Not to sound hyperbolic, but April Fools’ Day is the worst. Not because of all the shitty pranks by attention-starved YouTubers, but because of the shitty pranks by attention-starved multinational corporations. April Fools’ Day is meant to be light-hearted and fun, but nothing takes the winds out of its sails than the onslaught of bad…
It’s hard being a DEI in a time like this, ain’t it? In the aftermath of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday, many on the right have blamed the tragedy on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives. SEE ALSO: Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse put the internet’s conspiracy brain…
The Facebook “Poke” is back…though was it really ever in? Young folks — you know, Gen Z and the like — are apparently using the Poke more than ever. Last week, Facebook said it had seen a 13x spike in Pokes over the last month. The oft-forgotten feature on the oft-forgotten social media site is…
An uptick in bots, a rise in hate speech, and content moderation policies that are unevenly applied to the social media platform’s users. These are just some of the issues that have plagued X, formerly known as Twitter, since Elon Musk acquired the company back in October 2022. Now, roughly a year and a half…
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot that was previously available only to Premium+ subscribers on X, is rolling out to a wider audience. On Tuesday the X CEO announced the AI assistant will be available to Premium subscribers “later this week”. Tweet may have been deleted Previously Grok was only available to X users paying for…
Since acquiring the company now known as X, Elon Musk has claimed that his social media platform would be one where free speech ideals reigned supreme. In August 2023, Musk went so far as declaring that he would financially support any user who was punished for their speech on X. “If you were unfairly treated…
Florida has just enacted a new law restricting social media access for children. Those aged 15 and under must now obtain their parents’ consent to have a social media account, while children under 14 aren’t allowed to have one at all. That’s no more TikTok, no more Snapchat, no more Facebook, and no more Instagram.…
Elon Musk and his social media platform X just suffered an embarrassing defeat in court, where a judge pilloried the “free speech” company for attempting to silence a critic’s speech. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer dismissed X’s lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit group that tracks hate speech…
By now, you’ve likely heard of Dogecoin, the popular cryptocurrency named after the popular “doge” internet meme. During the last cryptocurrency boom, buoyed by the few successful examples like Dogecoin and the similarly-inspired Shiba Inu coin, memecoins became pretty popular among get-rich-quick scammers looking to make fast money with quick pump-and-dump schemes. The memecoin craze…
When Elon Musk acquired X, then-known as Twitter, he proudly proclaimed that his social media platform would be a place where freedom of speech reigned. According to Musk, only content deemed illegal by government law would be removed. All other speech – including hate speech – would be fair game to publish on X. With…