Posts of women in their underwear are 54% more likely to show up in feeds; posts of men with bare torsos, 28% more likely. This has repercussions on what content creators’ posts look like
Lawsuits were filed on Tuesday in 41 states, including one joint suit by 33 AGs, accusing the owner of Instagram and Facebook of ‘taking advantage of children’s pain.’ It is a step forward in the initiative to demand responsibility from the hitherto untouchable social media platforms
After years of trying to make cakes that are both perfect and beautiful, the fashion for ‘ugly cakes’ is challenging careful aesthetics and opting for kitschy and grotesque decorations. The tackier, the better
The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent, in violation of federal law
The latest idea among self-help gurus and apologists for classical masculinity is to run away from everything and disconnect for a while. However, this impulse isn’t really new: it’s an ancient phenomenon, one that’s recurrent in literature
The essayist examines the rise of compulsive talkers in his new book ‘STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World’
In the exploration of the possibilities beyond corporeality, algorithms homogenize taste and the technological gaze standardizes faces
When a smaller restaurant unexpectedly goes viral on TikTok or other social media, the sudden demand can be overwhelming. Owners have to adapt on the fly
Exposure of a minor’s private life on the internet can have long-term consequences that carry on even into adulthood
A third of Argentine voters are under the age of 29. They get the bulk of their information from social media and online videos, where the extreme-right has taken over the spaces with self-managed groups
At the courtyard of his company’s headquarters in California, Zuckerberg painted a near-future where people interact with hologram versions of their friends or coworkers and with AI bots built to assist them
Social networks have increasingly become a tool to organize and demonstrate, but so much fervor might be blurring the significance of the mobilizations
The movement aims to change colonial structures, mentalities and practices, ultimately reshaping power dynamics
Social media users, particularly on TikTok, have created a new lexicon to describe the everyday
The Instagram star known for his parodies and sexual freedom takes on his first leading film role in ‘Rotting in the Sun’, where he plays the most captivating and irritating person he knows: himself
The short life of trends, fueled by social media, has changed the way we consume
The option offered by the social media platform – in which only select followers can see a story – is a way for many users to share risque material and controversial opinions
The investigation found that the sign-up process for teen users resulted in settings that made their accounts public by default, allowing anyone to view and comment on their videos
The world’s most-used search engine now blurs images that it classifies as explicit and has made it easier to remove sensitive photos published without permission
The guest list featured some of the industry’s biggest names, including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and X and Tesla’s Elon Musk
Paqui, the Texas-based company that makes the One Chip Challenge chip, asked retailers to stop selling the chips, and by Friday, they had disappeared from store shelves and online
Chenta Tsai Tseng — a Spanish musician of Taiwanese origin — turned insults into a stage name: Putochinomaricón. In their most ambitious project to date, they’re now working on deconstructing post-internet music
It was created to foster empathy and kindness, but economic interests and the need for validation made the ‘like’ button a double-edged sword
Social media platforms have democratized access to large audiences, but making a living from them is challenging
Between the boom of K-beauty and the rise of Instagram face, a new ideal of beauty is gaining ground thanks to social media
The move will allow the nascent platform, dubbed the “Twitter Killer,” better compete with Elon Musk’s platform
The Digital Services Act is part of a suite of tech-focused regulations crafted by the 27-nation bloc — long a global leader in cracking down on tech giants
