Meet the Granfluencers
From funeral fits to dating hacks, elderly TikTokers are slaying online
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Journalists Are Becoming Cogs in the Outrage Machine
As the industry decays, social media has become a go-to place for tips and quotes. That’s a problem
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Why the Taliban Love Social Media
The extremist group’s strategy to normalize its rule in Afghanistan
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Me, My Selfies, and I
Those of us on the line between Gen X and millennial are watching our identities shift and age in a way no previous generation has
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The North Runs on Facebook
At twenty, the social media giant might seem old school. For many of us up here, it’s still the place to be
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Social Media Is Warping History
#History is huge on TikTok, where counterintuitive takes flatter users into thinking they know the “real” story
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Editor’s Letter: Why We Can’t Unfriend Big Tech
The Online News Act has us re-evaluating our relationships with major platforms
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The Rise and Fall of MuchMusic
Former staffers reveal what made the channel so special—and why MuchMusic has failed to reclaim its former glory despite a relaunch
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As the Israel–Hamas War Escalates, Misinformation Surges
The spread of false claims on social media makes it hard to sort fact from fiction
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My Guilty Pleasure: The All-Consuming, Shimmering World of Skinfluencers
I felt giddy whenever I burned my face with a cultish acid
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