Is Kamala Harris a political meme stock?
Politics and social media were inextricable this week. Joe Biden announced his dropout via X and other social platforms — and after he endorsed Kamala Harris, the media rush to explain Brat memes bega...
25 Juli 202437min
The rise of ‘BlueAnon' + Trump shooting merch + RNC influencers
Minutes after a gunman attacked Donald Trump at a rally, conspiracy theories flourished on social media. Did Trump fake it? Was it a false flag? These are the latest additions to a growing collection ...
18 Juli 202428min
Inside the most toxic live-streaming platform + NATO influencers
Kick, a is home to some of the most reprehensible behavior on the internet. Creators have live-streamed themselves accosting people on the street, sexually harassing minors, even getting into hit-and-...
11 Juli 202433min
An influencer’s battle against her snark subreddit
For the past several years, influencer Lily Chapman has been plagued by a relentless community of women online. They congregated in a snark subreddit dedicated to mocking and criticizing her. Lily say...
27 Juni 202423min
Why do so many people think a top Stanford researcher is a CIA agent?
An online smear campaign painted a top Stanford researcher as a censorship supervillain, whose goal was to silence free speech and delete 22 million tweets. Former Stanford Internet Observatory resear...
20 Juni 202440min
Do you speak Brain Rot? How the internet is changing language
Over the past few months, the term “brain rot” has gone from essentially meaning chronically online, to a fully fledged meme and ironic slang language. Adam Aleksic aka “the Etymology Nerd” and Harvar...
13 Juni 202440min
Is it ever okay to film strangers in public? + Trump’s new TikTok + MrBeast hits #1
The record-breaking Instagram account @world_record_egg has returned to publicly express its support for Palestine. Trump joins TikTok and immediately amasses millions of followers. Mr. Beast becomes ...
6 Juni 202430min
Is a Tech Utopia a Dystopia for Everyone Else?
Meet the powerful centimillionaire who dreams of a sovereign San Francisco where tech millionaires wear gray T-shirts to signal their allegiance and progressives are locked out. Balaji Srinivasan is o...
30 Maj 202439min
