What if Instagram Got Rid of Likes?
What if Instagram Got Rid of Likes? Social networks built on public status markers are now starting to hide them. Read More…
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Inside the Mating Rituals of Brands and Online Stars
Inside the Mating Rituals of Brands and Online Stars With deals collectively worth billions of dollars at stake, the pressure is on advertisers and viral performers on sites like YouTube and Instagram to find the right match. Read More…
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Facebook and YouTube Give Alex Jones a Wrist Slap A Facebook suspension and a YouTube probation, for videos that violated policies, followed weeks of controversy over Mr. Jones, who oversees Infowars. Read More…
More infoHow A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation
How A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation The brain-tingling feeling was a hard-to-describe psychological oddity. Until, suddenly, it was a YouTube phenomenon. Read More…
More infoWe’re Asking the Wrong Questions of YouTube and Facebook After New Zealand
We’re Asking the Wrong Questions of YouTube and Facebook After New Zealand It’s time for a real conversation about the infrastructure and incentives that Big Tech provides far-right extremists. Read More…
More infoThe Week in Business: YouTube Flip-Flops on Hate Speech
The Week in Business: YouTube Flip-Flops on Hate Speech Plus, why the auto industry doesn’t want Trump to loosen emissions standards. Read More…
More infoYouTube Bans Risky Prank Videos Amid Spate of ‘Bird Box’ Challenge Stunts
YouTube Bans Risky Prank Videos Amid Spate of ‘Bird Box’ Challenge Stunts The video-sharing site said that it was clarifying its policies on the posting of harmful content to explicitly exclude pranks with a “perceived danger of serious physical injury.” Read More…
More infoHow ‘The Lego Movie 2’ Envisions the Apocalypse
How ‘The Lego Movie 2’ Envisions the Apocalypse The director Mike Mitchell discusses how these familiar characters ended up on the wrong side of the bricks. Read More…
More infoMeet the YouTube Stars Turning Viewers Into Readers
Meet the YouTube Stars Turning Viewers Into Readers Reading and writing are solitary activities; BookTube is changing that. Read More…
More infoSri Lanka Shut Down Social Media. My First Thought Was ‘Good.’
Sri Lanka Shut Down Social Media. My First Thought Was ‘Good.’ As a tech journalist, I’m ashamed to admit it. But this is how bad the situation has gotten. Read More…
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