Like this year’s other viral baby animals, Tupi was quickly embraced on social media. An hour later, the San Antonio Zoo distanced itself from a memecoin named after him.
Category: Social Media
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Don’t Call It a Bachelor Pad. TikTok Says It’s a ‘Boy Apartment.’
Men with meticulously curated homes are going viral on TikTok, changing the way people think about male living habits.
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Matilda Djerf Apologizes Amid Claims of Workplace Toxicity
The popular Swedish influencer began a fashion brand in 2019. Some employees say working there wasn’t as great as it looked on social media.
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People Are Putting Beef on Their Faces. What Could Go Wrong?
Natural, tallow-based cosmetics can be made at home or bought from artisans. Doctors aren’t thrilled, but they’re all the rage on TikTok.
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TikTok Asks Supreme Court to Block Law Banning Its U.S. Operations
The company and its Chinese parent invoked the First Amendment in urging the justices to step in before a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or be shut down.
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How Student Phones and Social Media Are Fueling Fights in Schools
Cafeteria melees. Students kicked in the head. Injured educators. Technology is stoking cycles of violence in schools across the United States.
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How Student Phones and Social Media Are Fueling Fights in Schools
Cafeteria melees. Students kicked in the head. Injured educators. Technology is stoking cycles of violence in schools across the United States.
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‘The Interview’: Rick Steves Refuses to Get Cynical About the World
The guidebook writer and television personality reflects on his cancer diagnosis, social media’s corrosive effect on tourism and the transformative power of travel.
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U.S. Court Denies TikTok’s Request to Freeze Sale-or-Ban Law
TikTok had sought to temporarily freeze a law that requires its Chinese parent to sell the app or face a U.S. ban next month. The case may now head to the Supreme Court.
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Judge Says Former ByteDance Executive Lied in Suit Against Company
A judge said this week that a former executive at ByteDance seemed to have fabricated evidence and submitted false statements in a high-profile 2023 lawsuit against the company.
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Elon Musk’s Playbook for DOGE Has a Precedent: X
Mr. Musk is wielding his X account to single out federal employees and agencies for cuts. He has used this method before.
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Ev Williams, Twitter and Medium Founder, Unveils New Social App
The serial internet entrepreneur, who co-founded Twitter and created Medium, was turning 50 and feeling detached from friends. Maybe a new start-up could fix that.