digital world into its platform.
People Are Turning to Sex Work as Costs of Living Rise—and They’re Being Punished for It
“There is nothing I was doing on OnlyFans that I wasn’t doing as a single woman except that I found a way to monetize it.”
An Interview With The Shirts That Go Hard Guy
What are tweets, or, memes for that matter, if not slogans for future tees? Or what are slogan tees if not physical manifestations of memes?
These Developers Fixed Instagram. Facebook Banned Their Accounts.
The developers of The OG App, an Instagram without ads, claim that Meta banned its staff in "extralegal retaliation."
Russian Influencer Says She Faces 6 Years in Prison for Using Instagram
“Are you serious? Me? An 18-year-old girl and fashion blogger?” Veronika Loginova wrote in an Instagram post.
Here's the Wild Stuff the Instagram Shopping Algo Is Serving Our Editors
The all-seeing 'Gram algo knows our staff wants knit Cheetos pillows, disco ball decor, and Guy Fieri bumper stickers.
Russell Brand Tries to Promote Ivermectin, Gets Instantly Fact-Checked by His Own Followers
A video decrying mainstream media’s “misinformation” about COVID added some of its own.