For many, this is a hard Mother’s Day to “celebrate.” Since the Supreme Court majority opinion planning to strike down Roe v. Wade was leaked on May 2, the potential loss of reproductive rights has never loomed larger in the era since the original 1973 decision. Despite what anti-choicers sometimes argue, abortion is not anti-motherhood.…
It’s easy to feel discouraged by the incessant bad news and vapid takes on our social feeds, especially as our political leaders once again put the right to bodily autonomy at risk. But, on the other side of the perhaps dull coin, social media has ushered in a new era of increasingly democratized access to…
Look, not everyone needs to see all of your tweets all of the time. On Tuesday, Twitter announced a new feature which lets users tweet exclusively to pre-selected followers. Dubbed “Twitter Circle,” the limited test is being run globally and appears designed for instances where users explicitly don’t want their content to go viral. SEE…
The protection of LGBTQ communities and their complex, deep histories is an ongoing battle waged by activists, politicians, and historians around the world. As government leaders and public figures attempt to diminish both the rights and visibility of these groups, observers to the political battleground don’t have to sit idly by. From political advocacy to…
Roughly two and a half months after Truth Social publicly launched, its main attraction has finally arrived. Former president Donald Trump finally started posting on Truth Social, his very own alternative social media platform, on Friday after being conspicuously absent since the service launched in mid-February. “I’M BACK!” Trump posted along with a photo of…
Just because Elon says it doesn’t mean it’s true. Elon Musk is the “genius” co-founder of Tesla, according to his bio on the company website. Except he isn’t a founder at all, joining well after Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning created Tesla in 2003. Musk’s fans may admire him for building SpaceX, a space exploration…
Second graders are learning about furries in school? That’s what the prominent right-wing Twitter account Libs of TikTok (@LibsofTikTok) said in a tweet on Monday. However, it turns out that Libs of TikTok fell for a troll. The accusations she tweeted were faked. Tweet may have been deleted “A second grade teacher in @AustinISD allegedly…
When Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO of Twitter in November 2021, the company seemed vaguely at peace for the first time in its tumultuous 15-year history. True, the stock wasn’t lighting any fires, but the company had navigated its way through the Trump storm with a world-changing ban. Trolls and bots were still a…
Elon Musk is buying Twitter. The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and the Boring Company will add another corporate feather to his bejeweled cap, after the social media platform announced Monday, April 25, that it intends to accept the self-described Technoking’s approximately $44 billion purchase offer of $54.20 per share. Th reactions were decidedly mixed.…
Worried about all the possible changes coming to Twitter after Elon Musk takes over? Well, if one of your concerns is the return of tweets from former President Donald Trump, you may have nothing to fear…if Trump himself is to be believed. According to Fox News, Trump told the outlet he would not be moving…