6 OnlyFans stats that show how massive the platform has become

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OnlyFans continues to grow, with $7.2 billion spent on the platform last year.

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A new guard of startups is racing to bring back the 'old internet'

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How a family-owned tamale shop in LA struck marketing gold using AI: 'I made it in 10 minutes'

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The Original Tamale Company made an ad using AI that has gone mega-viral.

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Researchers built a social network made of AI bots. They quickly formed cliques, amplified extremes, and let a tiny elite dominate.

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The researchers populated a minimal social network with 500 AI chatbots and found that they replicated social media's dysfunctions.

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There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.

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I was horribly lonely in my mid-20s. Then I realized: I was a boring, flaky friend.

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It took me time to become someone who throws my cat birthday parties.

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Duolingo's CEO says he learned a hard lesson about 'edgy posts' and going viral

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Luis von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo, at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 14, 2023.
Luis von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo, said AI could help speed up the integration of languages into the app.

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'Fawning' is Gen Z's new fight-or-flight response

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A young woman looks overwhelmed, surrounded by speech bubbles containing phrases like 'Yes,' 'Okay, no problem,' 'Yes, I can help,' and 'Sure! I don't mind'
Gen Zers can struggle with people-pleasing because they have more ways to feel rejected.

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This 'Love Island USA' star asked his brother to run his Instagram. Here's what happened next.

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"Love Island USA" contestant Elan Bibas (right) and his brother, Tal, are navigating the world of reality shows and social media — together.

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Kate Winslet's daughter says her mom made her write a pros and cons list before signing up for Instagram when she was 14

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Mia Threapleton and her mother, Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet's daughter, Mia Threapleton, may be Gen Z, but she doesn't use social media.

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