Social Trends
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Elon Musk Starts Stripping Headlines From Links Shared to X
The platform formerly known as Twitter now only displays outside sites’ featured images on its iPhone app
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Lil Tay Returns to Social Media, Says Dad and Stepmom Abused Her
The YouTube star makes the allegations in her first social appearance since a hoax saying she’d died, which she says her father orchestrated
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X’s Linda Yaccarino Laughed Down After Asking ‘Who Wouldn’t Want to See Elon Musk Sitting by Their Side’ at Conference
The newly appointed CEO also responds to former trust and safety leader Yoel Roth’s criticisms of the tech mogul’s leadership
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X Cuts 4 Employees Tracking Election Disinformation From Europe (Report)
The elections integrity team is now about half the size it was when Elon Musk bought the platform formerly known as Twitter
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Elon Musk Finds Russell Brand ‘Disappointing’ — for Not Promoting His Videos on X Instead
It seems the CEO of what used to be Twitter hopes the two can work together
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TikTok Chronicling Sisters’ Misadventures in Bang-Cutting Goes Viral: ‘This Is Literally a Coming-of-Age Movie’ (Video)
Someone get this family to Hollywood
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Drew Barrymore Slammed Over Decision to Bring Talk Show Back Amid Strikes: ‘This is Villain S–t’
The WGA mentions that “any writing” on the show is in “violation of WGA strike rules”
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Elon Musk Blurs Lines of Authority With CEO Linda Yaccarino, Report Says
The X owner still makes content decisions that appear to override some of his CEO’s efforts to draw advertisers back to the platform, the Wall Street Journal says
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Kourtney Kardashian Reveals She Underwent Emergency Fetal Surgery: ‘Forever Grateful to My Incredible Doctors’
The reality star thanks husband Travis Barker for postponing his Blink-182 tour to be by her side
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Facebook Takes Down Over 7,700 Accounts Linked to Chinese Misinformation Campaign
Parent company Meta says the campaign targeted more than 50 platforms, including X, YouTube, Reddit, Pinterest and Medium
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VonViddy, TikTok Star and Comedian, Dies by Suicide at 32
“He did lose his long battle with mental illness,” his sister Martha Muchlinski says
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TweetDeck Locked Behind a Paywall and Renamed ‘X Pro’
Elon Musk first announced the move in early July, before Twitter was renamed “X”
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Cheech & Chong Spend Up to $500K Per Month to Hawk Gummies on Twitter
The ubiquitous ads target users who follow the “Up In Smoke” comedians’ followers and similar accounts
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Elon Musk’s Jabs at Mark Zuckerberg and Threads Go Fully Juvenile as Platform Crosses 100 Million Sign-Ups: ‘Zuck Is a Cuck’
The Twitter owner said the pair should have a “literal dick measuring contest” along with a ruler emoji
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YouTube Testing ‘3-Strikes’ Policy to Block Videos From Viewers Who Use Ad Blockers
Users are seeing pop-ups asking them to disable ad blockers or subscribe to YouTube Premium, with warning they could be cut off from videos
