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close friends only Aug. 25, 2020

Hozier Dies of Embarrassment After Accidentally Posting on His Instagram StoryIt was supposed to be “Just For the Boys.”

By Zoe Haylock

tiktok Aug. 24, 2020

Trump Will Be Hearing From TikTok’s AttorneysThe company is suing the Trump administration.

By Madison Malone Kircher

sotw Aug. 24, 2020

TikTok Is Calling the #ShotxCrisis Challenge the New ‘Renegade’Pro tip: Don’t skip arm day.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Aug. 24, 2020

Claudia Conway Reacts on TikTok After Mom Kellyanne Announces ResignationAnd celebrates dad George Conway’s exit from the Lincoln Project.

By Halle Kiefer

profile Aug. 21, 2020

Troye Sivan Comes HomeThe pandemic sent him back to Melbourne and a life alone. Now comes his best music yet.

By Douglas Greenwood

unplugged Aug. 20, 2020

L.A. Mayor Cuts Power at TikTok House in Vain Attempt to Stop PartiesBryce Hall, Noah Beck, and Blake Gray were left in the dark Wednesday.

By Zoe Haylock

hi this is cher Aug. 19, 2020

Let Cher Volunteer at the Post Office, DammitSomebody get her one of those cute messenger bags.

By Justin Curto

talkin’ wap wap wap Aug. 19, 2020

Make It Rain If You Wanna See Some ‘WAP’ Dance ChallengesTikTok went in.

By Zoe Haylock

stan twitter Aug. 19, 2020

Armas Updates Is Back in Action After DeactivatingTweets are finally loading.

By Zoe Haylock

sexual assault Aug. 19, 2020

Trey Songz Responds to Sexual-Assault Allegations on TwitterHe posted messages from women accusing him of intimidation and assault.

By Justin Curto

look at you strawberry blonde Aug. 18, 2020

Tess Holliday Doesn’t ‘Give a S - - -’ About Wearing the Strawberry Dress First“As much as I’m tired of talking about this, I realize I still have a lot of work to do.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

dink dink Aug. 17, 2020

Jenna Marbles and Julien Solomita to End PodcastThe YouTuber announced earlier this summer that she was stepping away from her channels and her tens of millions of subscribers.

By Madison Malone Kircher

sotw Aug. 17, 2020

All the Lil’ Baddies Are Making TikToks to Pop Smoke’s ‘Mood Swings’Listen to TikTok’s latest boo thing.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Aug. 11, 2020

On Top of Everything Else, Apparently There’s Still Baby NutDon’t we have enough to deal with?

By Kathryn VanArendonk

sotw Aug. 10, 2020

Alt and Straight TikTok Both Agree on Rapper PpcocaineHere’s how not one, not two, but three ppcocaine songs went viral on TikTok at the same time.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Aug. 8, 2020

TikTok Is Reportedly Suing the Trump AdministrationTry making a dance challenge out of this.

By Devon Ivie

explainers Aug. 7, 2020

TikTok Has 45 Days Until … What, Exactly?A breakdown for those of us having a breakdown over the TikTok ban.

By Zoe Haylock

jojo x jojo Aug. 7, 2020

Sorry If You Wanted to Go to the JoJo Show and Ended Up at the JoJo Siwa Show“People would show up to my concerts wearing a bow and be in for a very wild surprise.”

By Justin Curto

extremely online Aug. 6, 2020

Here’s Who James Charles Is Apologizing to Today: Alicia KeysThe makeup influencer subtweeted the launch of Keys’s beauty brand.

By Rebecca Alter

extremely online Aug. 6, 2020

Mariah Carey Put Her Son, Moroccan, in TikTok Timeout“I don’t know who you are, you don’t need to worry about me.”

By Justin Curto

extremely online Aug. 5, 2020

Who Had ‘FBI Raids Jake Paul’s House’ on Their 2020 Bingo Card?Of course, we got here somehow.

