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The Facebook scam economy
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-facebook-scam-economy
Published: May 16, 2025 20:11
+ Robot worms, #BootsOnlySummer, X merch drop, James Comey IG drama, high fashion Rizzler, a Palestinian streaming service, immigration reality show, and the biggest dating app faux pas for Gen Z
Elon Musk's Grok AI Won't Stop Talking About 'White Genocide'
https://www.usermag.co/p/elon-musks-grok-ai-wont-stop-talking
Published: May 14, 2025 21:48
Grok has posted about South African apartheid and 'white genocide' hundreds of times in replies to users about unrelated topics
They're trying to ban posting about abortion online
https://www.usermag.co/p/theyre-trying-to-ban-posting-about
Published: May 14, 2025 16:53
+ iPhone mind control, dropout graduation, a dating app for mutuals, aura scores, Cocomelon movie, alpha male sales bros, 'King of Davos' downfall, and Jan. 6 rioters new lives as online influencers
Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics
https://www.usermag.co/p/hasan-piker-detained-at-the-border-and-questioned-for-hours-over-politics-trump-immigration
Published: May 12, 2025 18:31
"They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently"
Police are hiring PR teams to make them go viral
https://www.usermag.co/p/police-are-hiring-pr-teams-to-make
Published: May 9, 2025 18:27
+ Normanticisation, Polymarket's flop era, dating app perma-bans, Gen Z super-subscribers, logos going bold, Grok fact checks, and the death of the screenplay industrial complex
Meta bans largest Muslim news page in India
https://www.usermag.co/p/meta-bans-largest-muslim-news-page-in-india-muslim-news-bjp
Published: May 7, 2025 18:38
The platform is facilitating government requests to censor social media influencers and journalists in the region for 'anti-national content' following the terror attack in Kashmir.
The Fyre Fest of BookTok
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-fyre-fest-of-booktok-million-lives-book-festival-tiktok-drama-explained
Published: May 5, 2025 19:11
+ Chicken alfredo boomerang music, ChatGPT dating probs, Barstool ‘journalisming’, Group Chat season 2, Millennial retirement panic, the most electrifying teen in sports, and Meta AI's clown problem
Cops are using AI to spy on you
https://www.usermag.co/p/cops-are-using-ai-to-spy-on-you
Published: May 2, 2025 17:23
+ IG Reels rapper beef, luxury ice, anti-tradwife conservative influencers, eyeball-scanning, TikTok murder, furry bans, Piper Rockelle speaks, and niche L.A coffee shop drama
John Pork vs Bombardiro Crocodilo
https://www.usermag.co/p/john-pork-bombardiro-crocodilo-tralalero-tralala-italian-brainrot-instagram-reels-ai-slop-storytelling-explained
Published: April 29, 2025 17:21
+ Caveman skincare, billionaire group chats, snoafers, AI wigs, Chat GPT's new personality, the Nara Smith of programming, Summer House Partifuls, & how Google Maps became the hottest tween social app
Inside the Democrats’ Struggle to Win Over Creators
https://www.usermag.co/p/inside-the-democrats-struggle-to-win-over-content-creators-dnc-influencer-strategy-chorus
Published: April 24, 2025 16:25
"What we need is for people to invest in independent media, and that doesn't necessarily mean investing in a consulting group that is going to become a middleman for independent media."