YouTube Announced That It Will Be Unverifying Some Creators
It was chaos on Thursday as YouTube tried to announce an update that would remove the verified checkmark from some users.
Instagram Users Under 18 Will Soon Be Blocked From Seeing Posts Promoting Certain Cosmetic Surgery And Diet Products
A spokesperson for Instagram said that it's about reducing the pressure that people can sometimes feel using social media.
Everyone's Putting Their Faces In This ImageNet Roulette App. Here's How It Works.
"ImageNet Roulette regularly classifies people in dubious and cruel ways," said its makers. That's the point.
Are You A Caroline Or A Natalie?
Who are you more like — Instagram influencer and self-proclaimed scammer Caroline Calloway, or her former friend and ghostwriter Natalie Beach?
Private Instagram Posts Aren’t Exactly Private
A shockingly simple work-around allows your followers to share private photos and videos posted to both Facebook and Instagram.
Apple Unveils New iPhone 11, Pro And Pro Max, Apple Watch, Apple TV+, More
BuzzFeed News is at the Steve Jobs Theater with all of the latest.
Facebook’s Dating App Is Launching In The US. Here’s How It Works.
And no, it won’t match you with your preexisting Facebook friends.
The Straight Pride Parade Is The Newest Far-Right Meme And Cities Aren’t Ready For It
"We thought this was a good time to stick it to the collectivist, idealist identitarian left."
iFunny Is Trying To Fix Its Far-Right Problem By Shutting Up Its Moderators
“They’re trying to make all of us sign an NDA to shut us up so we can’t expose them again."
iFunny Moderators Say They Have A Nazi Problem That The Site's Leaders Won't Fix
An extremist subculture festers unchecked on a meme-sharing site popular with young white men.
iFunny Has Become A Hub For White Nationalism
The Russian-owned image-sharing application is extremely popular with teen boys. It’s also full of far-right propaganda.
Facebook Is Getting Rid Of The Option To Make Groups "Secret" Or "Closed"
Instead, users will have two options: public or private.
10,000 Rounds Of Ammo And 25 Guns Were Seized From A Teenager Posting Far-Right Memes On iFunny And Discord
Justin Olsen created a Discord server for his iFunny subscribers where he allegedly threatened to kill federal officers.
Tumblr Has A New Owner — Which Isn’t Pornhub — And It Intends To Keep The Porn Ban
The company that owns WordPress.com is buying the microblogging platform and will keep the restriction on adult content.
This Tumblr Post About Extremism From Four Years Ago Goes Viral After Every Shooting. Its Creator Finally Explained It.
The original poster, Shitpostradamus, said a blog run by a white nationalist brony inspired him to make the chart.
Far-Right Haven Gab.com Had Its Fundraising Site Shut Down By Amazon
“This site promotes content that constitutes hate speech and is unacceptable,” a spokesperson for Amazon told BuzzFeed News.
E3 Accidentally Doxed Over 2,000 Journalists, YouTubers, And Streamers
The phone numbers and addresses were accidentally made public on the E3 Expo's website. The spreadsheet is now being shared across the internet.
The Problem Isn't 8chan. It's Americans.
Shutting down 8chan won’t fix this.
A Christian Satire Site Says Fact-Checkers Are Helping Facebook De-Platform Conservatives
“By lumping us in with fake news and questioning whether we really qualify as satire, Snopes appears to be actively engaged in an effort to discredit and deplatform us.”
FYI, Even Furries Think The “Cats” Trailer Looks Bad
“Furries want something they can fuck/fap to and the Cats movie is not that,” one furry said.