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• Tumblr's porn ban slams the door on women and other marginalized communities

  After graphic images of child sex abuse appeared on Tumblr in November, the app was quickly removed from Apple's App store (it remained on Google Play). And rightfully so. Child sex abuse imagery has no place online, and Apple was well within its rights to stop distributing an app ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Tumblr's new algorithm is flagging innocent posts as NSFW

  Tumblr's recent controversial announcement on purging all pornographic and NSFW content from its platform has also resulted ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Swiss hotel chain offers a 'social media sitter' to handle your Instagram while you relax

  Ibis, A popular European hotel chain, just introduced the world to the "social media sitter." It's the answer to a problem few knew existed, and even fewer though we needed professional help with. "Enjoy your trip without digital stress. Our Social Media Sitter takes care of your ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Rest in peace, Tumblr

  Tumblr's ban on adult content cuts of a large, important demographic of its users. Will this be a deathblow for the site? ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Twitter suspended someone for tweeting as George Bush Sr. in hell

  George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on November ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• Here's why low-credibility news seems to dominate Twitter

  Twitter has a bot problem that appears to be getting worse. A team of scientists from Indiana University recently conducted ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Twitter finally banned misgendering transgender people

  Last month, Twitter banned misgendering transgender people as a part of a wider update to its hateful conduct policy. The previous policy banned "repeated and/or non-consensual slurs, epithets, racist and sexist tropes, or other content that degrades someone.” The new rewording ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• Here's how to find your old embarrassing tweets

  Twitter doesn’t allow you to simply scroll to the bottom of your personal feed — it only shows your last 3,200 tweets. ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Snap, share, eat: The decidedly human reasons we're obsessed with amateur food photography

  As millions sit down to a turkey dinner this week, it's inevitable that one of you, perhaps even more than one, will break ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Hate speech is still too easy to find on social media

  If social media sites want to avoid becoming vectors for hate speech, plagues of hateful ideas, and memes, they need to step ...

  • The Conversation

• This is why women's panties are trending on social media

  #ThisIsNotConsent is trending on social media as people around the world join in a protest against victim blaming. Here's ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Mark Zuckerberg really wants you to know he reads the New York Times

  Hey. You. Mark Zuckerberg reads the New York Times. And you better tell everyone, because he won't shut up about it until ...

  • Tristan Greene