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Facebook Is Well Aware of How Destructive Instagram Is for Teens

Breaking news: Instagram breeds competition and comparison

Meet the Experts Debunking COVID-19 Myths and Vaccine Misinformation on TikTok

How health professionals are using their large platforms to set people straight

Please Don’t Dump Dish Soap in Waterfalls for Instagram

A longstanding social media trend has environmental advocates worried about its ill effects on aquatic wildlife

Are Tech Billionaires Trying to Make Themselves Look Taller in Photos?

Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, two 5'7 billionaires, have been accused of staging photos to make themselves appear taller

Roger Waters Says He Turned Down Facebook's Offer of a "Huge Amount" of Money to Use His Song

The musician also called out Mark Zuckerberg, referring to him as "one of the most powerful idiots in the world"

Are Those Disgusting Food Hack Videos a Sex Thing?

Internet users are speculating that a new genre of internet video is fulfilling an erotic fetish known as "sploshing"

Mark Zuckerberg Is Buying a Whole Lot of Land on Kauai

The Facebook CEO and his family now own 1,300 acres there

The New Apple iOS Update May Change Online Privacy for the Better

With iOS 14.5, it'll be much harder for websites and apps to track your device and online behavior

How a Second-Generation Chicago Bluesman Survived a Year Without Gigs

Ronnie Baker Brooks proves that there’s at least one good thing happening on Facebook

According to Facebook, The Future Is in Your Wrist

The key to augmented reality may start with intuitive, AI-assisted wristbands

Why Is a Man With No Social Media So Damn Appealing?

Having no social presence may seem like a red flag at first, but it’s actually kinda hot

Apple and Facebook’s Privacy War, Explained

Why the social media giant is worried about Apple's new data tracking policies

Seriously, Why Do We Need Smart Glasses?

Facebook is putting a lot of resources behind the tech, which is already losing many promised features

Facebook Wants to Use AI to Summarize News Articles

Feature stories would be reduced to bullet points

Instagram Is Changing Its “Breast Squeezing” Policy (Kind of)

You may now cup or hug your own breasts, but Instagram still has to draw the line at squeezing, apparently.

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Ukraine Is Shitposting Through the War. It’s Working.

The embattled country is beating Russia at its own propaganda game one tweet at a time

What It's Like to Work Out in Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse

VR fitness is here, whether you like it or not. We sort of love it.

Why Apple Always Wins the "World's Most Admired Companies" Award Every Year

The tech giant has now topped Fortune's annual list for a whopping 15 years in a row

The Metaverse Wants to Mirror Real Life. Harassment Is Already Cropping Up.

Groping, sexual threats and other troubling incidents have been reported on multiple platforms

Bill Maher Ponders the Metaverse on the New "Real Time"

Plus discussions of political polarization and supply chain issues

This Tourist Ad for Iceland Perfectly Mocks Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse

The "Icelandverse" is a very funny real world plea for people to visit

Aaron Sorkin Thinks You Thought "The Social Network" Would Be a Rom-Com

The writer/director made the truly puzzling comment while defending the decision to cast Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball

Australia Wants to Identify Social Media Users for Cynical Reasons

The government claims the proposed laws are for mental health. One expert says it's really about protecting "uncomfortable white men."

It Appears Nike Wants to Sell Virtual Sneakers to Wear in the Metaverse

The sportswear giant filed several requests with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding "virtual goods”

What Emojis Really Mean, As Explained by a Young Person

The emoji mistakes you don't want to make, according to our resident Gen Zer.

Your Private Instagram Account Might Not Be as Private as You Think

How wary should you be of third-party applications like IGLookup?

Man Creates Tool for Facebook Addiction, Gets Banned for Life

The browser extension allowed users to wipe their News Feeds clean in one fell swoop

A New Deepfake Technology Allows You to Make People in Photographs Say Whatever You Want

You can now easily turn photos into malleable videos — what could go wrong!