An inside look at the world of TikTok “collab houses” in Los Angeles, amid allegations of exploitative talent managers withholding money from influencers
The Girls in the Valley was supposed to be a collective of Instagram baddie best friends. Then it self-destructed. Tweets: @hautepop , @voxdotcom , @mbmelodies , @rafyevans , @binkleyonstyle , @voxdo...
Profile of Turntable.fm founder's social network, Botnet, populated by adoring bots that give users an experience of being internet famous without facing trolls
Hello beautiful people! Tweets: Alexa Sonnenfeld / @alexaportia : “It's just you and the bots, who like and comment on your posts with reckless abandon.” https://www.wired.com/... @wired : Want to kno...
Snap announces Spectacles 3 with an updated design and a second HD camera to create depth perception, going on sale in November for $380
Today we're excited to introduce … Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Snapchat Announces New Version of Spectacles, with Improved Camera Capacity Andy Walker / Memeburn : Spectacles 3 is Snapcha...
How TikTok users are supplanting the traditional functions of record labels, like talent scouting and publicity, for new artists
Alyssa Bereznak / The Ringer : Tweets: @jeremysliew , @alyssabereznak , @jeremysliew , @peterpham , and @karolcummins See also Mediagazer Tweets: @jeremysliew : “@suecothechild has been making music ...
Google walkout organizers say Google made progress toward addressing their demands but it must still address systemic racism and discrimination at the company
like elevating the diversity officer and employee representation on the board—and troublingly erased those focused on racism, discrimination, and structural inequity [...]” http://medium.com/... Kara ...
Google says it will make arbitration optional for individual sexual harassment claims, provide more info about investigations, expand training, and more
Amazon Wants to Get America Scanning for the Holidays James Farrell / SiliconANGLE : After global walkout, Google rewrites policy on sexual misconduct cases Brian Heater / TechCrunch : Google CEO high...
Kevin Systrom's statement on his and Mike Krieger's departure from Instagram says they plan to take time off “to explore our curiosity and creativity again”
Last night, the tech-twitter was lit … Luke Stangel / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Report: Instagram likely to get longtime Facebook exec Adam Mosseri as boss Jon Russell / TechCrunch : Facebook'...
A look at the human cost of Facebook's rise in the Philippines: truth matters less, propaganda is ubiquitous, lives are wrecked, and some have died as a result
In August 2016, a handful of crude images began circulating widely throughout Facebook's Filipino community … Tweets: @daveyalba , @dcurtis , @histoftech , @kevinroose , @cwarzel , @buzzfeednews , @si...
A look at HQ-like trivia app The Q, which launched last week for iPhone and Android, and offers an average prize payout of $150 vs. HQ's $1K-$10K per game
Alyssa Bereznak / The Ringer :