As of Wednesday of this week, any old Twitter user can get a blue verification check for the low cost of $7.99 a month. Well, “low” if you don’t count the cost of disinformation, digital identity...

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk now owns a significant piece of social media giant Twitter. On April 1, he secured 9.2% of the company’s stock, officially making Musk the largest shareholder after...

Illustration by Andrea NebhutIn the wake of the assassination of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, young social media contributors flooded Twitter, TikTok and other sites with memes and jokes about World...

Illustration by Andrea NebhutThis Halloween, Christmas came early for Killjoys everywhere: the American rock band My Chemical Romance (MCR) announced a “RETURN” on their Twitter, quietly advertising...

Illustration by Genevieve HumphreysWorld attention is focused on the devastating fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest. Seventy-six thousand separate fires have started this year, more than 10,000 in...

The attack on the mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand this past week has led many discussions and solidarity on the topic of Islamophobia. On social media, a new Twitter-crowned hero has also risen up...

Illustration by Genevieve HumphreysIt all started at a tennis tournament. I was waiting for my match to begin when one of my teammates asked, “Why don’t you have any social media? You’re...

This week, I set out to prove people wrong about our generation. I went the whole week without using any social media, including Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with the intention of getting...

Lil Miquela is a person — at least, that was the initial controversy. The singer/fashion model garnered widespread viral fame in the last two years due primarily to the possibility that she is, in fact,...