Why Instagram Questions Became So Annoying

There’s a better use for the social platform’s new tool than spamming your friends.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jul 17, 2018

Unidentified Plane-Bae Woman’s Statement Confirms the Worst

This is “not a romance” but “a digital-age cautionary tale about privacy, identity, ethics and consent.”

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jul 13, 2018

How Twitter Became The Number One Social Network For Nudists

As platforms like Facebook and Instagram crack down on explicit content, Twitter has allowed nudity to thrive.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jul 13, 2018

Why Some of Instagram's Biggest Memers Are Locking Their Accounts

More meme accounts are going private. Their owners say it’s a new way to gain followers on a crowded platform.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jul 12, 2018

Stop Live-Tweeting Strangers Flirting

#PlaneBae is just the most recent example of an obnoxious trend.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jul 9, 2018

How Twitter Became Home to the Teen Status Update

“Local Twitter” is a booming network of basic, young suburbanites across the country.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jul 3, 2018

Are Male and Female Brains Biologically Different?

The scientific debate around this question keeps raging, but one neuroscientist says we’re more alike than we think.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jun 25, 2018

James Madison Would Be Horrified by a Tweeting President

The head of the National Constitution Center speaks out on how social media has eroded the founding father's vision for democracy.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jun 25, 2018

Transitioning on YouTube

While the platform’s other stars pull pranks in the hopes of going viral, Miles McKenna is helping fans figure out who they are.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jun 22, 2018

YouTube Star Jake Paul’s Fame Is Fading

The 21-year-old became enormously popular for his outrageous prank videos—but if his recent New York show is any indication, it may not last forever.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jun 16, 2018

Instagram’s Wannabe-Stars Are Driving Luxury Hotels Crazy

Hotels are being forced to figure out how to work with a new class of brand-peddling marketers.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jun 13, 2018

Gambling Channels Are the Latest Victims of YouTube's Arbitrary Moderation Process

"This is my full-time job. You spend so many years to build it up and they can just erase it with one button."

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jun 6, 2018

How Instagram Threads Became the WikiHow for Gen Z

How does a Google-averse generation figure out how to deal with acne, fake friends, and boy trouble? On Instagram, of course.

• Taylor Lorenz
• Jun 5, 2018

Memes Are Becoming Harder to Monetize

The online joke cycle moves too fast now for e-commerce businesses to keep up.

• Taylor Lorenz
• May 31, 2018

‘YouTube's Biggest Philanthropist’ Has a History of Homophobic Comments

MrBeast has gone viral for giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars, but he has previously used slurs and made offensive jokes.

• Taylor Lorenz
• May 24, 2018

The Lil Tay Saga Reaches Its Logical Conclusion

The 9-year-old has built a huge following with profane Instagram posts, but the bravado of “the youngest flexer of the century” masks a sadder tale about fame and exploitation.

• Taylor Lorenz
• May 24, 2018

Donald Glover Fans Have Taken Over a Pro-Trump Reddit Page

Normally filled with news and Trump memes, the page is now covered in photos of “the one true Donald’s” face.

• Taylor Lorenz
• May 22, 2018

Electric Scooter Charger Culture Is Out of Control

“Bird hunting” has become a pastime and a side hustle for teens and young professionals, but for some it’s a cutthroat business.

• Taylor Lorenz
• May 20, 2018

The Instagram Stars of High-School Basketball

“Kids who don’t know how to use social media are definitely at a disadvantage.”

• Taylor Lorenz
• May 18, 2018

The One Emoji That Means True Love

Emoji hearts are hard to read but there’s one that beats them all.

• Taylor Lorenz
• May 16, 2018