In this week's newsletter: the mutual aid between influencers and photographers.
In this week's newsletter: Kim's confusing alignment with a social media practice that's stained with controversy and a shoutout to a fantastic TikTok account for a bird conservation organization.
In this week's newsletter: How the Travis Scott x BetterHelp partnership could have better served those in need of therapy, instead of it reading like a big promotional opportunity. (And how fun some influencers made the NYC marathon!)
In one part of this week's newsletter: Content and commercials are getting prettier, but the line discerning them is getting blurrier.
In this week's newsletter: A copyright complaint about a Rage Against the Machine song shows how nuanced and restrictive these cases are on the platform.
In part one of this week's newsletter: Why people are already dismissing a Wall Street Journal article about teens developing severe tics after watching numerous TikToks from influencers diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.
In one-part of this week's newsletter: Anna Sacks used a tongue-in-cheek "unboxing" video to galvanize people to tag @Coach and put pressure on the company to speak to its questionable practices. But she reminds us that social media activism is only a starting point.
In one-part of this week's newsletter: Emily Kim delivers an epic thesis about piety and a certain kind of lifestyle influencer in under three minutes.
In this week's newsletter: Prank channel Nelk Boys has used "copyright" to successfully pull down a video about them twice, and how one man running a popular Peloton TikTok account has done the marketing work for the company.
A woman who was impacted by a high-profile crime in the past is calling out online sleuths while police are questioning why some people with potentially key information are turning to social media first.
Instructional images included. SFW.
Brains and beauty and global powerhouses?! \SDSLDNF:OITSDKFNS:K.
"It's the internet. It doesn't bother me one bit. I actually like it."
The concertgoer who shot the viral TikTok hopes viewers will take this as an opportunity to learn about sign language and the culture around it.
"How *you* gettin' on?"
"Where Anne hath a Will, Anne Hathaway."
In one part of this week's newsletter: I try to parse out why a recent revelation has made me now uncomfortable watching someone who was one of my favorite social media personalities.
The 27-year-old, who said her large family is of the "nosy" variety, encouraged others to employ her strategy.
Danielle Cohn's huge social media career has allowed her single mom to quit working two jobs to support her family. But her fame has come with a price.
