Fast Fashion Is Everywhere on Social Media. How Can Teens Resist?
The sheer volume of super cheap clothes being advertised to young people is alarming—and terrible for the environment
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Cops on Substack: How Police Are Using PR to Combat Criticism
New communication strategies by law enforcement reveal a crisis in public trust
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Why Don’t Millennials Have Hobbies?
I sought the help of an algorithm to figure out how to spend my free time. It made me question my generation’s relationship with leisure
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Cancel Culture and the Pressures of Being a Teen Online
Demanding accountability is important. But cancellations may lead to missing out on meaningful conversations
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Baby Pics, Life Lessons, and Obits: What Happened to LinkedIn?
Why users are posting more personal content on a professional platform
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Doctors on TikTok: The Dark Side of Medical Influencers
Medical data is supposed to be confidential. But social media is threatening the privacy and dignity of patients
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Why Is Politics Getting Nastier?
With threats and harassment rising, running for office has become a dangerous job
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TikTok Has Become a Recipe Box for Traditional Chinese Cooking
The gap between cooks of colour and the mainstream is stubbornly large, but social media is ushering in a new era for Asian creators
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Makeup and Money: The Persuasive Pull of Beauty Influencers
In the world of big cosmetics companies, authenticity has become a currency
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