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  1. extremely online
    Tina Lawson Defends Beyoncé Against ‘Social Media Terrorists’ on InstagramThe singer has received criticism for appropriating African culture on her upcoming visual album Black Is King and for her relationship to capitalism.
    By Chris Murphy
  2. there's nothing like a dame
    Judi Dench Insists She’d Be Dead If It Weren’t for TikTok“It saved my life.”
    By Devon Ivie
  3. power
    Is It Dangerous to Post Pictures of Protesters’ Faces?As images from protests circulate online, some fear that individuals will become targets.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  4. media digest
    Former Employees at Complex Speak Out on Racism and SexismThey described a workplace rife with abuse.
    By Charu Sinha
  5. extremely online
    Snapchat Removes Juneteenth Filter That Asked Users to Smile to Break ChainsThe corporations are at it again.
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. cut chats
    Patia Borja Wants You to Educate YourselfIn conversation with the woman behind the master list of resources on how to dismantle systemic racism that’s taken over Instagram.
    By the Cut
  9. roundtables
    A Roundtable Discussion on a Chaotic Week in Social MediaAs new rules emerge and people test the bounds of what’s acceptable online, Vulture gathers to discuss what unrest looks like on your phone.
    By Craig Jenkins, E. Alex Jung, and Dee Lockett
  10. bless his heart
    Finally, Some Joy: Someone Found Ben Affleck’s Secret InstagramHis private account’s username is “positiveattitudehunting.”
    By Hunter Harris
  11. the national interest
    Trump Threatens to Close Down Social Media for Challenging His LiesThe president isn’t pretending to have any neutral principles. He wants to control all media.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. vision 2020
    There’s Only One Way the ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ Matters“Enthusiasm” for a presidential general election candidate is usually exaggerated and often unimportant.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. coronavirus
    Bryan Adams Goes Wide With It in Bizarre COVID-19 Veganism RantBlaming “bat eating” “virus making greedy bastards” for his concert cancellations.
    By Halle Kiefer
  16. social media
    Instagram Is Scrambling to Release a Feature to Memorialize Dead UsersThe social-media company says the pandemic has prompted it to aim for an early release.
    By Hannah Gold
  17. fundraising
    Gucci Invites Artists to Help FundraiseIncluding photographer Derek Ridgers, who contributed pictures of “what life was like before.”
    By Emilia Petrarca
  18. big baby
    The Big Baby Knows How to LiveBig Baby is a lifestyle icon.
    By Claire Lampen
  19. recommendations
    Relax With a Loving Chihuahua SerenadeWatch Malinda Herman sing to her tiny dog. Again. And again.
    By Claire Lampen
  22. instagram
    I Love Your Crappy ContentThe constant, mundane updates from isolation have made Instagram fun again.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  23. coronavirus
    Lower Your Video Quality for the Greater GoodEveryone working and playing from home is taxing our internet infrastructure. You don’t need to watch everything in 1080p.
    By Brian Feldman
  24. no uggos
    TikTok Is Not The Internet’s EdenAccording to a report, moderators were advised to keep those with “ugly facial looks” & “dilapidated housing” off its front page.
    By Brian Feldman
  25. sure why not
    CGI Influencer ‘Consciously Uncoupling’ From Human BoyfriendLil Miquela and her alive boy, Nick, are no more.
    By Claire Lampen
  26. called out
    Please Log Off, the Pope BegsFor the love of God, literally.
    By Bridget Read
  29. extremely online
    Congrats to Kyle MacLachlan, Who Finally Got Me Interested in TikTokA damn fine inaugural video.
    By Devon Ivie
  30. instagram
    Could You Survive a Day at the Museum of Ice Cream With No Phone?What is Instagram’s favorite pop-up museum like … without Instagramming? One woman’s harrowing attempt to find out.
    By Anna Silman
  31. crime
    For Hours, Photos of a 17-Year-Old Girl’s Brutal Murder Were on InstagramMonths after Bianca Devins was killed, the suspect in the case has pleaded guilty to her murder.
    By Amanda Arnold
  32. social media
    Where to Follow All of the Cut’s Editors During Fashion WeekWe’re everywhere!
    By the Cut
  33. an investigation
    Wait — What Instagram Ads Do Men See?A dive into uncharted targeted-ad territory.
    By Kelly Conaboy
  36. vision 2020
    How Low Will Democrats Go? Probably Not Low Enough.In a world of fake news and dank memes, this means they’re no longer very good at the internet.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  37. select all
    The Characters Who Dominated the Internet in 2019The VSCO Girl, the Area 51 Raider, the Wife Guy, the Too-Online Boomer, and more.
