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A yellow boy stares down a pipeline with an innocent smile on his face, eager to explore; the pipeline looks old, and grey, and rusty, the phrase "alt-right" looking almost scratched into the metal. The sun looks down with a concerned face from a clear blue sky, as white clouds give way to a dark storm front.

Alt-Right Algorithms

Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland

Despite the decrease in popularity of the original alt-right YouTube influencers, the alt-right pipeline is still alive and thriving.…

May 28, 2024

In an article about the Alt-Right Pipeline, an image of a man holding a sign protesting racism.

The Point of No Return: The Threat of the Alt-Right Pipeline

Zach Terrillion, Oberlin College

The YouTube phenomenon starts out with innocuous jokes and memes but can quickly turn into fascist ideologies and bigoted tendencies.…

August 19, 2021

What’s With the Media Vendetta Against PewDiePie?

Sarah Stager, University of Pittsburgh

The famous YouTuber has stirred up his fair share of controversy, but how much of the ire directed his way is really because of corporate resentment for independent creators?…

May 25, 2020

Screenshot from Geometry Dash, one of many games you can play during your quarantine

4 Difficult Games To Obsess Over During the Coronavirus Lockdown

Nanda Illahi, Okayama University

These games will have you so consumed that you'll forget about any quarantines.…

April 6, 2020

Cancel Culture Is a Myth and No One Is Here For It

Maui Smith, University of Pittsburgh

Accountability isn’t a witch hunt.…

March 7, 2020

An illustration of PewDiePie in an article about YouTubers

The Biggest YouTubers These Past 10 Years: Where Are They Now?

Vaishnavi Kalyana, College of DuPage

Are they still hilarious or down in the dumps?…

December 29, 2019

TikTok Might Be the Vine Successor We Have Been Looking For

Ashley Peterson, Geneva College

Though its beginnings were rocky, the creative minds on TikTok might be ready to bear the torch of internet meme royalty.…

July 10, 2019

Instagram Influencers Need to Stop Trivializing Social Issues in the Name of ‘Humor’

Caitlyn Conville, Bergen Community College

You wouldn't laugh when your friend is cheated on in real life, so why would you laugh when it happens on screen?…

August 16, 2018

Pewdiepie Just Called Both Logan Paul and KSI Sexist ‘Scumbags’

Jamie Lovley, University of Maine

His comment comes only weeks before the two YouTube celebrities plan to literally fight each other live.…

August 14, 2018

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