Notorious and controversial imageboards 4chan and Kiwi Farms are taking the UK government to task in U.S. federal court, filing suit against the country’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) over the controversial Online Safety Act (OSA). The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, August 27, follows earlier threats made by the site’s legal counsel, Preston Byrne. Byrne warned…
People in Mississippi no longer have access to Bluesky — one of the primary alternatives to Elon Musk‘s X — because of burdensome age verification laws. A new law in Mississippi requires age verification to access social media sites. This landmark piece of legislation goes even further than other laws that require age verification for sites…
This week, a gay influencer couple announced their breakup online, complete with a “split custody” plan for their social media. The internet, in its usual fashion, went into prying auntie mode. For years, New Orleans-based Matt Armato and Beau Ciolino shared lifestyle blogs and videos under the brand Probably This. They met in 2013 and…
AI-generated video has gotten way too good. Scary good, actually. Because of that, our feeds are flooded with suspiciously perfect clips — like impossibly cute animals bouncing on trampolines — racking up millions of views across TikTok, Shorts, and Reels. With AI content blending seamlessly into our scroll, it’s not always easy to know what’s…
The Supreme Court has been asked to take up a case that could overturn the 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, and Tefi Pessoa, a lifestyle creator with 1.9 million TikTok followers, can’t understand why more LGBTQ+ creators aren’t talking about it. “How is anyone LGBTQIA+ in America right now and not talking about gay marriage?”…
Less than a week after announcing a new Perplexity-powered AI search engine with reportedly tight reins on its sources, Truth Social’s AI tool is already contradicting its most famous co-founder. Truth Search AI, a new platform-based answer bot built on Perplexity Sonar API, was launched by Trump Media and Technology Group to “increase the amount…
Pro wrestling — especially WWE — has always thrived on shocking swerves to keep fans tuning in week after week. It’s part Dragon Ball Z, part soap opera, and all spectacle. But based on the backlash erupting across social media, it seems there’s one swerve that isn’t sitting right with fans: the surprise return of…
It’s hard enough getting into the content creator space without the platform you’re on putting up restrictions. However, Instagram is now the latest social media app to institute such a restriction — forcing people to have at least 1,000 followers before they go live on the site. Previously, Instagram let anyone go live, regardless of…
If you were online in the early 2000s, KiiiKiii’s aesthetic might feel eerily familiar. The rookie K-pop girl group is channeling a distinctly Y2K internet vibe for their new single, “Dancing Alone.” The first thing you see on their website is a pop-up window featuring a pixelated dolphin defining the word “anemoia,” a neologism meaning…
A number of Reddit users say that Google’s smart home ecosystem is falling apart — another casualty of what’s been dubbed “enshittification.” A July 21 Reddit thread has drawn hundreds of comments from users venting about how unreliable Google Home smart speakers and hubs have become in recent years. “We had a good run with…