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TikTok’s #BlackLivesMatter & #GeorgeFloyd Issues, Explained
A viral tweet from last night claimed TikTok had, “blocked the #BlackLivesMatter tag and every single tag related to George Floyd,” the 46-year-old Black man who was killed by a white police officer...
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Is It Possible To Get Legally Married Online?
Among the many extremely disappointing side effects of the coronavirus pandemic is that 2020’s wedding season will look completely different than those of previous years. Sadly, many couples have not...
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Why So Many TikTok Creators Changed Their Profile Pictures
Across the country, people are organizing, donating, and protesting police brutality and institutional racism. The #BlackLivesMatter hashtag has become a primary news source for many — a place for...
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Police Are Coming For Protestors’ Cell Phones — Here’s How To Protect Your Data
People in all 50 states are taking to the streets, many for the first time, to protest against violent, racist policing. Demands for abolition are gaining traction and building more power everyday....
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Black Creators React To TikTok’s Apology & Share Experiences Of Suspected...
#BlackLivesMatter has over 4.6 billion posts on TikTok. While TikTok is a Chinese import, today’s users, as well as the platform, are entirely indebted to Black creators for its success. The second...
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The LGBTQ+ YouTubers You Need To Know
Many LGBTQ+ people still lack the support of coworkers, family, and community, especially those living outside of major metropolitan cities in the U.S. Though legal protections for LGBTQ+ folk are...
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Virtual Events To Help You Take Part In Juneteenth Festivities
Today is Juneteenth, a holiday long-celebrated among Black Americans that commemorates the liberation of the last enslaved Black people of the South. In our times, it’s a day to honor their continued...
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Everything You Need To Know About TikTok’s Defunct “Save Barron Trump” Campaign
Barron Trump is just a kid. The youngest child of President Donald Trump has been shielded from the public since long before his father became president, and the press has understandably steered clear...
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Ben & Jerry’s Joins The #StopHateForProfit Campaign & Announces Facebook Boycott
Yesterday, Ben & Jerry’s became the most recent brand to join the NAACP, Color of Change, and the Anti-Defamation League’s #StopHateForProfit Campaign. The campaign is focused on targeting the...
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Animal Crossing’s Summer Update Is Coming Soon
This summer is already looking different from those of the past for so many reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic has made trips to public pools a little more complicated, and some will be skipping long days...
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Coronavirus Contact Tracing Won’t Work If You Don’t Pick Up The Phone
While we’re not using our phones for navigating, ride-sharing, or event-planning as much, the pandemic lockdown has made the war on screen time a thing of the past. We now spend more time on our...
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What It Means When Brands Boycott Social Media Ads
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jim Mone/AP/Shutterstock (10346873a) In this July 10, 2019, photo customers visit at a Starbucks in Minneapolis. Starbucks Corp. reports financial earnings on Earns...
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Tinder Is Testing Video Chatting For Virtual Dates
Maybe you can hold off on dating for a month, or two or three to focus on building yourself up from the inside. But we’re about five months into a quarantine and despite the intermittent efforts to...
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Uber Is Launching A Grocery Delivery Service
Grocery delivery services are as old as grocery stores themselves. But our months-long stint of shelter-in-place order compliance changed how most of us procure groceries. Undoubtedly, dependence on...
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You’ll Be Mad You’re Not Competing In This Sims Reality TV Show
March’s sweeping shelter-in-place order triggered a spike in video game downloads and purchases. From Animal Crossing to Fortnite, we gave ourselves makeovers, got married, graduated, and forged all...
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Why So Many Apps Are Crashing On iPhones Today
On Friday morning, thousands of iPhone users woke up to find that a lot of their go-to apps were crashing. The affected apps so far include Spotify, Pinterest, TikTok, and Tinder (shoutout to the...
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I Became A Cam Girl Because Of COVID-19
Hannah* had it all planned: The 22-year-old Torontonian was going to spend the summer working in a clothing store to pay down her student loans and save some money to go back to college. Then,...
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Actually, Everything Is Made Out Of Cake
Retro 70s Birthday Cake, Retro 80s Birthday Cake With Rainbow Sprinkles, Birthday Party, No People, Silver Tinsel Background Crocs, a Rubik’s Cube, a roll of toilet paper, a scented candle, a can of...
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Snapchat Is Testing A Feature That Will Make It More Like TikTok
When news hit that the Trump administration was contemplating a TikTok ban, all kinds of alternative apps saw an opportunity. After TikTok was banned in India, Instagram’s Reels swooped in to fill in...
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Gen Z Is Revitalizing Instagram With “What __ R U” Name Posts
This story was originally published on July 14, 2020. It’s been a while since an Instagram trend really took off. But recently, a series of posts following a minimal format has grown into a...
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