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The Problem with Age Verification Online
Description: Age verification technology is becoming increasingly commonplace as lawmakers seek to enact deeply concerning restrictions in the name o…
1 year, 6 months ago
Why is Instagram Reels so unhinged?
You can spend hours carefully curating your algorithms on TikTok and YouTube, But there’s one place where the algorithm doesn’t seem to care about wh…
1 year, 6 months ago
Brazil's X ban upends stan accounts + political debates take over TikTok
Elon Musk’s social media network X has been officially banned in Brazil. Taylor and internet culture reporter Ryan Broderick (Garbage Day) discuss St…
1 year, 6 months ago
The ultimate summer trend recap + a Chick-fil-A streaming service
We've all long been familiar with the concept of a "song of the summer," but lately there's been a rush to declare "the summer" everything. Drink of …
1 year, 7 months ago
Inside the DNC’s influencer extravaganza, from yacht partying to meme lounge
This week, Taylor is in Chicago along with hundreds of content creators for the Democratic National Convention. YouTube star Keith Edwards gives the …
1 year, 7 months ago
Can Elon and Twitter save Trump? + Kamala plays with fire online
This week, Trump returned to X/Twitter/whatever you want to call it. Editor-in-Chief at the Verge, Nilay Patel, joins Taylor to discuss the long and …
1 year, 7 months ago
Can MrBeast be canceled? + Tim Walz mania and minions on a cross
For years now, MrBeast has been the king of the internet. The 26-year-old creator has the most subscribed to channel on YouTube, millions of young fa…
1 year, 7 months ago
Is Skibidi Toilet the Next Hollywood Blockbuster?
The internet lost its mind last week when Taylor broke the news that Michael Bay might be turning Skibidi Toilet -- the bizarre animated YouTube shor…
1 year, 8 months ago
Is Kamala Harris a political meme stock?
Politics and social media were inextricable this week. Joe Biden announced his dropout via X and other social platforms — and after he endorsed Kamal…
1 year, 8 months ago
The rise of ‘BlueAnon' + Trump shooting merch + RNC influencers
Minutes after a gunman attacked Donald Trump at a rally, conspiracy theories flourished on social media. Did Trump fake it? Was it a false flag? Thes…
1 year, 8 months ago