Social network

A photo of Don Lemon at the 2023 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2023 in New York City.

Don Lemon, Tulsi Gabbard, and Jim Rome Ink Deals With X

Lemon announced he will host three 30-minute episodes per week on Elon Musk’s increasingly sewer-like “global town square.”

Justin Rohrlich

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UNDER SCRUTINY

Feds Want to Know if Extremist Used Gab to Share Child Porn

The 29-year-old Colorado man first wound up on the feds’ radar for his anti-Semitic “hunting guides.” Now investigators want to know if he shared child porn on the platforms.

Kelly Weill

CREEPY

Florida Police Release Names of 23 Sex Traffickers

The 23 men had met kids online through social networking and dating apps and were apprehended on their way to meet their victims.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

The ‘Shady’ History Behind the Hot New Social App Vero

As users look into its billionaire founder’s past, a #DeleteVero movement is growing.

Taylor Lorenz

Not Ready for It

Trump Supporters Invade Taylor Swift’s New App

Taylor Swift’s new social network for her fans quickly turned into a community debating if it’s OK not to ‘accept gays lesbians and bisexuals’ in its first weekend online.

Taylor Lorenz

Youths

The Secret Clip Art Diaries Teens Are Posting on Instagram

In order to cope with the stresses of middle school life, teen girls are reviving MS Paint kitsch to find community—and de facto therapy—across the web.

Taylor Lorenz