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Here's why the internet keeps telling people to look at their keyboards

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 15:43

A woman writes a message in the app Whatsapp. — Social media users are using keyboard letters to spell out all sorts of different messages.
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Tech, culture, Trends, social-media, meme, keyboards, x

TikTok influencers fear their careers will be destroyed and their work 'deleted forever' as a US ban looms

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 06:41

TikToker dancing in front of phone — There are 170 million Americans on TikTok, and they're stressed about a potential ban.
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Media, Law, tiktok, tiktok-ban, tiktokers, Influencers, Careers

Women in states where abortion is banned rely on TikTok for advice. Now TikTok itself might be banned.

Sat, 04/20/2024 - 13:31

Tech Insider : Politics

More women are turning to TikTok for information about abortion, researchers say. — More women are turning to TikTok for information about abortion, researchers say.
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Tech, health, politics, abortion, health, mifepristone, tiktok

Gen Zers are in their 'boycott era', even when it comes to which jobs they apply for

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 05:00

A young man walking next to an office building, wearing a suit. — Lisa5201/Getty Images

Careers, culture, gen-z, gen-zers, zoomers, Millennials, gen-x

Zuckerberg isn't on the hook for kids' Instagram addiction, a judge just ruled

Tue, 04/16/2024 - 06:47

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pointing — Zuckerberg faced lawsuits that alleged he was liable for kids' addiction to Meta products.
Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

Tech, meta, mark-zuckerberg, social-media, trending-uk

I love staring at my phone. So why are some tech companies trying to stop me?

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 11:43

A heart eyes emoji looking at a phone — I'm not looking for an iPhone replacement. I love my phone — so much.
iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI

Tech, culture, Parenting, ai-pin, Phones, social-media, Etiquette

Native teens are nearly 4 times as likely to commit suicide. Tribes suing Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat say social media addiction fuels the problem.

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 22:23

Woman reading and texting on smartphone in bed. — Woman reading and texting on smartphone in bed.
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Tech, social-media, native-american, meta, google

People online took less than 24 hours to find a man accused of ghosting his pregnant wife. The law seems to be on their side.

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 11:56

internet sleuths — Internet sleuths can find almost anyone (stock image).
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culture, News, social-media, internet-sleuths, Feminism, Women, vigilantes

AI bots are replacing Gen Z influencers. Maybe that's a good thing.

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 05:41

Genz's fading dreams of fame because of AI — Gen Zers want to be influencers. But the industry is getting more competitive — and flooded with AI.
Abanti Chowdhury/BI

Tech, Media, Careers, Discourse, AI, Influencers, Instagram

Tesla's reign as EV king is fizzling, so Elon Musk has his sights set on a new goal — turning X back into Twitter

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 20:51

Elon Musk renamed Twitter as X.

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Tech, insider-news, elon-musk, tesla, x, twitter, social-media

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