Oof. That’s not a good way to kick off the New Year. Elon Musk’s social media platform X is currently worth around $12.5 billion, according to a recent analysis by the mutual fund Fidelity. X’s value dropped significantly since Musk’s takeover For those keeping score, that’s 71.5 percent lower than Musk’s value of the company…
Let’s be honest, 2023 was not a good year to be on social media. How about: It seems that, as we march further into the clutches of late-stage capitalism, our internet-safe havens get worse in an attempt to make billionaires more money. Apps like TikTok, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter) do nothing but spy on…
It’s official: Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, will be investigated by the EU Commission for allegedly violating laws concerning illegal content, advertising, and disinformation on big tech platforms. The EU announced it was opening “formal proceedings” on Monday “to assess whether X may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to risk…
A committee of experts declined to recommend banning social media for youth 18 and younger in a report issued Wednesday. Convened by the nonprofit National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the committee reviewed numerous studies on the topic of youth health and social media use and found that most of the research shows only…
Alex Jones is back on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Last week, Elon Musk said he would “consider” bringing Jones back to the platform following an interview the conspiracy theorist did on Tucker Carlson’s show, which is uploaded directly to X. Over the weekend Musk put the decision to a poll, which overwhelmingly…
Despite growing worry that social media use can harm youth mental health, teens still use major platforms at high rates, according to a new survey conducted by Pew Research Center. About half the respondents characterized their use as “almost constant.” The online survey of 1,453 U.S. teens between the ages of 13 and 17 was…
According to TikTok, this is what you should know about us: Elena drinks her morning tea out of a Moe’s Books mug. She wears black Mary Jane Docs. She rotates between using a black Baggu shoulder bag and the smallest size Telfar. Her key is baby blue and reads “home” in white cursive on the…
As the United Nations’ 28th Climate Conference (COP28) fills our newsfeeds, you might see an uptick in influencers talking about the climate crisis. The question won’t so much be about whether influencers will be talking about it or not, but rather how, and how accurately. A British think tank has looked into how popular wellness…
Elon Musk has voiced his love for video games like Elden Ring in the past. But there’s one extremely popular game that Musk isn’t a fan of: Grand Theft Auto. “Tried, but didn’t like doing crime,” Musk said in a reply to an X employee who said they had never played a GTA game before.…
It’s been over a decade since the last Grand Theft Auto game came out so the Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 trailer release date for GTA 6 was a big deal. That is, until an anonymous leaker dropped the trailer on Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, a day early. Being that the leaked trailer…