When Chet Hanks first used the phrase “white boy summer,” it seemed to be done ironically. Now it has been appropriated around the world by white supremacists and other hate groups.
Category: Social Media
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With Unusual Stories, He Finds a Curious Audience
Thanks to a beat without boundaries, Steven Kurutz can follow trends wherever they take him.
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Meta’s Ad-Free Subscription Violates Competition Law, E.U. Says
Regulators said the subscription service introduced last year is a “pay or consent” method to collect personal data and bolster advertising.
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TikTok Video Claims to Catch Man Having Affair, Raising Questions About Privacy
A woman took a sneaky video of a man and woman on a plane, claiming that she was witnessing an extramarital affair.
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La ‘ceguera del rubor’ es la nueva tendencia de maquillaje en TikTok
Las influentes de belleza desafían los límites de cuánto rubor soportan unas mejillas.
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The Voices of A.I. Are Telling Us a Lot
Even as the technology advances, stubborn stereotypes about women are re-encoded again and again.
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Money Dysmorphia
A nagging insecurity about one’s finances — even when one is on solid footing — that is most prevalent among Gen Z and millennials.
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Is It OK to Vlog At Weddings? Influencer Lilah Gibney Sparks Debate.
An influencer’s nuptials spark a social media debate on what is considered appropriate to share online when attending a wedding.
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Likes Are Private on X, Killing Another Form of Internet Creeping
This month, X made likes private for everyone. Lurkers hoping to keep tabs on crushes and exes are processing this latest development.
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Bots Tied to China Are Harassing a Dissident’s Teenage Daughter
A covert campaign to target a writer critical of the country’s Communist Party has extended to sexually suggestive threats against his 16-year-old daughter.
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Biden Administration’s Contacts With Social Media Companies
The case, one of several this term on how the First Amendment applies to technology platforms, was dismissed on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue.
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When the Terms of Service Change to Make Way for A.I. Training
Tech companies have been making subtle and not-so-subtle changes to their rules for better access to data for building A.I. We took a look at some of them.