I wrote about a private club where Gen Zs pay thousands of dollars to make “old money” content and what it says about online aesthetics, our relationship to wealth, and the political climate
A club where you pay thousands to make 'old money' content
TuxedoSociety is a club for Gen Zs looking to get together and make 'quiet luxury' style videos for TikTok and Instagram. But getting in is not cheap.
TikToks promoting "cute winter boots" leverage the TikTok algorithm's preference for product-focused content to amplify reach. "What the algorithm likes is products. It’s a way to talk about resisting the federal government in a way that will actually reach people," one creator said.
TikTok's 'cute winter boots' trend explained
As the U.S. government seeks to enact stricter controls over online speech, TikTok users are adopting more coded 'algospeak' to criticize and resis...
“The death of ‘websites’ and outlets that value true creativity and diversity in coverage — largely at the whims of ghoulish executives and private equity vulturism — has created in me a stinging grief that I cannot seem to shake.”
Ten Years In A Crumbling Industry
There’s a screenshot from TikTok that recently caused me and a group of my writer friends to lose our minds.
Seeking help! Does anyone know where I can buy Iota-Carrageenan nasal spray (that doesn’t have saline in it) to be delivered in the U.S.? Looking for same ingredients as Betadine, which has been discontinued. Do not send any other non Iota-Carrageenan nasal spray, that is not what I need. Iota-Carrageenan only 🙏
How YouTubers pushed young male voters to Trump (with receipts), a Gamergate 2.0 speaks out, pocket cheese, NYT on The Rizzler, MrBeast is hiring, and a Twitter exec reveals why Vine *really* failed. All in today’s newsletter 👇👇👇
How YouTubers pushed young male voters to Trump (with receipts)
+ Gamergate 2.0, pocket cheese, NYT on The Rizzler, MrBeast is hiring, and a Twitter exec reveals why Vine *really* failed
The TikTok ban will deplatform thousands of progressive content creators and skew online discourse to the right. It will consolidate media influence within right-leaning platforms like Meta and X. Over time, I believe this reconfiguration will permanently alter the political landscape of the creator economy
The Great Creator Reset
The TikTok ban isn't just a platform reconfiguration, it will reshape the political leaning of the creator economy and permanently alter whose voic...
If you, the American public, would like to exercise your First Amendment rights on TikTok, tough luck, you have to use IG or YouTube. If you’re the U.S. government, however, *only* TikTok will do. In fact, the cable stresses how crucial and essential the platform is.
Biden Administration Quietly Carves TikTok Ban Loophole for Itself, Leaked Document Shows
TikTok ban for thee but not for me
I wrote about FreeOurFeeds, a new $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires
A $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires
+ Pervert winter, robot accessories, Snoop Dogg's LinkedIn, buzzcuts to break the internet, and Elon Musk gamer stolen valor
NEW NEWSLETTER OUT!!! 🚨 MrBeast Luigi arc, the Gen Z jegging, masculinity coaches, Barstool tea, paparazzi fire chasers, a Spotify party boycott at the Grammys, and more
Why your LinkedIn is about to get very busy
+ MrBeast Luigi arc, the Gen Z jegging, masculinity coaches, Barstool tea, paparazzi fire chasers, and a Spotify party boycott at the Grammys
SCOOP: Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months. Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts "sexually suggestive content", Meta said they are fixing this “error” after I reached out for comment.
Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months
Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts "sexually suggestive content"