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Shutterstock Memes Are Becoming Harder to Monetize
The online joke cycle moves too fast now for e-commerce businesses to keep up.
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MrBeast / YouTube ‘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.
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Lil Tay / Instagram 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.
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Evan Agostini / AP 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.
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Bird Scooters 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.
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Gregory Payan / AP The Instagram Stars of High-School Basketball
“Kids who don’t know how to use social media are definitely at a disadvantage.”
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showcake / Fotolia / The Atlantic The One Emoji That Means True Love
Emoji hearts are hard to read but there’s one that beats them all.
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Margaret Fitzpatrick / Jen Birlem / Taylor Lorenz ... Raising a Social-Media Star
The parents of teen internet celebrities get a crash course in a new kind of fame while trying to maintain boundaries for their newly rich and powerful children.