By Victoria Bekiempis

dance challenges Aug. 3, 2020

It Took the Beyhive Less Than 24 Hours to Learn the ‘My Power’ ChoreographyGet loose, get loose, get low, get low.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online Aug. 3, 2020

Claudia Conway Is Back and Raising Hell on TikTok for As Long As It ExistsShe has returned.

By Rebecca Alter

extremely online Aug. 2, 2020

Jake Paul Is Going to Fight for His Right to Party Amid a Pandemic“I personally am not the type of person who’s gonna sit around and not live my life.”

By Devon Ivie

extremely online July 31, 2020

Florida Man (Teen) Arrested for Twitter HackThe 17-year-old is being tried as an adult for allegedly breaching accounts including those of Kanye West and Elon Musk.

By Madison Malone Kircher

cmas July 29, 2020

Garth Brooks Won’t Compete for CMA Entertainer of the Year Because of a Tweet“It said, ‘Hey, man. This guy, why doesn’t he just step down [and leave] the entertainer for the next generation?’”

By Justin Curto

extremely online July 27, 2020

James Charles and Tana Mongeau Apologize for Partying During a PandemicMeanwhile, at the Hype House.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online July 24, 2020

Talib Kweli Is Off Twitter After Harassing One Woman for WeeksHe maintained he was not banned, but left the site for Patreon.

By Justin Curto

media digest July 24, 2020

Everything to Know About the Media’s Reckoning With Abuse of PowerHearst Magazines president Troy Young has resigned after allegations of misogyny and uncomfortable sexual comments.

By Justin Curto

extremely online July 23, 2020

TikTok Launches $200 Million Creator Fund for, Uh, SomethingIt’s unclear who will be eligible and how much money they will receive.

By Madison Malone Kircher

crime July 22, 2020

Megan Thee Stallion Calls Draya Out for Joking About Gun Violence and Tory Lanez“I want you to like me so much that you shoot me in the foot too,” said Draya on the podcast Weed and Wine.

By Chris Murphy

extremely online July 20, 2020

Looks Like Rapper Logic Will ‘Retire’ to Become a Twitch StarHe’s the livestreaming platform’s first “exclusive” user.

By Justin Curto

extremely online July 18, 2020

Jeffree Star Joins the Ranks of Apologizing YouTubers“I’m not a villain in a movie. This isn’t a Netflix series.”

By Charu Sinha

extremely online July 15, 2020

Do Not Give Kanye or Elon Your Bitcoin, NerdsA significant number of Twitter accounts belonging to celebrities and high-profile individuals were hacked in a far-reaching cryptocurrency scam.

By Chris Murphy

extremely online July 15, 2020

Imagine Getting COVID-19 Because You Went to a Party at Jake Paul’s MansionNo masks, no brain cells, just vibes.

By Zoe Haylock

sotw July 13, 2020

Oh Lord, TikTok Has Found ‘Then Leave’ by BeatKing and Queendom ComeThe Houston rappers are going viral thanks to TikTokers like Lizzo.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online July 10, 2020

Jeffree Star’s Days Are NumberedMorphe, one of his biggest business partners, has cut ties with the beauty YouTuber.

By Justin Curto

extremely online July 9, 2020

A Glitch Wreaked Havoc on TikTok TodayReps for Tik Tok say the glitch was caused due to “higher traffic than normal on our servers in Virginia.”

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online July 8, 2020

Nicki Minaj’s Unreleased ‘New Body’ Verse Now Lives in Ubiquity on TikTokSorry to the rest of that Kanye West song.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online July 7, 2020

The Best High-School Drama You’re Not Watching Is on TikTokLet’s break down the clownery.

By Zoe Haylock

sotw July 6, 2020

TikTok Really Might Make Jack Harlow’s ‘Whats Poppin’ Song of the (No) SummerOur TikTok song of the week goes to one of the year’s biggest sleeper hits.

By Zoe Haylock

extremely online July 4, 2020

Tina Lawson Defends Beyoncé Against ‘Social-Media Terrorists’ on InstagramThe singer has received criticism for appropriating African culture on her upcoming visual album Black Is King and for her relationship to capitalism.

By Chris Murphy

terfs July 3, 2020