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SCOOP: A Dark Money Political Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Influencers
+ Gaylor crashouts, America’s Next Top Racist, Club Chalamet exposed, Burning Man disaster, 80s nostalgia slop, LinkedIn's biggest villian, tech…
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Taylor Lorenz
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We must fight age verification with all we have
Age verification laws exploit the moral panic over social media and mental health to repackage old censorship tactics under the guise of protecting…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Follower revenge, burner pages and volume posting
+ George W. Bush fancams, Ozempic teeth, AI rationalist cults, boat-tox, Raya waitlist FOMO, Bobbi Althoff's second act, another YouTuber goes to…
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Taylor Lorenz
The Palantir mafia and microschools
+ Purse tuna, rationalist cults, AI country music erotica, Liver King's blood contract, Nancy Pelosi Lil Miquela collab, ICE group chats, Hypernova…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Did Trump kill the 'song of the summer'?
+ Vibe tweeting, the anal princess of OnlyFans, Zuck's illegal private school, a robot fight club, adult pacifiers, TeaOnHer flops, rage bait marketing…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Meta just hired a far right influencer as an 'AI bias advisor'
+ Purseface, Grand Theft Labubu, crypto maniacs, the influencer tour boom, SEC rush war, summer of engagement, Mrs. MAHA, performative males, and the…
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Lil Tay's OnlyFans is already being weaponized
+ Vibe graphing, jelqing, a Labubu Cybertruck, new Forbes 30 under 30 scammer, Grok sponcon, sorority rush consultants, Vinespeak, crypto meme WNBA…
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Taylor Lorenz
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AI is making us all talk the same
+ The Rizzler on Theo Von, Pinterest men, Catholic Woodstock, GCal hookups, return of OG Instagram, ICE's social media blitz, MAGA influencer civil war…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Welcome to the age of Hard Tech
+ LA's secret celebrity tunnel, Truth Social's porn king, Silicon Valley's techno-religion, plasticmaxxing, Marth Stewart's skincare line, and the…
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Taylor Lorenz
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The UK's censorship catastrophe is just the beginning
+ Glazebaiting, a Jesus Hype House, Joey Swoll's mea culpa, groyper diva posting, AI bunnies, surveillance dating, Satanic Neo-Nazi cult, Feel Free…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Substack sent a push alert promoting a Nazi blog
The newsletter's logo is a swastika and it has pushed Holocaust denialism along with news and opinion content for the 'White Nationalist Community.'
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Surge pricing is coming for your rent
+ Speed dumping, North Korean minion scammers, FAFO parenting, crypto kidnappings, Roblox’s “Builderman”, Tubi cinema, LaBongBongs, battery-flavored…
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A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring original reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture.
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