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A $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires
+ Pervert winter, robot accessories, Snoop Dogg's LinkedIn, buzzcuts to break the internet, and Elon Musk gamer stolen valor
 • Taylor Lorenz
Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned about his politics
"They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently"
 • Taylor Lorenz
Why "we" want insurance executives dead
No, that does not mean people should murder them. But if you've watched a loved one suffer and die from insurance denial, it's normal to wish the people…
 • Taylor Lorenz
Introducing User Magazine
Why I'm leaving legacy media to pursue independent journalism
 • Taylor Lorenz
TikTok's 'cute winter boots' trend explained
As the U.S. government seeks to enact stricter controls over online speech, TikTok users are adopting more coded 'algospeak' to criticize and resist the…
 • Taylor Lorenz
Why Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan
"This is not a cultural war that you can win just by doing fucking podcasts" + Meat Loaf’s wikipedia drama, eating disorder Twitter turns on Trump, DDG…
 • Taylor Lorenz
A MAGA civil war is breaking out
+ the Walmart Birkin, RIP Gators Daily, Julia Fox + Hunter Biden, the biggest online moments of 2024, and Matthew McConaughey's secret tuna salad recipe
 • Taylor Lorenz
Why won’t the media use the word misogyny?
Misogyny is at the core of these smear campaigns targeting women, yet news coverage consistently avoids naming it.
 • Taylor Lorenz
TikTok is done for
+ Drone hysteria, viral prayer apps, QR code undies, a new NYC literary salon, and the manosphere vs Sydney Sweeney
 • Taylor Lorenz
Hasan Piker and the Future No One Is Ready For
The backlash that Piker is facing shows the consequences of a world where everyone is constantly being recorded and our internet is built to reward…
 • Taylor Lorenz
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.'
 • Taylor Lorenz
Whitney Cummings has lost the plot
+ Meet MrsBeast, the Trump HotDog king of Chongqing, robot sex, dating wrapped, and Costco Guys fraud
 • Taylor Lorenz
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