Very Online
Very Online: The Terrifying Scale of the Online Gossip Economy
Our human instinct to discuss—and judge—others is increasingly warped by social platforms.
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Very Online: Emily Mariko Has Us Obsessed—for Now
There’s a fundamental contradiction in nearly all influencers’ lifestyle content.
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Very Online: On TikTok, Teens Reshape Abortion Culture
Young people know that forced-childbirth diehards are on the wrong side of this fight.
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Very Online: Can Claudia Conway’s Platform Save Her?
“My mom deserves to go to jail—that’s unreal.”
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Very Online: Bean Dad Continues a Tradition of Performative Parenting
From Facebook to Twitter and beyond, parents dunk on their own children online.
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Very Online: Is “Owning the Libs” is More Important than Telling the Truth?
Racist white politicians are learning that they don’t have to lie well.
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Very Online: You Can’t Escape Death on TikTok
We’re still learning what to do with death, both online and off.
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Very Online: Biden Beauty and the Presidential Merch Wars
Biden Beauty feels to me like less of an investment in Biden himself than the result of a nagging uncertainty.
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Very Online: Distilling RBG into a Meme Warps Her Legacy
In death, the memeification of Ginsburg fails her.
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Very Online: Inside the Endless Post-Police Brutality Loop
We continue treading the same digital footsteps, hoping that, maybe, this time, it’ll make a difference.
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