When Can I Stop Caring What Others Think of Me?
For cis and trans women, living life out loud and expressing joy on social media has become an act of resistance in the face of unrelenting online misogyny.
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I Quit Social Media and Lived to Tell
In this excerpt from the memoir I QUIT EVERYTHING, the Gen-X writer—a retired drummer and vocalist for several alt rock bands—reflects on the addictive nature of social media, and the liberation of signing off.
When Twitter Died, So Did Independent Journalism
Twitter was one of the most important tech utilities for reporters to break stories and deliver real-time news, until Elon Musk bought the company. He not only killed the social media platform, he destroyed one of our most vital news outlets.
Can Social Media Host a Safe Space?
Since Twitter has turned into an unmitigated right-wing troll farm, users are looking to Bluesky in hopes of finding a well-moderated, inclusive haven for LGBTQ people, Black and brown people, and women. That doesn’t mean it’s an echo chamber.
America’s Propaganda Apocalypse Was Decades in the Making
Years of policy failures built our modern media reality long before Elon Musk shared his first meme. Reformers need all the help they can get to reverse the tide.
Where Will Journalists Go to De-Twitter?
Elon Musk has been doing everything in his power to drive media from Twitter. Should journalists stay or go?
Elon Musk Is Really Good At Being Really Bad
As the owner of Twitter, Musk is proving to be a disastrous CEO. And his fragile ego and bizarre fascistic politics threaten to make matters even worse for the once-successful social-media platform.
Clubhouse: A Study in Failed Content Moderation
The audio app quickly became a playground for trolls and harassment, driving many users away. When free speech becomes violent, Clubhouse revealed itself to be like many other platforms.
For Women Fleeing Ukraine, Social Media Is a Lifeline
Women-organized Facebook groups have popped up to support the more than 6 million Ukrainian refugees with transportation, accommodations, legal issues, and much more.
The Rise of the Cleanfluencer
While your laundry is piled up in a corner waiting to be folded, social media serves up videos of put-together women in idealized versions of homemaking.