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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

It's Time We All Started Treating Instagram Like the Addictive Drug It Is

Instagram is deliberately designed to beat your brain. Here's what you can do about it.

Why Photo Dumps Are Taking Over Your Instagram Feed

The pandemic changed a lot, including how we post on Instagram

Marc Maron Probably Shouldn’t Be Trashing Local Businesses on Instagram

A dust-up with a Seattle guitar shop shows the pitfalls of celebrities putting small businesses on blast

Facebook Is Well Aware of How Destructive Instagram Is for Teens

Breaking news: Instagram breeds competition and comparison

Why Are Dudes Pretending to Get Arrested on TikTok?

Welcome to the cringey world of boyfriend POV videos

How to Car Camp in a Porsche, According to a Guy Crazy Enough to Try It

Brock Keen of Instagram account @996roadtrip shares the story behind his 911 Carrera 4S, and why he put a rooftop tent on it

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

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

Why “Nah He Tweakin” Is Suddenly Flooding Internet Comment Sections

A tale involving Tony Hawk, a blood-infused skateboard and perhaps the most influential person on the internet

Reminder: Please Don’t Do Barefoot Anything on a Packed Plane (Including Yoga)

A recent viral TikTok video reveled a shameless passenger working through a full set of poses in her aisle seat

The Viral #MilkCrateChallenge Is Exactly the Kind of Good, Harmful Fun We Need Right Now

Try to walk across this towering milk crate without seriously injuring yourself

Yik Yak Is Back, For Better and Mostly Worse

The anonymous messaging app announced its return Monday, but its former users have mixed reactions

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

The Delta Variant Memes Are Here to Ruin Your Hot Vax Fall

"My Fall Plans // The Delta Variant" is the latest meme circulating the internet

Instagram Is Really Sorry for Censoring a Nipple on a Penelope Cruz Movie Poster

In typical Instagram fashion, the platform removed images of the movie poster because it shows a lactating nipple

The Hottest Kind of Man You Can Be Right Now Is a “Submissive” and “Breedable” One

Around the internet, commenters are flipping gender roles on their head to forge a new version of male desirability

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This Week's "SNL" Sees Through Your Ulterior Motives on Instagram

It might make you think twice before you press the "like" button

Hey Fellas, Stop Harassing Women on the Internet

A new report found that women on Instagram face “an epidemic of misogynist abuse”

Don’t Believe Your Instagram Ads. We Haven’t Cured Hangovers Quite Yet.

We all want to have our cocktails and drink 'em too, but science still has other ideas

Misguided Wellness Influencers Are Fetishizing a Prehistoric Lifestyle

There are behaviors to glean, but the glorification has gone too far.

How to Take Better Photos of Your Girlfriend, According to an Instagram Husband

Advice from an expert on nailing the perfect Insta-worthy shot

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Ruin Your Instagram Feed With NFTs

Speaking at SXSW, the Meta CEO said the digital collectibles would come to Instagram in the “near term”

Russia Bans Instagram Access for 80 Million Users

The ban is part of a larger crackdown on social media platforms by Russia

Ja Morant’s Buzzer-Beater Is Now the NBA’s Most-Watched Instagram Video

Monday's Spurs-Grizzlies game generated record-breaking social media numbers

Why Miami Chef Benjamin Murray Dropped Fine Dining for an Instagram Banh Mi

Plus, everything you should try at his super-hot sandwich shop Benh Mi

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

All the Social Media Platforms Are in a Race to Become the Same

Instagram wants to be Tik Tok. Now Tik Tok wants to be YouTube. Can't anything just do what it's intended to?

Celebrities Would Very Much Like Us to Stop Commenting on Their Bodies, Please

Nicola Coughlan has asked fans to please stop sharing opinions on her body

Where Has All the Dan Bilzerian Gone?

The “uncancellable” social-media phenomenon has stepped out of the limelight, but the ethos that got him there forges on undeterred

The 10 Most-Liked Airbnbs on Instagram in 2021

From A-frames and treehouses to villas and boathouses, here are the most liked homes from the past year