‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ and How ‘DEI’ Became Gamergate 2.0’s Rallying Cry
On May 16, the gaming and entertainment news site Dexerto tweeted an image from the forthcoming game Assassin’s Creed Shadows…
Gamergate’s Legacy Lives on in Attacks Against Kamala Harris
More moderators, stricter policies, mass bans, mea culpa proselytizing in front of Congress from leaders like Mark Zuckerberg, and repeated…
He Started Out as the ‘Dear Abby’ of Grindr. Now Everyone Wants His Advice
Scared Shitless in Seattle didn’t know how to cope. In 2022, consumed by the dread of climate change and the…
Olympic Drag Artist Nicky Doll Hits Back at Online Hate Mob
After the Summer Olympics’ opening ceremony, drag artist Nicky Doll felt she was on a cloud. Her makeup had survived…
Twitch’s New DJ Program Has Flaws, But It’s the Best There Is
Other restrictions such as the lack of VODs (videos-on-demand/replays) or other promotional tools like clips are factors DJs need to…
Kamala Harris and the Paradox of Progress
“Kamala finally has an online presence,” says Marlon Twyman, a professor of quantitative social science at USC Annenberg who specializes…
His Galaxy Wolf Art Kept Getting Ripped Off. So He Sued—and Bought a Home
“With every one shop that I got to take down, another 10 popped up out of nowhere,” Jödicke says. “I…
How the Developer of ‘Among Us’ Is Helping Indie Studios Survive Gaming’s Current Tumult
In 2020, two years after its release, Innersloth’s social deduction game, Among Us, was the world’s most downloaded mobile title.…
The Anderson Cooper of Black Twitter Believes Journalism Can Survive Influencers
—at BuzzFeed. I bet they regret rejecting you now .It’s funny because people will tell me, “Hey, we shared your…
Meet the Photographer Behind the Social Media App for Everyone Sick of Meta’s AI
At the moment we’re having this conversation, how many people have Cara accounts?Now we’re at nearly 900,000 users. But it’s…
