The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok
…To be fair, the narrative was shaped partially by the fact that TikTok didn’t give Wu access throughout the production process, despite his repeated outreach to the company. “The film becomes…
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Gamers’ Worst Nightmares About AI Are Coming True
…And Nintendo, having narrowly avoided new tariffs to the Switch 2 launch in 2025, which they are now suing the US government over, is not ruling out price hikes. Six years ago…
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Won TV’s OnlyFans Wars
…Margo quickly runs into a common problem for creators on the platform who don’t have large social media followings: No one can find her. (According to OnlyFans, the platform intentionally limits…
Aeronaut Is an Actual Mac App for Bluesky
…Aeronaut condenses your Bluesky timeline into a narrow window. There are buttons on the side for your various feeds, from home to mentions to things like your bookmarks. You can scroll through…
‘Backrooms’ Takes You Deeper Inside the Internet’s Most Uncanny Horror Myth
…He was intrigued by what this material evoked but felt it hadn’t been fully explored. “It was clearly scratching something that I didn't really see much other media scratching,” he…
These AI Thirst Trap Creators Say They’re Misunderstood
…The creator even crafted an elaborate narrative for the post, imagining a rich movie producer had ushered Santos and Caleb to Hollywood on a private jet. (20th Century Studios did not respond…
The Pope’s Warnings About AI Were AI-Generated, a Detection Tool Claims
…Yet even a discerning reader may not suspect a relatively unremarkable narrative like the one described above to potentially be fake. (The redditor who shared it did not respond to a request…
I Watched 18 Hours of Coachella’s Vertical Livestream and All I Got Was This Lousy FOMO
…Besides every social media service prioritizing endlessly scrollable video feeds, Disney has introduced short videos called Verts to its Disney+ streaming platform. Bravo will soon be pushing out vertical videos hosted by…
AI Podcasters Really Want to Tell You How to Keep a Man Happy
…The trend of relationship self-empowerment video podcasts, which is quickly finding an audience, draws on the rising popularity of AI-generated social media influencers, an industry that is projected to top…
The Secret to Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Online Superstardom? Control
…It's always been important to me to bridge the gap between the online world and traditional media, because I've always seen the value in people taking traditional media seriously. It…