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I've barely used Bluesky, and the engagement already feels more real
As X struggles under Elon Musk's changes, Bluesky emerges as a platform for real human engagement.
By Tim Marcin
Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year is 'manifest'
Beating out brat, ecotarian, and resilience.
Social media's 'LOLCow' obsession is curated cruelty
Social media audiences are laughing with — and at — creators.
YouTube art project turns random old videos into a candid, beautiful stream of clips
Strange and beautiful digital nostalgia.
By Tim Marcin
Archive of our Own is down again, and fans are freaking out
It's the second outage in two days.
By Amanda Yeo
Online news influencers are predominantly men and more likely conservative, study finds
America is increasingly getting its news from influencers.
By Tim Marcin
Your Instagram Story Highlights might be moving to the grid
Mosseri admits that "this one is contentious."
Papal drama 'Conclave' draws an unlikely online fandom
The internet loves these messy cardinals.
People really don't like Coke's AI holiday commercial
The ad proclaims, "It's always the real thing."
By Anna Iovine
Who won the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight?
Netflix reportedly had streaming issues during the fight.
By Anna Iovine
Paul Mescal valiantly battles the spice on 'Hot Ones'
"This is where the toxic masculinity will kick in. I want to win the wings."
Stephen King is ditching X for Threads
The author joins the exodus from Elon Musk's X.
By Crystal Bell
New Zealand parliament members cry out against bill threatening Maori communities
A clip of Maori Party members leading a protest haka has stirred international attention.
Mark Zuckerberg just released an acoustic version of 'Get Low' with T-Pain
You can listen to the billionaire's new single now.
Why is the internet 'crashing out?'
Why is everyone 'crashing out' online, all of a sudden?
By Tim Marcin
Stephen King responds to rumor that Elon Musk kicked him off X
"I see there's a rumor going around that I called the Musk-man Trump's new first lady..."
By Sam Haysom
Trump appoints Elon Musk to DOGE, a new U.S. government department
It seems like the plan is to basically gut the U.S. government.
By Amanda Yeo
Can we keep politics out of literature? BookTok is divided.
A divided BookTok community asks: Can we ever separate books from politics?
