‘He Got Burnt’: How One of Instagram’s Biggest Fraudsters Was Brought Down
Ramon Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, has been jailed for 11 years for wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft. His friends told VICE World News how they hoped against hope he was legit.
The Rise of the Millionaire LinkedIn Influencer
To some, LinkedIn's try-hard nature has become a perfect example of the worst of corporate culture. But the site's influencers say the joke's on everyone else, as they pull in big money with ease. "The only opinion that matters is the market," one said.
Instagram Apologizes for Randomly Suspending Accounts
Instagram says it’s “looking into” the issue of people being suspended without reason on Monday morning.
Facebook’s Monopoly Is Imploding Before Our Eyes
Competition, miscalculations, and regulatory scrutiny have all but killed the advertising giant's dreams of diversifying its business and rolling up the digital world into its platform.
People Are Turning to Sex Work as Costs of Living Rise—and They’re Being Punished for It
“There is nothing I was doing on OnlyFans that I wasn’t doing as a single woman except that I found a way to monetize it.”
An Interview With The Shirts That Go Hard Guy
What are tweets, or, memes for that matter, if not slogans for future tees? Or what are slogan tees if not physical manifestations of memes?
These Developers Fixed Instagram. Facebook Banned Their Accounts.
The developers of The OG App, an Instagram without ads, claim that Meta banned its staff in "extralegal retaliation."
Russian Influencer Says She Faces 6 Years in Prison for Using Instagram
“Are you serious? Me? An 18-year-old girl and fashion blogger?” Veronika Loginova wrote in an Instagram post.
Russell Brand Tries to Promote Ivermectin, Gets Instantly Fact-Checked by His Own Followers
A video decrying mainstream media’s “misinformation” about COVID added some of its own.
Artist Uses AI Surveillance Cameras to Identify Influencers Posing for Instagram
Dries Depoorter's "The Follower" project combines AI, open access cameras, and influencers to show behind the scenes of viral shots—without them knowing.
This Photo App Wants to Beat Instagram by Ditching the Awful Algorithm
Viewbug hopes to dethrone other photo apps and become a destination for daily photo contests—and 4 million users are on board.
How to Create the Ultimate, Life-Ruining Thirst Trap
You can be an Adonis and super well hung, but if there's Colgate flecks all over your mirror, then you're already down in my estimations.