The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.
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Maddie, a Coonhound Who Awed Instagram by Balancing on Things, Dies at 14
In thousands of photos, Maddie stood tall and seemingly unbothered atop fences, cars, road signs and tires, garnering 1.2 million Instagram followers along the way.
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What Is a Jet2 Holiday, and Why Are People Talking About It on TikTok?
The voice-over and soundtrack from an ad released in January 2024 have gone viral on social media a year and a half later.
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Videos Make #Paydayroutines Everybody’s Business
The tag is being used by TikTok and Instagram users, mostly members of Gen Z, who open up about how they spend their paychecks, down to the dollar.
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WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App
They will appear in only one part of the Meta-owned messaging service, it said. The move is potentially lucrative, while raising questions about user privacy.
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Instagram Wants Gen Z. What Does Gen Z Want From Instagram?
Young people are using Instagram for everything except the app’s original function.
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The Travel Writer’s Dilemma: Share, or Gatekeep?
In today’s overtouristed world, should a professional traveler broadcast his discoveries or hide them away?
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What Happens When Art Goes Viral on TikTok and Instagram?
A growing genre of work is defined not by its content but by its audience on social media.
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Trump’s Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost Big Tech Billions
For Meta, Alphabet and other platforms, the elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into advertising revenue.
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House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump
The Take It Down Act, which united a coalition of conservative and liberal lawmakers, criminalizes the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit images of others and requires companies to remove them.
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How Colleges Are Turning Athletes Into Influencers
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is known for its sports programs, but now it has something else to offer its athletes: an opportunity to become an influencer. Sapna Maheshwari, a business reporter who covers social media for The New York Times, returned to her alma mater to learn more.
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On TikTok, Chinese Manufacturers Open a New Line in the Trade War
Videos on the social media app, filmed at factories in China, urge viewers to buy luxury goods directly, as tariffs drive up prices. Americans are receptive.