internet culture
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Twitter Launches Pro-Democracy Emoji for ‘Milk Tea Alliance’ in Asia
Twitter launched a new emoji early Thursday that will appear anytime a user tweets the hashtag #MilkTeaAlliance. The so-called Milk Tea Alliance refers to the pro-democracy movement in Asia that has been organised, at least in part, through actions online.
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Clubhouse Is Creating an Accelerator Program for Influencers
Clubhouse, the invite-only audio chat app that has enamoured the tech industry elite, is on the lookout for influencers. Because what social media app can be without influencers?
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U.S. Regulators Probe Robinhood Over Meme Stock Trading Restrictions
U.S. regulators are investigating Robinhood after it temporarily blocked users from purchasing so-called meme stocks on its stock trading app amid the Reddit-fuelled short squeeze earlier this year.
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TikTok Users Are Burning Snowballs in Viral Videos to ‘Prove’ the Snow is Fake
Have you seen those viral videos on TikTok and Twitter where users are burning snow to “prove” that it’s actually fake? Needless to say, the snow is real. The viral videos actually show a perfectly normal reaction to placing the flame of a lighter or match against a snowball. But that hasn’t stopped these videos…