Tag: Social Media
TikTok’s Amber Heard Hate Machine
Viewers assess both Depp and Heard’s court appearances as studied performances, but it is as if they have…
How Influencers Hype Crypto, Without Disclosing Their Financial Ties
Some of the projects that Mr. Armstrong promoted were small-time, experimental crypto ventures that eventually encountered problems. In…
Debunking 3 Viral Rumors About the Texas Shooting
Rumors about the gunman and what had taken place spread widely online — often with easily debunked evidence…
Twitter Fined in Privacy Settlement, as Musk Commits More Equity for Deal
Twitter was fined $150 million by the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department on Wednesday, as part…
The Branded Marriage of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker
This weekend, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker got married for the third time, following a just-for-fun ceremony in…
Twitter’s Chief Tries Staying the Course as Elon Musk Upends Plans
SAN FRANCISCO — At a virtual meeting for Twitter executives last week, Parag Agrawal admitted he was exhausted.Mr.…
‘Grandfluencers’ Are Sharing a New Vision of Old Age
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — Robert Reeves, 78, spends most days lounging by the pool, taking in the low-desert…
Amber Heard, Johnny Depp and Why We Love to See Women Humiliated
There’s something almost pornographic about the voyeurism involved, with a kink for every predilection: fame, beauty, drugs, extreme…
Tesla’s Aura Dims as Its Plunging Stock Highlights the Risks It Faces
Chinese consumers “are edgy, they’re worried about the future,” Mr. Dunne said. “It’s a double whammy that Tesla…
Even Among Corporate Raiders, Elon Musk Is a Pirate
The history of mergers and acquisitions is filled with ruthless corporate raiders, bruising wars of words and people…
Facebook Has Been Monetizing Searches for the Buffalo Shooting Video
People searching on Facebook for footage of Saturday’s racist shooting rampage in Buffalo, N.Y., may have come across…
Fentanyl Tainted Pills Cause Drug Fatalities Among Youth to Soar
Now, when Snapchat users search for “fenta,” “xanax” or other drug language, the results are blocked. They are…