In the YouTubers' own words: “Dan and Phil are here to serve PHUNT.” Dan Howell and Phil Lester — mega stars of a mid-2000s cohort of British YouTubers that blazed the trail for what we now know as the creator economy — are in love. Yes, those of the terminally online ilk, it’s true. No, […]
Leaked texts of Young Republicans expose racist, pro-Nazi groupchats
“I love Hitler,” wrote one young GOP leader. Months of private Telegram conversations between Young Republican leaders across several states depict a startling culture of racist, fascist strategizing, according to an exclusive investigation by Politico. More than 2,900 pages of Telegram chats obtained by the publication show repeated uses of violent, anti-Black, and antisemitic terminology, […]
Instagram Teen Accounts are now rated PG-13
New MPAA-inspired settings come to Teen Accounts after advocates warn current safety tools don't work. Meta is launching two versions of Teen Accounts — the tentpole youth safety product for Instagram and Facebook users — that fashions the default Instagram experience into a PG-13 rated movie. Inspired by the standards established by the Motion Picture […]
A mass exit from social media
The organized effort to dislodge young people from Big Tech's grip. Last Friday night, close to a hundred of us gathered around candle-lit picnic blankets with a makeshift stage at the head of the grass. We know, that’s probably not your idea of a typical night at Tompkins Square Park in downtown Manhattan — but […]
Lemmon Comet set to appear in UAE Skies – and you don’t want to miss it; Here’s how and when to watch
Celestial visitor visible mid-October under dark, clear skies.