Social Media
Banning TikTok Is Unconstitutional, Ludicrous, and a National Embarrassment
It would also be an act of charity for Facebook, which the government has utterly failed to meaningfully regulate.
Truth Social Was Hijacked To Get #DeSantis2024 Trending
A group of friends, including the guy who started the “Birds Aren’t Real” satire group, wanted to “really piss off Trump.”
TikTok Has Made Everyone Think They’re a Relationship Expert
Not everyone is trying to radicalise you, but not all advice is good advice.
Women on Their Complicated Relationship With Their Nose
“I hate it when people say I should love my imperfections – my nose is not an imperfection.”
Online Psychics Are Wading Into True Crime Cases
On TikTok, countless self-described psychics claim they can find missing people through channelling or visions. They're not especially good at it.
Why Are ‘Porn Stars’ Liking Your Instagram Stories?
A cybersecurity expert explains those strange but flattering notifications.
The Company Helping the IRS Go Undercover Online
Internal IRS documents obtained by Motherboard show the IRS paid Israeli firm Cobwebs Technologies hundreds of thousands of dollars for a tool that helps it monitor the web while undercover.
Elon Musk Finally Broke Twitter
Musk's chaotic rule of the site finally brought it to its knees on Wednesday night in an outage that disabled tweeting, retweeting, and following.
The ‘Family Guy’ Revival Is Upon Us
Maybe it’s just memes and nostalgia, but it seems like everyone is acknowledging Seth MacFarlane’s middle-school humor once again.
How Andrew Tate Used Tinder and Instagram To Try To Groom Women As Camgirls
New testimony, WhatsApp messages and voicenotes obtained by VICE World News further expose the methods used by alleged human trafficker Andrew Tate to try to recruit and groom women into working for his webcam operation in Romania.
Why Do People Believe Everything They Watch on TikTok?
We're just as bad as boomers falling for misinformation on Facebook.
I Tried Bondee so I Can Finally ‘Live’ With My Friends
The new social media app is current, nostalgic, and futuristic all at once.