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What We Know About the Highland Park Shooting Suspect
Six people were killed and more than two dozen were hospitalized after shots were fired into a Fourth of July parade.
The Internet Communities That Love Watching People Die
The past decade has seen a boom in true crime content. But when do things go too far?
YouTube Runs Ad Offering American Men a Ukrainian Woman
“So why wait? Dare, and take what is yours,” the ad says.
‘Highly Concerning’: Hymen Repair Videos Flourishing on TikTok and YouTube
Social media platforms have pledged to remove harmful health misinformation but so-called virginity tests and hymen repair procedures in Algeria are being openly promoted online.
Meet the US ‘Journalist’ Helping Spread the Kremlin’s Propaganda
Patrick Lancaster is one of several YouTubers who have evaded the platform’s anti-disinformation measures, and his pro-Russia coverage has made him a star.
AI Trained on 4Chan Becomes ‘Hate Speech Machine’
After 24 hours, the nine bots running on 4chan had posted 15,000 times.
Google Will Pay Massive Damages for Hosting YouTuber’s ‘Racist’ Anti-Italian ‘Abuse’
An Australian judge has ordered the tech giant to pay $715,000 in damages for failing to take down two videos.
The Queasy, Inevitable Johnny Depp Gold Rush Continues Downstream
Big media companies, true crime TikTokers and, now, little-known YouTubers converge onto the Heard/Depp trial to grow their audiences any way they can.
Buying Authenticity: Inside the World of the Paid Crypto Shills
Around the world, influencers are hawking crypto projects for pay on Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok—and sometimes pushing the limits of U.S. law.
There Are Dozens of Facebook Groups Intentionally Spreading Islamophobia. Meta Refuses to Act.
A new report found that Facebook and other major platforms failed to act on 89% of the anti-Muslim posts reported to them.
The NYC Subway Shooting Suspect Was a Self-Declared ‘Prophet of Doom’ on YouTube
The prime suspect in the shooting that hurt dozens was a prolific YouTuber who posted hundreds of rants on subjects such as violence, race, 9/11, and women.