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TikTok

May 29, 2025

Technology

We’re Back to the Actually Internet

Kaitlyn Tiffany

May 5, 2025

Culture

The Most Infamous Narcissist in Literary History Gets a Smartphone

Talya Zax

May 4, 2025

Collage of Sarah Snook playing several roles in 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'

Culture

Who’s Afraid of Gen Z’s Squeaky-Clean, Backflipping Bro?

Spencer Kornhaber

April 29, 2025

A collage of photos of the singer Benson Boone

Technology

Who Reads Entire Lawsuits for Fun?

Kaitlyn Tiffany

April 22, 2025

Photo-illustration of Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively over court documents.

Ideas

How Social-Media Sites Can Fight Hate Without Censorship

Yair Rosenberg

April 15, 2025

A butterfly net with an interdiction sign over its opening

Health

My Snail Mucin Is Caught in a Trade War

Nancy Walecki

April 5, 2025

several unlabeled lotion bottles cast long shadows, in pink

Technology

The Unending Trouble With TikTok

Kaitlyn Tiffany

April 4, 2025

Culture

When a Celebrity Offers a ‘Harsh Reality Check’

Shirley Li

March 6, 2025

An illustration featuring Hunter Schafer

Culture

The Rise of the Anti-Fan

Shirley Li

March 2, 2025

Illustration of Johanne Sacreblu and Karla Sofia Gascon

Technology

The Libs Are Having Their Paranoia Moment

Kaitlyn Tiffany

January 28, 2025

Family

Beware the Weepy Influencers

Maytal Eyal

January 27, 2025

A staged photo of a ring light next to a box of tissues, with some used ones crumpled up nearby.

Technology

Billions of People in the Palm of Trump’s Hand

Damon Beres

January 20, 2025

Donald Trump's guests—including tech leaders Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Elon Musk—stand next to him during his inauguration speech.

Technology

TikTok’s Near-Death Experience

Steffi Cao

January 19, 2025

TikTok videos cycling quickly as eyes blink closed to total darkness

Ideas

The Difference Between TikTok and Free Expression

Allison Stanger

January 19, 2025

Ideas

America Is No Longer the Home of the Free Internet

Ethan Zuckerman

January 18, 2025

An illustration of red wires tightening around a cursor

Technology

Let’s Not Fool Ourselves About TikTok

Kate Lindsay

January 17, 2025

Atlantic Intelligence

TikTok Will Never Die

Damon Beres

January 17, 2025

Illustrated collage of various social-app iconography

Technology

‘I Won’t Touch Instagram’

Kaitlyn Tiffany

January 16, 2025

Technology

The Internet Is TikTok Now

Hana Kiros

January 16, 2025

Global

No More Mr. Tough Guy on China

Michael Schuman

January 15, 2025

A collage of black and white photos shows Elon Musk, Xi Jinping, and Donald Trump, with one red line passing behind them and below.

Technology

The Case for Brain Rot

Kaitlyn Tiffany

January 13, 2025

Illustration depicting the text "we're so back"

Global

December 19, 2024

a woman painting on an easel using the tail of the monster standing next to her

Technology

The Pro-Eating-Disorder Internet Is Back

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 18, 2024

Collage showing a woman's face and various designs from X

Ideas

What If Free Speech Means Banning TikTok?

Alan Z. Rozenshtein

December 13, 2024

Gavel against a backdrop of TikTok imagery

Ideas

The Government’s Disturbing Rationale for Banning TikTok

Evelyn Douek

December 12, 2024

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Allure of Smoking Rises Again

Nicholas Florko

December 5, 2024

A cigarette punctures a hole through the middle of a map of the USA

Technology

A ‘Radical’ Approach to Reclaiming Your Attention

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 2, 2024

Illustration of an eye with a hand placing puzzle pieces within it

Technology

The Bluesky Bubble

Ian Bogost

November 15, 2024

Culture

Why Democrats Are Losing the Culture War

Spencer Kornhaber

November 7, 2024

Illustration of two metal cans hooked up to speak to each other, bearing Democratic Party insignia

Culture

The Celebrities Are Saying the Loud Part Quietly

Spencer Kornhaber

October 28, 2024

A collage of Chappell Roan, Beyoncé, and Eminem

Ideas

This Influencer Says You Can’t Parent Too Gently

Olga Khazan

October 22, 2024

A woman sits on the floor of a bedroom while three children play by themselves.

Technology

The Absurdity of Believing China’s Great at Protecting Kids Online

Louise Matsakis

May 8, 2024

Photograph of young girls in China using their smartphones

Technology

America Lost the Plot With TikTok

Albert Fox Cahn

April 29, 2024

Sections

The Print Edition

The Long Goodbye to College

We’re Back to the Actually Internet

The Most Infamous Narcissist in Literary History Gets a Smartphone

Who’s Afraid of Gen Z’s Squeaky-Clean, Backflipping Bro?

Who Reads Entire Lawsuits for Fun?

How Social-Media Sites Can Fight Hate Without Censorship

My Snail Mucin Is Caught in a Trade War

The Unending Trouble With TikTok

When a Celebrity Offers a ‘Harsh Reality Check’

The Rise of the Anti-Fan

The Libs Are Having Their Paranoia Moment

Beware the Weepy Influencers

Billions of People in the Palm of Trump’s Hand

TikTok’s Near-Death Experience

The Difference Between TikTok and Free Expression

America Is No Longer the Home of the Free Internet

Let’s Not Fool Ourselves About TikTok

TikTok Will Never Die

‘I Won’t Touch Instagram’

The Internet Is TikTok Now

No More Mr. Tough Guy on China

The Case for Brain Rot

The New Rasputins

What Not to Wear

A Biting Satire of the Art World’s Monstrousness

The Pro-Eating-Disorder Internet Is Back

What If Free Speech Means Banning TikTok?

The Government’s Disturbing Rationale for Banning TikTok

The Allure of Smoking Rises Again

A ‘Radical’ Approach to Reclaiming Your Attention

The Bluesky Bubble

Why Democrats Are Losing the Culture War

The Celebrities Are Saying the Loud Part Quietly

This Influencer Says You Can’t Parent Too Gently

The Absurdity of Believing China’s Great at Protecting Kids Online

America Lost the Plot With TikTok