    By Brian Feldman
  38. who were the 2010s?
    Instagram’s Co-Founder on Creating the World’s FilterKevin Systrom talks truth, scale, and influencers.
    By Stella Bugbee
  39. social media
    Amish Teens Are on TikTok, and It’s Probably OkayAmish TikTok users seem so much like an oxymoron, but that’s what makes them popular.
    By Sarah Spellings
  40. follow me
    The Couple That Fakes Their Own Paparazzi Photos“We started it as sort of a joke. But now it is getting serious.”
    By Charlotte Cowles
  43. the future issue
    In 2029, I’ll Regret All My Hand-wringing Over Social MediaI now find myself questioning the moral imperative for women to avoid vanity and sidestep aesthetic fantasies.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  44. tech boot camp
    How to Block, Mute, and Avoid Your Enemies OnlineCleansing your feed has only grown more granular over time.
    By Brian Feldman
  45. social media
    Instagram Is Banning Plastic-Surgery-Effect FiltersThe platform announced that it will be removing “all effects associated with plastic surgery.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  46. spooky szn
    How ‘Spooky Scary Skeletons’ Became the Internet’s Halloween AnthemThe 23-year-old track, from the writer of the ‘Golden Girls’ theme song, has become a mainstay of the Skeleton War.
    By Brian Feldman
  47. life in pixels
    Coleen Rooney, Instagram SpycatcherThe WAG George Smiley acknowledges the truth: Social media makes spies of us all.
    By Max Read
  50. broken brain
    This Kitchenware Video Is the Most Dramatic Film I’ve Ever SeenDifficult as it may be to believe, the Le Creuset x Star Wars collab video is not a parody.
    By Amanda Arnold
  51. old dog new tiks
    Will Smith Confirms That Being a Movie Star Is Officially Over by Joining TikTokTo be fair, Reese Witherspoon kicked off the “movie stars joining TikTok” trend last week.
    By Chris Murphy
  52. politics
    It’s Hard to Overestimate the Ferocity of the Fight AheadYes, the Nixon and Clinton crises were intense, but they will pale in comparison to this one.
    By Ed Kilgore
  53. emmys 2019
    Singer Michelle Williams Asks You Not to Yell at Her Over Anyone’s Emmys SpeechSome of you seem to be very confused, and in more way than one.
    By Halle Kiefer
  54. social media
    An Ode to Patti Smith’s Instagram, the Safest Space on the InternetHer DMs are open, people!
    By Jessica Goldstein
  57. sksksksksk
    VSCO CEO Reacts to Summer’s Biggest Meme, the ‘VSCO Girl’“A VSCO girl doesn’t define everyone on VSCO. Yeah, it defines a group that’s there, for sure, but there’s so many more.”
    By Brian Feldman
  58. @tavitulle
    Who Would Tavi Gevinson Be Without Instagram?Confessions from inside the algorithm.
    By Tavi Gevinson
  59. close friends
    The Story of Caroline Calloway & Her Ghostwriter NatalieSeven years after I met the infamous Instagram star, I’m ready to tell my side of the story.
    By Natalie Beach
  60. vision 2020
    How the Trump Campaign Is Taking a Cue From Hillary ClintonThe Trump team is taking a cue from Clinton’s 2016 campaign as it looks toward 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  61. fonts speak louder than words
    Jeremy Renner Announces End of His App With Handwritten NoteThis saga calls for a sequel to The Social Network.
    By Charu Sinha
  64. checking in
    You Might Not Be Checking In on Foursquare, But Foursquare Is Checking In on YouThe company has become a data-harvesting success story — and is still trying to figure out whether that’s “cool or creepy.”
    By James D. Walsh
  65. social media
    Why Celebrities Fall for the ‘New Instagram Rule’ HoaxPlatforms need broad licenses to exist. That doesn’t mean users shouldn’t be worried.
    By Brian Feldman
  66. not for me
    Meet the UnfluencersNotes on the people ruining vacations, golden lattes, and wide-leg pants everywhere.
    By Marisa Meltzer
  67. vision 2020
    Everybody Hates Trump’s Twitter Addiction, and It Could Become a Campaign IssueEven people who don’t mind the president’s lying and racism are tired of his tweets.
    By Ed Kilgore
  68. k-beautiful
    5 Korean Beauty Influencers to FollowLike and subscribe.
    By Erica Smith
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