Stephanie McNeal
Instagram Influencing Has Long Had A Diversity Problem. This Blogger Says Now Is The Time For Change.
"You talk about diversity and inclusion and you want to create a platform for black women, but you barely post black women on your feed."
Stephanie McNeal
Sunday Night's Protests Against Police Brutality Were A Mix Of Chaotic Violence And Peaceful Demonstrations
The demonstrations, taking place under curfews, have been heated, with some cities marred by looting.
Adolfo Flores
We Still Don't Know Exactly How The Stauffers Placed Their Adopted Autistic Son With Another Family, But Here's What Experts Have To Say
"Did they go through an agency? Was there another home study done on the other family? That part is highly unusual."
Stephanie McNeal
Will Huxley Stauffer’s Story Be The Wake-Up Call That Leads To Protections For Children Of Influencers?
This week's newsletter: The big controversial story this week that's sparking questions like What right does a child have to the profits of their internet-famous parents? And a woman's Instagram account that's grown massively for its beautiful tributes to black Americans who have been killed.
Tanya Chen
A YouTuber Placed Her Autistic Adopted Son From China With A New Family — After Making Content With Him For Years
Myka Stauffer built her YouTube following partly by sharing every step of her journey to adopt a toddler from China. This week, she revealed why he’d gone missing from her videos.
Stephanie McNeal
These Controversial Loop Giveaways On Instagram Have Some Things In Common With MLMs
This week's newsletter: Why influencers' massive giveaways sprees to gain fast followers feels so eerily familiar, and Karens acting up during the pandemic has blown up a new Instagram meme page.
Tanya Chen
Instagram Is Investigating These Influencers Who Are Hosting A Car Giveaway
After BuzzFeed News contacted Instagram about the giveaway, a spokesperson said it is "reviewing the content in question and will take appropriate action."
Stephanie McNeal
Instagram Has Been Taken Over By Influencers Giving Away Free Pelotons. What's The Catch?
"The amount of random people I’ve followed on Instagram solely in hopes of winning a Peloton is ridiculous."
Stephanie McNeal
Quarantine Has Taught Kids On TikTok How To Be Patient And Adult Influencers How To Apologize
This week's newsletter: How some social media stars are getting better at internalizing criticism — or just better at selling it, and parents running a psychological experiment on their kids for TikTok.
Tanya Chen
Five Celebrities With Unexpectedly Great Instagram Accounts
From Ina Garten to Arnold Schwarzenegger, these celebs are getting loose on Instagram.
Tomi Obaro
The J.Crew Bankruptcy Has Exposed A Hard Truth About The Influencer Economy
This week's newsletter: Curvy Wife Guy's wife @sassyredlipstick said she'll no longer follow through with her J.Crew promo content, and the unique conflict fans feel over C-list celebrities breaking quarantine orders to get together.
Tanya Chen
Brands Are Social-Distancing From Misbehaving Influencers
This week's newsletter: The massive #AllInChallenge campaign perfectly matches bored famous rich people and their fans for charity, and the fallout of the @Taza quarantine scandal.
Tanya Chen
Rachel Hollis Has Apologized After Posting A Maya Angelou Quote Without Attribution
Hollis blamed the misstep on her team.
Stephanie McNeal
The Fitness Industry Is In A Crisis. Some Trainers Say Those Trendy Instagram Live Workouts Aren't Helping
As Instagram explodes with free online workouts, some trainers say the market is becoming too saturated for them to survive.
Stephanie McNeal
Influencer Brands Are Staying (Scarily) Strong And Are Quickly Pivoting To Quarantine Sponcon
This week's newsletter: The resilience and shamelessness of turning these tough times into a social media marketing campaign, and a PSA about those infamous get-followers-quick "giveaways."
Tanya Chen
Why Is Every Influencer Wearing A Tie-Dye Sweatsuit In Quarantine?
In this week's newsletter: All the cool kids on Instagram have figured out a way to make quarantine fashion, and why is literally everyone going live on Instagram right now?
Stephanie McNeal
This Fitness Influencer's Husband Is In The ICU Battling The Coronavirus. Here's How Instagram Is Helping Her Cope.
"I have to do my best to keep up my business as much as possible, because it is my only income at the moment."
Stephanie McNeal
Lifestyle Influencers Are Now Sharing Some Bogus Far-Right Conspiracy Theories About The Coronavirus On Instagram
If 2020 wasn't weird enough, let's throw radicalized influencers into the mix.
Stephanie McNeal
Will The Coronavirus Be The Tipping Point That Makes People See Influencers As The Small Businesses They Are?
This week's newsletter: Discussing the serious responsibilities that come with making social media your business, and a case for trying your adult hand at teen TikTok dances.
Tanya Chen
How Influencer Arielle Charnas Became The Face Of "Privilege In The Age Of The Coronavirus"
The Something Navy blogger has become the unwitting poster child for what not to do in a pandemic. Here's how we got here.
Stephanie McNeal
