The internet personality Lee From America wanted to see what life was like as plain old Lee Tilghman. She’s not alone. But leaving behind lucrative brand partnerships and high follower counts is harder than it looks.
Category: Social Media
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F1 Driver Charles Leclerc Asks Fans to Stop Coming to His Home
Mr. Leclerc said on Instagram on Sunday that his address had become public and that fans had been gathering at his apartment asking for pictures and autographs.
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What Is Discord, the Social App Where Pentagon Documents Were Found?
Discord gained popularity among gamers. But as it has become mainstream, it has run into controversy over the past few years.
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Justice Department Recently Looked Into Twitter, Lawsuit Says
The focus of the inquiry was unclear, but several former executives said they had racked up more than $1 million in expenses dealing with it and other legal issues.
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Why Leaked Pentagon Documents Are Still Circulating on Twitter and Discord
Twitter and the social media platform Discord have policies about how they would handle the material. But those rules have gray areas and can be unevenly enforced.
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See How Real AI-Generated Images Have Become
Human eyes — and even technology — often struggle to identify images created by artificial intelligence. Experts fear that may hasten an erosion of trust in media, in government and in society.
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Why Pope Francis Is the Star of AI-Generated Photos
Francis has become a recurring favorite to show in incongruous situations, such as riding a motorcycle and attending Burning Man, in A.I.-generated images.
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Want This Snoopy T-Shirt? You’ll Have to Pay in Blood.
The Red Cross teamed up with “Peanuts” for an April blood drive, and a T-shirt promoting the campaign has become an unexpectedly hot commodity online.
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How Elon Musk Is Changing the Twitter Experience
Nearly six months after buying Twitter, Mr. Musk has made tweaks that have altered what people see on the platform and how they interact with it.
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Chinese Officials Flock to Twitter to Defend TikTok
The company has tried to distance itself, but the information push shows just how deeply invested Beijing is in its fate.
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Attacks on Dominion Voting Persist Despite High-Profile Lawsuits
Unproven claims about Dominion Voting Systems still spread widely online.
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Who Gets to Use a Hair Oil?
When bottles of a hair-care product favored by Black women started getting harder to find, all eyes turned to the influencers.