In 2020, Disinformation Broke The US
Lies about science, civil rights, and the vote itself have turned Americans against one another.
Jane Lytvynenko
The 2010s Have Broken Our Sense Of Time
The rhythms of American life changed in the 2010s. How everything from TV to Trump to Instagram messed with your head just enough that time feels like it melted.
Katherine Miller
Kendall Jenner Was Called “Petty” After Being Accused Of Throwing Shade At Selena Gomez
“Tragic how Kendall felt the need to shade Selena.”
Ben Henry
Hailey Bieber Opened Up About Her Looks And Body Being Compared To Those Of Other Women After She Married Justin Bieber
“I think one of the biggest things I struggled with for sure was the comparison aspect.”
Ben Henry
Katherine Schwarzenegger Explained Why She And Chris Pratt Won't Post Pictures Of Their Daughter After Receiving Critical Instagram Comments
"I think one of the greatest gifts that my parents ever gave me and my siblings is the gift of privacy."
Ben Henry
Ingrid Michaelson Apologized After She Said Zayn And Gigi Hadid Are Married And Twitter Lost Its Mind
"As far as I know, he's not married. It was a mistake. I'm so sorry."
Ben Henry
Lil Nas X Reminded Parents What "Old Town Road" Is About After He Was Criticized For The "Call Me By Your Name" Video
"You decided to let your child listen. Blame yourself."
Ben Henry
Democrats And Republicans Alike Are Talking About Breaking Down Big Tech Monopolies
Politicians in Congress are talking about returning to the days of robust anti-monopoly enforcement.
Paul McLeod
A Twitter Bug May Have Kept You From Muting "WandaVision"
If Twitter muting stopped working for you, you’re not alone.
Caroline Haskins
Olivia Wilde And Jason Sudeikis Had The Cutest Exchange After He Won A Critics' Choice Award And Thanked Her In His Speech
"I hope this means we all keep wearing hoodies when the ceremonies are in person next year."
Ben Henry
Alec Baldwin Made A Shady Joke About Gillian Anderson's American Accent And Let's Just Say It Didn't Go Down Very Well
"You can't do irony in the United States anymore because the United States is such an uptight, stressed-out place and such an unpleasant place right now."
Ben Henry
This Guy Ordered Clorox Wipes When The Pandemic Started. They Finally Arrived 349 Days Later.
"To be honest, I sort of forgot about them."
Stephanie K. Baer
Todrick Hall Is Facing Backlash After Being Accused Of Defending Taylor Swift By “Slut-Shaming” Other People
“I can think of quite a few pop stars who run through men/women like it’s cardio and no one mentions their names.”
Ben Henry
Taylor Swift Responded To The “Lazy, Deeply Sexist Joke” About Her Love Life In Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia”
“Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back.”
Ben Henry
India Has Its Own Alternative To Twitter. It's Filled With Hate.
Embraced by India's right-wing government, Koo has given a platform to anti-Muslim hostility.
Pranav Dixit
7 Problems Women Have With India's First Gun For Women
"Nirbheek," India's first firearm designed for women, was made as a tribute to the Delhi gang rape victim.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Mindy Kaling Was Trolled For Playing Velma In An Upcoming "Scooby-Doo" Prequel, And Her Response Was So Goddamn Perfect
Don't mess with Mindy!
Ben Henry
Tom Brady Was Called The Greatest Athlete Of All Time After Winning The Super Bowl And It Sparked A Huge Debate On Twitter
"Serena Williams has 23 Grand Slams, four Olympic gold medals, and cleared one of those titles while pregnant at the Australian Open. She is the GOAT of GOATS."
Ben Henry
Twitter Says It Won’t Block Journalists, Activists, And Politicians In India To Protect Free Speech
Defying the Indian government could put Twitter officials in jail. But not doing so would mean enabling a crackdown against free speech.
Pranav Dixit
“The Tweets Must Continue To Flow,” Twitter Says Amid Standoff With India
The government has reportedly ordered the company to take down access to nearly 1,200 additional accounts.
Pranav Dixit
Twitter Unblocked Accounts That Criticized India’s Government. Now, Its Employees Are Being Threatened With Jail Time Unless It Blocks Them Again.
The social media company is refusing an order to take down accounts the government wants gone.
Pranav Dixit
Twitter Temporarily Blocked Accounts Critical Of The Indian Government
The government order to block included a movie star, a political commentator, and a prominent magazine. Their accounts have all been restored.
Pranav Dixit
Celebrities Are Remembering How Cicely Tyson Paved The Way For Black Women In Hollywood
"You made me feel loved and seen and valued in a world where there is still a cloak of invisibility for us dark chocolate girls," Viola Davis wrote on Twitter.
Salvador Hernandez
Violent Protests Erupted In India. Then Calls For Police To Shoot The Protesters Went Viral On Twitter.
Twitter did not take “Shoot” off its trending topics for at least a couple of hours — after there was public outcry and after BuzzFeed News emailed asking for comment.
Pranav Dixit
These Brave Corporations Did What No Social Platforms Could Do, And I’m Weeping
Facebook and Twitter spent so long worrying about moderation, they forgot they could just pound the "ban" button.
Katie Notopoulos
Kellyanne Conway's Twitter Account Posted A Nude Photo Of Her Underage Daughter Claudia. Twitter Won't Say If It's Banning Her.
Local police are “looking into concerns” around the incident.
Caroline Haskins
People Are Finding Comfort In Tweeting Their Family's Frantic Texts Pushing QAnon Lies
"Hi is this the support groups for people whose parents have lost their minds?"
Stephanie K. Baer
Biden's @POTUS Twitter Account Followed Chrissy Teigen After Trump Blocked Her For Years
Of the 12 people @POTUS was following on inauguration night, most of them were White House accounts — and Teigen after she made an appeal on Twitter.
Krystie Lee Yandoli
Just Some Very Funny And Good Tweets About Biden's Inauguration
A time for change, a time for memes.
Lauren Strapagiel
The Witch's Curse On Trump's Twitter Is Finally Broken
Gather round, one and all, for a cautionary fairy tale of hubris, irony, and old tweets.
David Mack
