Digital company Starboard hopes to “serve marginalized or even outright censored communities” (aka pouty bigots) when it reopens Parler, the social media site that once was a safe haven for right-wing bigots, has been temporarily […]
TikTok Is Obsessed With Water. Experts Are Concerned
“I’m on my second water of the day and it is 11:55, so I am cruisin’ with the water goals today!” Tonya Spanglo cheerily announces in her TikTok video. She bounds over to her “water […]
‘I Am a Racist’ Said Man Convicted Of Murdering BLM Protester
Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering 28-year-old Black Lives Matter protester and military veteran Garrett Foster, posted and sent racist messages for years according to new court records, the Statesman reports. On Thursday, a Travis County judge in Texas […]
MrBeast Calls Out Transphobic Backlash to Chris Tyson’s Hormone Therapy
Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, one of the biggest stars on YouTube, is not happy with what some fans and creators are saying about his longtime friend Chris Tyson, who recently revealed that they’re receiving hormone […]
Tech Exec Arrested as Suspect in Cash App Founder Bob Lee’s Killing
San Francisco police have arrested a suspect in the killing of Cash App creator Bob Lee. Police identified the suspect as Nima Momeni, a 38-year-old tech executive, during a press conference on Thursday. While the […]
A Grand Unified Theory of Why Elon Musk Is So Unfunny
Elon Musk has had a busy few days. Over the weekend, he ordered the “w” in the the sign on Twitter‘s San Francisco headquarters painted over, so that it read “Titter.” Then, on Monday, he […]
Feds Won’t File Charges in Mysterious Death of Shanquella Robinson on Mexico Vacation
Ever since 25-year-old Shanquella Robinson died in unexplained circumstances on a group vacation to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in October, her family has demanded a thorough investigation as to what happened. But on Wednesday, U.S. […]
Stephen Colbert Proposes Penis-Shaped Shaft Beer for Bud Light Boycotters
Some men need things spelled out for them in the simplest terms possible, as to avoid confusion at all costs. It’s why body wash brands like Raw Sugar and Dove have men-specific lines. The products […]
NPR Quits Twitter After False ‘Government-Funded Media’ Tag
Stop the Posting The public broadcaster accused the platform of “taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent” NPR will no longer use Twitter, accusing the platform of […]
Why Some Taylor Swift Stans Are Ganging Up On ‘Gaylors’: Report
There’s some bad blood in the Taylor Swift community. According to a new report from social media tracking firm Graphika, the largest harassment in Swift fandom spaces is happening between radical Gaylor and Anti-Gaylor accounts […]
Elon Musk on His Twitter Tenure So Far: ‘Were There Many Mistakes? Of Course’
In his first major interview since buying Twitter — and then gutting about 80 percent of its staff — Elon Musk told the BBC that running the social media company has been “quite a stressful […]
New York Red Bulls Player Accused of Using ‘Racist Remark’ to ‘Step Away’
Dante Vanzeir, the New York Red Bulls player accused of using a “racist remark” during the club’s match against the San Jose Earthquakes over the weekend, will “step away” from the team indefinitely. “Dante Vanzeir […]