Social Trends
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Telegram Tracks for First Profitable Year With $1 Billion Revenue, Despite Legal Troubles | Report
As it strives toward IPO, Telegram tells investors it is now policing more content and has paid down significant debt
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ABC News’ Trump Settlement ‘An Awful Precedent’ in ‘Bending the Knee,’ Media Pundits Say
The news broadcaster and George Stephanopoulos will publicly apologize to Trump and donate $15 million to a future presidential foundation
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ESPN Sports Anchor Defends Caitlin Clark’s Time Athlete of the Year Award: ‘Truly Uncommon and Transformational’
“Sports ALWAYS honors individual accomplishments and there’s nothing unfair about that,” Elle Duncan writes
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Former Dodgers Owner Says Attempt to Buy TikTok Is ‘the People’s Bid’: ‘I’m Not Looking to Be the CEO’ | Video
Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty announced plans to buy the app in May
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‘Real Housewives’ Star Brandi Glanville Says ‘Parasite That Jumps Around My Face’ Is Responsible for Dramatic Change in Appearance
“I personally say it’s Bravo,” she jokes alongside a surprising new selfie posted on social media
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TikTok Ban Looms in US as Federal Court Denies Appeal
The Jan. 19 deadline for the Chinese-owned company to divest or drop out of the American market was upheld on Friday
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‘Arcane’ Production Assistant Slams AI Version of Show’s Trailer: ‘Doesn’t Add Anything Concrete or Artistic’
“It’s a huge lack of respect,” he continues
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Adele Wraps Las Vegas Residency After ‘One of the Worst Years of My Life’ | Video
The singer adds that she is “actually sh–ting myself about what I am gonna do” next
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Boy George Regrets the ‘Not Very Nice’ Comment He Left on Liam Payne’s Instagram Before His Death
“I felt like he was out of control,” the singer tells the “High Performance” podcast hosts Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes
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Rob Reiner Says ‘MAGA Scum’ Have Already Wrecked Bluesky
The director reveals he’s taking a break from social media after the X alternative quickly became “vile, racist and evil”
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Sebastian Stan Says He Canceled on Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors’ Because Others ‘Were Too Afraid’ to Discuss Trump, ‘The Apprentice’ | Video
The actor adds that he isn’t interested in naming names, but worries “that’s when I think we lose the situation”
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Bluesky Mocks X, Has ‘No Intention’ of Training AI With User Data
New X rules will allow Elon Musk’s app to train artificial intelligence models based on user content
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Gabrielle Union Ditches X, Says ‘Enough Is Enough’ on Elon Musk’s Platform
The actress states the “return of volatile figures” and a change to Twitter’s rules forced her to abandon the app
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Mark Cuban Deletes His Pro-Kamala Harris Tweets
The businessman, former “Shark Tank” star and Harris backer was called out for removing his tweets, but claims he’s always deleted comments after past elections.
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‘Your Body, My Choice’: Women Report Uptick in Online Harassment and Misogyny Following the Election
Young men in particular appear to have been inspired by white nationalist podcaster Nick Fuentes, who first tweeted the phrase on Nov. 5
