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A young man with a blue shirt and orange hair stares, nay, is transfixed by smartphone. His eyes swirl in a whirling pool of red and yellow, drool crawling down his chin as the phone's light shines brightly in his face, contrasting against the dark purple background.

Doom-Scrolling Dooms Media as We Know it

Cerasela Hanseter, University of California, Berkeley

Doom-scrolling is doing more than just ruining our attention spans: it is transforming news and media as an enterprise.…

April 21, 2024

White People Will Learn, Black People Will Relish: Hulu’s ‘Black Twitter: A People’s History’ Moves Beyond the Screen

Roberto Soto

The upcoming Hulu series is an essential piece of American historiography from the perspective of Black people.…

March 9, 2024

Two pink hands are typing at a laptop on a purple table against a pink background littered with writings and documents. The laptop has a blue screen containing an inkwell and a sheet of paper with scribbles on it, presumably this writer's latest piece of work.

Verse in the Digital Age: A New Perception of Poetry

Sarah Erin, Brooklyn College

From Micropoems to Spoken Word, social media sites like Instagram and TikTok is redefining what it means to consume modern poetry.…

March 4, 2024

A romance BookTube live chat connects creators and viewers in discussions about their favorite novels and authors.

‘Chatting All Things Romance’ Shows Live Chats Are Still Important to BookTube

Arianna Taylor, University of Rochester

Sparking discussions about authors, tropes and book drama, PeaceLoveBooksxo's livestream connects and provides insight into the book community and those who participate in it.…

June 9, 2021

An illustration of a MAGA hat for an article on Parler.

Parler Provides a Space for Harmful Beliefs To Go Unchecked

Emily Jewett, University of San Diego

The new 'free speech' social media platform exposes the danger and violence of ultra-conservatism.…

January 6, 2021

3 Fact Checking Strategies To Combat Social Media Misinformation

Tamara Kamis, Cornell University

Social media has been a useful source for news and critical information. However, it is essential that you fact check information and ensure it is reputable.…

September 14, 2020

AAVE is often used by white people on popular social media apps

Dear Non-Black People, AAVE Is Not ‘Stan’ or ‘Internet Culture’

Imani Benberry, Columbia University

The use of African American Vernacular English has become increasingly popular on social media, but ultimately, it exploits Black expression.…

August 24, 2020

Emma Lord’s Debut Novel, ‘Tweet Cute,’ Is the Perfect Gen-Z Romance

Julia Greene, Columbia College Chicago

The book is full of social media, insane baked goods and a love story you can’t help but root for.…

August 24, 2020

Cancel Culture and Call Out Culture Are Not the Same

Emma T., UC Berkeley

It's important to hold people with platforms accountable, but there is a critical difference between shutting them down and educating them.…

July 27, 2020

YouTuber David Dobrik Needs To Seriously Address His Past Harmful Actions

Jackie Sizing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Why isn't the content creator being held to the same standards as everyone else on the platform?…

July 26, 2020

‘Call It a Late Registration,’ or How Twitter Feels About Kanye West 2020

Jackie Sizing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

With Election Day only being a few months away, Kanye West is extremely late in announcing his intentions to be a part of the 2020 presidential race.…

July 16, 2020

Amidst Quarantine, Social Media Has Shined a Light on Global Protests

Farah Javed, CUNY Baruch College

As people scroll through Instagram and Twitter during lockdown, they are forced to confront images from injustices around the world.…

July 16, 2020

In an article about voice tweets and the Deaf community, a hand holding a phone with Twitter on it

Twitter Introduced Voice Tweets, but They Are Inaccessible to Deaf People

Tamara Kamis, Cornell University

Twitter's new feature can't be used by the hard of hearing community, bringing attention to other technology that excludes people with disabilities.…

July 6, 2020

In an article about K-pop stans and activism, a picture of Jimin from BTS

Fancams From K-Pop Stans Are Now a Tool To Support Black Lives Matter

Reem Farhat, Fordham University

Fans of Korean idols and idol groups are organizing around the world to crash alt-right Twitter hashtags and boost black activism on YouTube.…

June 10, 2020

Twitterature Let Me Create My Own Online Narrative, One Tweet at a Time

Angel Lin, University of California, Santa Barbara

Twitter extends beyond news about celebrities; it's the perfect platform for microfiction, micropoetry and other creative writing.…

June 7, 2020

A woman smiling on a pink and purple background in an article about personality quizzes

Are We Letting Personality Quizzes Define Our Personalities?

Kaelani Ramirez, Arizona State University

This beloved internet pastime can mess with our sense of self.…

April 28, 2020

Instagram post from Daisy Lowe for the Until Tomorrow challenge

What’s the Appeal of the ‘Until Tomorrow’ Challenge?

Kate Carter, Middle Tennessee State University

This new internet trend has people posting unflattering pictures of themselves on Instagram and leaving them up for 24 hours. How did it start and why now?…

April 7, 2020

Abstract social media picture in article about grieving

The Relationship Between Grieving and Social Media

Kaelani Ramirez, Arizona State University

It's changed the way we grieve and share condolences, but that may not always be a good thing.…

March 27, 2020

In an article discussing how Tumblr single-handledy both harmed and uplifted a community of LGBT+ individuals, the Tumblr icon is seen displayed against a rainbow back drop with open palms below it and a fist above the icon.

The Duality of Tumblr: How It Harmed and Uplifted The LGBT+ Community

Maui Smith, University of Pittsburgh

Tumblr's toxic, overly inclusive environment might be embarrassing in hindsight, but it was a pioneer for safe spaces for LGBT+ people on the internet.…

March 24, 2020