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Stay updated with the latest in Tech, Science, Culture, Entertainment, and more by following our Telegram channel here. TikTok has a therapy problem. Creators who purport to reduce the stigma around mental health issues may be unintentionally spreading misinformation on the app, where people who post about mental health are easily confused with real professionals making similar content. In one video, a woman lists lesser-known symptoms of anxiety, including being […]

Until about a year ago, I had never bought stamps. I knew how to send mail, thanks to an elementary school lesson tucked away in the recesses of my memory, but I could probably count the number of times I had actually written a letter on one hand. Since last year, writing letters has become one of the few ways to make new friends that doesn't feel like exhausting or […]

There may not be signs of life on Mars yet, but Twitter users had fun imagining it. After seven months en route, NASA's Perseverance successfully landed on the red planet on Thursday. Perseverance is the fifth American rover on Mars, joining its predecessor Curiosity, which landed in 2012. Soon after landing, Perseverance sent home photographs of its surroundings. The grainy black and white images may not look like much, but […]

Twitter finally permanently suspended Donald Trump's personal Twitter account, and many of its users are celebrating the quiet. In a blog post on Friday afternoon, Twitter announced that the president will be "permanently suspended" to prevent "further incitement of violence." "In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action," […]

TikTok dominated internet culture this year. TikTok was the most downloaded app of 2020, according to mobile analytics firm App Annie's annual report surpassing Facebook, WhatsApp, and Zoom combined App Store and Google Play downloads. The report predicts that TikTok will break 1 billion monthly active users in 2021, with "content-hungry consumers" flocking to the app to "create, socialize, and stay entertained." There's no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic — […]

Simone Giertz, like many of us, is spending quarantine by working on her passion projects. For the YouTuber and inventor, that project happens to be a photo booth for her dog. Dubbed the "Queen of Shitty Robots," Simone Giertz is known for her innovative, but less than useful technical creations. Her work includes an alarm clock that slaps her awake, a Tesla hacked into a pickup truck, and most recently, […]

Barbie's latest vlog unpacks racism in a two-minute video that is so simple, both children and your racist uncle can understand it. Like any modern vlogger, Barbie's channel depicts her in dance battles with Ken, doing makeup tutorials for various special occasions, and learning how to tie-dye clothing. Since Mattel launched her career as a content creator in 2015, Barbie has also vlogged about difficult topics, like mental health and […]

Twitter users flooded the president's mentions with creepy passages and haunting images after he announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. No, it's not some otherworldly hex on Trump — this is just another meme. President announced his and first lady Melania Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis via Twitter (of course) on Thursday night, and social media exploded. Amid well wishes for a speedy recovery, glee at the diagnosis, and discourse over […]

Do you know someone who wants to make it big on TikTok? Folks have used TikTok since its evolution from Musical.ly two years ago, but in the months since the pandemic confined most social interactions to the internet, the app's popularity has skyrocketed. Thanks to its prevalence in online culture, more people are open to creating their own account to produce content on the app. Even though you don't need […]