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Cell phone bans in schools don't work, new study finds
+ A webcam horror game, Tamagotchi vape, Y3K fashion, lottery winner vlogs, the war on poppers, and the new Stanford student status job
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Taylor Lorenz
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We're doing AI generated smear campaigns now
Yale University has suspended a law school scholar after an AI-generated news website claimed that she was a member of a terrorist organization
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Taylor Lorenz
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Meta rep flagged 'critiques of tech industry figures' as 'sensitive or controversial content'
Meta said that the journalist "should never have received this response," but the incident set off a wave of concern over censorship online.
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Taylor Lorenz
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The cryptofication of JD Vance
Dave McNamee, who created the viral JD Vance edit trend, talks about how the crypto community has seized control of the meme.
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Taylor Lorenz
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The attacks on free speech should terrify us all
+ Pipe Rock Theory, Beta babies, the toy collectible boom, re-buttonification, a Portnoy memoir, and Ye Squad vs the Bruzz House
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Taylor Lorenz
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Breaking down the misogyny slop ecosystem
+ A Tamagotchi handbag, RIP Monopoly money, the Lululemon Strategy, a digital Fort Knox, Douyin beauty, and a deep dive into the complex tragedy of…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Right wing creators are dominating Lively-Baldoni coverage
Conservative commentators are leveraging the case to dismantle support for #MeToo and amass unprecedented audience growth.
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Taylor Lorenz
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A deep dive into the Peterverse
Thousands of Peter Griffin-themed Instagram accounts are educating teenagers and providing a new form of community.
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Taylor Lorenz
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No, family vloggers are not fleeing California over a child labor law
A viral TikTok conspiracy theory claims that family influencers are moving because of a new law that claims to protect child influencers. It's not true.
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Taylor Lorenz

February 2025

The Epstein files influencer 'clusterfuck'
Dubious influencers over-hyping stale, regurgitated information shows how reliance on influencer-driven media can backfire, even on the right.
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Taylor Lorenz
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Meet the MD Foodie Boyz
The middle school social media stars are at the forefront of an impending Gen Alpha podcast boom.
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Taylor Lorenz
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[Link fixed] SCOOP: Ashley St. Clair sues Elon Musk for custody of new son
The filing paints Musk as an absentee father and reveals new details about the duo's relationship.
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Taylor Lorenz
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