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The Internet's Most Popular Fetish Site Is Flagging People As Sex Workers
FetLife has never been super friendly towards sex workers. Now, the fetish site is filtering out regular users that have been labeled "commercial."
Tensions Flare Between Anime Fans and Adorable Cartoon Dog
'Bluey,' a sentimental Australian animated show, was briefly top dog on IMDb.
‘Adolf Xitler’ Among 500 Banned Nicknames for China’s President Exposed in Leaked Censor List
The document reveals how a Chinese social media app monitors the news to conduct preemptive censorship.
Why Are Pictures of Space So Powerful?
Artist Trevor Paglen, who loves the sky and doesn't trust the government, breaks down our fascination with the new NASA photos.
An Interview with the Best Portrait Artist in the World
"Last year some tabloid implied I committed treason with my Queen portrait. Firstly, I’m not British (thank God)..."
Canadians Flock to Coffee Shops As Major Telecom Rogers Suffers Outage
Rogers experienced a nationwide cell and internet outage on Friday, sending Canadians flocking to coffee shops.
BeReal Is the Only Good Social Media App
For two minutes each day, friends post low-quality photos of whatever they're up to. It's a callback to when the internet was still messy—and fun.
The Blind Faith of Subliminal TikTok Videos
From ski-sloped noses to a tiny waist: With the use of subliminal messages, TikTok users are promising you anything and everything you want.
The Internet Communities That Love Watching People Die
The past decade has seen a boom in true crime content. But when do things go too far?
How the Internet Created 'Graggle Simpson'
We speak to the online pranksters who engineered the fake "Simpsons" character.
I Interviewed the 'We're Just Normal Men' Puppet on Zoom
Who is this talking dog? What is a Normal Man? What does any of this even mean?