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.
Social Media
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.
It’s Never Just a Joke
The just-asking-questions crowd, like "comedians" Joe Rogan and Whitney Cummings, wants you to think they're harmless. They're anything but.
Why Social Media Is a Special Kind of Hell for Teen Girls
Just as teens are beginning to discover their individuality, social media swoops in with unrealistic expectations that can subvert self-worth and have lasting ramifications.
TMI May Just Be Too Much to Process
There’s more information available to humans than ever. But it isn’t making us more informed thinkers.
Can Tech Actually Save Humanity?
Technology has developed and altered human life so swiftly that it’s left many of society’s institutions ill-equipped to handle its faults.
Lessons From a Fast, Furious Friendship With My Idol
The award-winning memoirist reflects on her intense, instantaneous social-media friendship with a favorite singer—only to be left to try to make sense of her just-as-sudden disappearing act.