internet culture

BeReal and the Doomed Quest for On-line Authenticity

[ad_1] On its ascent to the coveted top spot in app retailer charts, BeReal—the French photo-sharing app launched in 2020—has…

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Overlook Disruption. Tech Must Fetishize Stability

[ad_1] I used to co-run a software firm. My cofounder is Lebanese, so we constructed a group in Beirut with…

2 years ago

TikTok’s Latest Cringe Trend: Gen Z Critiques Their Former Selves

[ad_1] “It made me feel very cool,” Poisson says of using the app. “Whenever I would travel somewhere like New…

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How a YouTube Sensation Became a Movie—12 Years Later

[ad_1] When the first Marcel the Shell short went viral, it was a bit of an accident. As cocreator Jenny…

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Charity TikTok Videos Put an Uncomfortable Spin on Morality

[ad_1] “I think these videos can create narratives about how we should help the deserving poor,” says Yale professor Michael…

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What Black One Direction Fans Reveal About Activism

[ad_1] Gabrielle Foster had been a fan of One Direction since she was 11 years old.“We all come from different…

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