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The Queasy, Inevitable Johnny Depp Gold Rush Continues Downstream
Big media companies, true crime TikTokers and, now, little-known YouTubers converge onto the Heard/Depp trial to grow their audiences any way they can.
Buying Authenticity: Inside the World of the Paid Crypto Shills
Around the world, influencers are hawking crypto projects for pay on Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok—and sometimes pushing the limits of U.S. law.
There Are Dozens of Facebook Groups Intentionally Spreading Islamophobia. Meta Refuses to Act.
A new report found that Facebook and other major platforms failed to act on 89% of the anti-Muslim posts reported to them.
The NYC Subway Shooting Suspect Was a Self-Declared ‘Prophet of Doom’ on YouTube
The prime suspect in the shooting that hurt dozens was a prolific YouTuber who posted hundreds of rants on subjects such as violence, race, 9/11, and women.
Hashtag United FC: Is a YouTube Channel Turned Club the Future of Football?
They already have more online followers than Everton and West Ham, but the club founded by YouTuber Spencer FC has even bigger dreams.
Wtch This: Unravelling the Mystery Behind a Secret YouTube URL
Go and replace “watch” in any YouTube video URL with “wtch” and see what happens. I set out to find why.
'I Have to Watch My Back': ASMR Artists Are Getting Stalked and Doxxed
The harassment in the industry is so bad that one ASMRtist now carries a gun to protect herself. Others simply quit.
YouTube is Working With Met Police to Take Down Rap and Drill Videos
Exclusive data obtained by VICE shows that the streaming platform complied with almost 97 percent of removal requests from the force.
Meet the Guy Who Went Viral for Explaining How NFTs Are a ‘Poverty Trap’
Dan Olson’s YouTube documentary “Line Goes Up” is like “The Big Short,” except crypto is the housing crisis.
Woman Who Allegedly Laundered $1B in Bitcoin Was Cringe YouTube Rapper
Heather Morgan, accused of laundering $1 billion in cryptocurrency along with her husband, has a long and dubious history online.
Cardi B May Have Ended Gossip Pages As We Know Them
The rapper’s libel case against Tasha K will change the way the internet engages with attention-seeking celebrity commentary.
Real Estate Cryptocurrency Takes People’s Money, Then Shuts Down and Vanishes
Realux paid influencers to promote the idea that it could help close "the wealth gap" by democratizing real estate. Then it disappeared.