In 2024, fandom conquers the world
On 28th September, Bowen Yang performed one of 2024's most resonant pieces of political theater by wearing a pygmy hippo costume.yang was behind the desk Saturday night Live"Weekend Update" segment,…
To fight AI search spam, prioritize real human voices
Sometime in the future, AIS Can create works of art, music, and writing that rival man-made works. For now, the most impressive thing about most generic AI is their ability…
It was a year of impressive political takeovers
After years of sitting on the sidelines, content creators became part of mainstream political media this year, bypassing the traditional press and delivering election news, analysis and political commentary to…
Won Villainy of the Year wired
Kevin Winter, a professor of media studies at Pomona College, says irrational self-confidence is one of the reasons villains resonate so deeply throughout culture. “In a repressive society like ours,…
This was the year Elon Musk took over politics
“I think they realized that big tech companies have worried for decades about how to regulate or organize speech on this crazy scale, isn't it a problem,” Magalhaes says. “This…
Threads Now Lets Users Reshare Photos, Videos from Others Without Quote Posting
Threads — Meta Platforms' microblogging app and a competitor to Users will be able to add their own text and express their creative takes alongside the media while crediting them…
WhatsApp Rolls Out New Calling Effects, Animations and Stickers Ahead of New Year
WhatsApp is introducing fun new features to enhance the texting and calling experience ahead of the new year, the company announced on Thursday. For a limited time, WhatsApp users will…
Supreme Court has agreed to hear the TikTok ban case
Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case - CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will hear an appeal from TikTok over a federal law…
Drug dealers have gone to social media
Recently an Instagram account messaged me, "We were wondering if you would be interested in traveling with our products." Meanwhile, on X, posts related to psychedelics are regularly infiltrated by…
UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
The UK plans to extend its rules against illegal material online to cover how social media companies respond to crises like the recent riots in the country, according to a…