Culture / Digital Culture
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This Is the Year Comic-Con Bounces Back
It’s been a long time since Comic-Con International attendees have encountered the convention they once knew. The excitement. The lines.…
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A Chaotic History of Clickolding, the Year’s Most Disturbing Game
The man in the mask wants you to click the tally counter. So begins Strange Scaffold’s short, yet highly distressing…
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The Inevitability of Big Tech Backing Trump
It is true just about everywhere, but especially in America: Real power is having control over the flow of resources.…
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The Trump Shooting Fueled an Online Sticker Battle
Ever since the assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump last Saturday, the tenor online has been understandably tense.…
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Fortnite Has a Political Violence Problem
In the hours after former US president Donald Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, a new Fortnite game appeared: Donald…
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The Real Reason Will Smith Broke Twitch’s Biggest Streaming Record
Every summer, the Spanish Twitch streamer Ibai Llanos hosts a livestreamed boxing tournament called La Velada del Año (The Evening…
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Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written by You
THIS MONTH’S PROMPT In six words, write a story about a colony of bio-augmented humans. Disclaimer: All #WiredSixWord submissions become…
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Elon Musk Couldn’t Beat Him. AI Just Might
A recent study published by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that rage is a lucrative business. Since…
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Q: Why Do We Love Online News Quizzes? A: Because They Make Us Smarter
What type of friend are you? Evergreen, Wallflower, Butterfly, or Firefly? If you’re not sure—and if you’re puzzled by how…
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Everyone Is Trying to Make This TikTok Go Viral—and It Never Will
The most-liked video in TikTok history shows a dark-haired woman making funny faces to her front-facing camera as she lip-syncs…
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