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The unfortunately long and presumably never-ending book comprised of frustrating examples of loudly espoused idiocy continued this week in response to the latest episode of HBO’s universally beloved, massively successful The Last of Us adaptation. As you’ve no doubt seen on your (inarguably Musk-ruined) timeline, Melanie Lynskey—who last year received an Emmy nomination for her role on […]
Trump’s single-term administration allegedly asked Twitter to censor outspoken critic Chrissy Teigen. According to New York magazine, the revelation came during a Wednesday congressional hearing about Twitter’s handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story. During her testimony, former Twitter employee Anika Collier Navaroli was pressed about an online dispute between then-President Donald Trump and Teigen. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) pointed to […]
Elon Musk is offering more incentives for Twitter Blue sign-ups. The billionaire tech mogul announced on Friday that the platform would start sharing ad revenue with eligible users. Musk said those who are subscribed to Twitter Blue Verified will receive a cut of the revenue from ads that appear in their reply threads, but failed to provide […]
A bidding war over Latto’s used underwear came to an uneventful end on Monday, with eBay removing the listing over health violations. Over the weekend, a social media troll called out Latto for wearing a pair of Cheetah-print panties on two different occasions. “Can’t afford new panties?” the Twitter user wrote on a picture of the rapper wearing the […]
The U.S. Surgeon General is cautioning against the use of social media by those 13 years of age and younger. During an appearance on CNN over the weekend, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy outlined what he said were his two main concerns about social media usage. “I worry that right now, if you look at the guidelines from the […]
Kylie Jenner enjoys a good joke. This week the Kylie Cosmetics CEO reacted to a TikTok video about her son Aire’s name that uses an audio clip from Avatar: The Last Airbender. The TikToker played both Jenner and Travis Scott as they debate name options. After the imitated Kylie reads out the four elements, the fake […]
Britney Spears fans can breathe a sigh of relief. The 41-year-old pop star sparked concern Tuesday night after she deleted her verified Instagram without any notice. Though Spears has a history of deactivating her social media accounts, the latest move caused significant alarm among her fans, who became convinced Spears was in some kind of danger. According to TMZ, […]
Meta is preparing to reinstate Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. The tech giant announced the move in a news post Wednesday, more than two years after the former president was unceremoniously kicked off the platforms. The suspension was handed down in wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, which were fueled by Trump’s baseless claims that the 2020 presidential election had been […]
A new report by Forbes has shed more light on how videos go viral on TikTok, with employees of the company revealing they have the power to manually boost clips to give them a wider reach on the platform. According to six current and former employees of TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, a feature referred to internally […]
Polo G is calling BS. The Chicago-born rapper returned to Instagram on Friday to address a recent report about his online activity. It all started when No Jumper claimed Polo had joined the growing list of hip-hop stars who were trying to distance themselves from Gunna. Rappers like Meek Mill and Lil Baby seemingly unfollowed the DS4Ever artist […]
