internet culture
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TikTok Leak Alleges User Data Isn’t Private: ‘Everything Is Seen in China’
TikTok’s user data drama is back
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How the Facebook Papers Exposed Meta’s Moderation Disaster
In Gizmodo’s third release of documents from the Facebook Papers, we learned how decisions at Facebook over whether to improve a product can depend on how many conservatives in the press are likely to get pissed. We also learned that when Facebook claimed it wasn’t doing something, it was doing exactly that. Here’s a broader look…
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The Iconic Dancing Baby Has Been Remastered and Minted as an NFT
If you used the Internet in the late 1990’s or early 2000’s, you may remember a certain GIF floating around of an animated baby dancing around on a black background. This little guy was truly a symbol of the novelty and purity of the Internet, and now it’s an NFT because of course it is.…
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TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook Are Letting Climate Denial Run Rampant: Report
Fossil fuel companies have known about climate change since 1966, and for almost as long, they’ve been buying TV, radio and newspaper ads trying to make sure you don’t. Decades later, lies about climate change haven’t disappeared; they’ve just gone digital.