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Here's What You Should Do When You Are Tempted to Send An Ill-Advised Text
A solution to never sending a regrettable message again.
Goodbye Forever, Blackberry Messenger
BBM is being put in the grave today, so we asked people for their fondest memories of the messaging service.
The Route of a Text Message, a Love Story
The surprisingly complex journey a text message takes every time we hit 'send.'
Teens Can Now Text This Bot to Answer Their Awkward Sex Questions
Planned Parenthood's new AI chatbot named Roo is ready to answer young people's burning questions about masturbation, STI's, reproductive health, and more.
Verizon Says It Won’t Increase Fees on Education App After All
The telecom company responded to criticism from teachers and parents saying it will waive the new text message fees for this specific use.
Verizon Is Making It Harder for Teachers to Contact Students Who Don’t Have Smartphones
Verizon’s new fees on app to phone long code messages was designed to counter robotexts, not stop teachers from assigning homework.
Why Long Phone Conversations Are Necessary to My Happiness
A phone call is a remarkably contained experience between two people in a world that otherwise demands we share everything.
How Companies Are Dealing with Millennials Ghosting on Their Jobs
Low unemployment rates in certain sectors and 'texting culture' can mean abrupt departures that create frustration for employers.
An "impostor" texted Beto O'Rourke supporters about getting undocumented immigrants to the polls
It seemed a bit sketchy, to say the least.
Text campaigns are changing American politics — and nobody's ready
Anonymous "peer to peer" texts could be another source of untraceable money flowing into the 2018 midterms.
I Posted My Own Nudes on Instagram Before My Ex Could
"If anyone was going to be posting my naked photos, it was going to be me, and I was going to get paid for it."
The Way You Text Can Mess Up Your Hands
Here's how to undo the damage from tapping out texts and emails all day.