Social Media

A reporter known for chronicling the “extremely online” is making the leap to the creator economy. The most surprising thing is that she waited this long.

Hint: You can’t, really.

On today’s social media, the only way to counteract the overflow of online content is to put out an overflow of your own.

A new crop of influencers showcasing regressive gender roles has soared in popularity in recent months. Is this life style a harmless personal choice or an existential threat to feminism?

Pavel Durov may have been detained for the company’s alleged illegal conduct, but his predicament is also a signal of government concern about digital networks’ outsized power.

Trump has always drawn ideas from the darker corners of the Internet, but his new opponent has found a different kind of traction by embracing the Web’s native formats.

The X C.E.O. has been using his platform to sound off on topics including Venezuela’s election, Trump’s campaign, and racial violence in the U.K.

Kids are mimicking the semi-professionals they see on their phones, imbibing ideas about beauty rooted in deep desires and capitulations.

A loose federation of hyperlocal Instagram accounts are both satirizing and codifying the habits of a homogenous consumer class.

Today’s social platforms can instantly convert even the most harrowing news events into misleading tidbits and gleefully empty jokes.

By mimicking classic film aesthetics, the Fujifilm X100 has become a digital hit.

From her home base in London, the “Girls” creator is working on a new semi-autobiographical TV series and finishing up a memoir. But, she says, “I definitely don’t want to be my own muse.”

Supporters of the Trump and Biden campaigns are trying to engineer viral moments to win the election through social media.

Gen Z creators are learning the lessons of Scorsese and Akerman: putting mom and dad in your work brings pathos, complexity, and a certain frisson.

In a digital landscape overrun by algorithms and A.I., we need human guides to help us decide what’s worth paying attention to.

A new book encapsulates the zero-sum thinking that affects much of contemporary parenting discourse.

Two new books by art-world authors explore online shareability and come to different conclusions about what creators stand to gain.

A prominent tech journalist sees Silicon Valley corporations making policy in Washington—and lawmakers refusing to regulate social media properly.

Is TikTok the killer app of social media—or a Trojan horse sent by the enemy? Two views on the recent ban. Plus, salmon in the dishwasher, and more highlights of culinary TikTok.

You can take the platform away from American users, but it is far too late to contain the habits that it has unleashed.