For a long period during the height of the NYT Games craze of 2020, new Wordle strategies appeared on the timeline like clockwork. But in the years since, players have honed their personal strategies in ways that have made keeping up with daily streaks a piece of cake. That doesn’t mean there’s not more to…
Among the most difficult parenting tasks, there are few as dreaded as asking a child to put down the device that’s just absorbed their attention for hours. As a parent, you feel guilty that it got this far. You’re also gearing up for a potential fight, should that child throw a toddler, tween, or teen…
The state of New York has passed new legislation requiring social media platforms like X and TikTok to add warning labels to their services. Much like the warnings found on cigarette packaging, the new law — signed by Governor Kathy Hochul — targets platforms that rely on features such as infinite scrolling, autoplay, and algorithmic…
Spoiler warning: This story discusses major Jujutsu Kaisen manga events, including character deaths that have not yet appeared in the anime ahead of its third season premiere on Jan. 8, 2026. Every year on Christmas Eve, I brace myself before opening my apps. Not because of an influx of schmaltzy holiday content, but because I’m…
It’s hard to believe but some good things did happen online 2025. Scrolling around the internet these last 12 months hasn’t always been a pleasant experience — our timelines were full of AI slop, recession fears, and misinformation. But good things did manage to happen, too. Mashable has kept tabs on uplifting digital stories with…
Louisiana’s Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation act, a social media law that requires social platforms to verify user ages and implement parental controls, has been struck down. The before the buzzer decision was issued on Dec. 15, made just ahead of the act’s enforcement period by Louisiana regulators. The federal judge ruled in…
Are you a creator who shares links on Facebook? Be sure not to go over your monthly quota. Some creators on Facebook are receiving a notification that they will be limited to posting a certain number of links in organic posts each month, unless they subscribed to Meta Verified for $14.99 per month. Here’s the…
In the evening of Dec. 14, a large crowd of people gathered on Australia’s Bondi Beach to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, and were instead met with violence, as two gunmen opened fire on the group. As of today, 15 people have been killed. One of the assailants was taken down by bystander Ahmed…
Reddit is suing the Australian government over its newly enacted social media ban, which prevents children aged 16 and younger from accessing most social media platforms. Reddit argued that the ban impinges on the right to free political discourse implied by the country’s constitution, according to a Reuters report. In essence, blocking the youths from…
Although it leaked online before the announcement, Time magazine made its 2025 Person of the Year official on Thursday morning: It’s the “architects of AI.” This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Time magazine’s official cover(s) for the 2025 Person of the Year edition include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg,…