Taylor Lorenz
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Sudan and the Instagram Tragedy Hustle
The Sudan Meal Project and similar accounts claim to be helping—but they’re really just a ploy to get more followers.
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Alon Brik / Shutterstock Why Teens Are Selling Clothes Out of Their Closets
On Depop, thrifted outfits and original fashion are the gateway to influencer status.
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Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters There’s Nothing Wrong With Posing for Photos at Chernobyl
Influencer-style pictures are simply the way we document our lives now.
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Shutterstock The Groups Where Thousands of Facebook Users Ask for Money
Peer-to-peer aid groups have become a lifeline for those who can’t cover small expenses.
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Sol de Zuasnabar Brebbia / Getty When Grown-Ups Get Caught in Teens’ AirDrop Crossfire
Anytime young people get together, the pics start flowing.
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Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP The Real Difference Between Creators and Influencers
It’s not a gender thing.
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Shutterstock Uber’s Drivers and Riders Are Locked in a Pine-Scented Battle
Many passengers can’t stand air fresheners. Drivers say they’re just trying to provide a pleasant ride.
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Tfue / Youtube A New Lawsuit Could Transform How the Influencer Industry Is Regulated
The plaintiff’s lawyer says that “the time is now for content creators, gamers and streamers to stop being taken advantage of through oppressive, unfair and illegal agreements.”
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Exotic vector / Shutterstock The Groups Bringing Forum Culture to Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for communities on his platform is very different from how users are gathering there organically.
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Tea by Ali / YouTube How Tea Accounts Are Fueling Influencer Feuds
As James Charles and Tati Westbrook battle it out, drama channels are raking in subscribers.
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Jose Luis Magana / Kathy Willens / John ... Instagram and Facebook Ban Far-Right Extremists
Alex Jones, Infowars, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, Paul Nehlen, and Louis Farrakhan have all been removed from the platforms.
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Nitikorn Poonsiri / Shutterstock Instagram Is the New Mall
The platform is allowing influencers to sell things to users directly through their posts.
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okawa somchai / Shutterstock The Instagram Aesthetic Is Over
The look made famous by the platform just doesn’t resonate anymore.
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@UnionizedMemes / Instagram Instagram Memers Are Unionizing
They’re hoping to solve some of the new economy’s problems with an old tactic: collective bargaining.
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Ari Curtis / The Atlantic Re-creating Facebook on Instagram
Class accounts are a way for incoming freshmen to make friends, find roommates, and suss out colleges before fall.
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Shutterstock How Instagram Replaced the Contacts List
The app has become the default way to connect with new friends, dates, or business contacts.
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OSTILL / Shutterstock / Taylor Lorenz / Katie ... Get Yourself a Nemesis
There’s a benefit to keeping your internet friends close, and your internet adversaries closer.
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Reuters / Leah Millis Instagram Is the Internet’s New Home for Hate
As other social networks wage a very public war against misinformation, it’s thriving on Instagram.
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Reuters The Shooter’s Manifesto Was Designed to Troll
The violent rhetoric was written for an audience.
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Shutterstock The Hottest Chat App for Teens Is … Google Docs
How a writing tool became the new default way to pass notes in class
