A push by leading Democrats to restrict how social media companies use algorithms to serve content to children has been met by a high-stakes lobbying effort. Source: New York Times
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Who Said ‘The Rats Don’t Run This City. We Do?’ She Did.
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
Jessica Tisch is determined to clean up New York. Source: New York Times
The Instagram Version of Missed Connections Is Here
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2022
New Yorkers are reinventing the popular Craigslist service that, in its heyday, was known for reuniting people from chance encounters. Source: New York Times
Teacher at Center of Hijab Uproar Sues Olympic Medalist for Defamation
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
After a New Jersey second-grader told her mother that her teacher had tried to pull off her hijab, the story went viral on social media. Source: New York Times
How Jomboy Media Rose to Power on ‘Good Vibes Only’
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
Jimmy O’Brien’s videos breaking down major events turned Jomboy Media into a big business, but O’Brien still sees himself as a fan. “I don’t plan on changing.” Source: New York Times
Can a Neighborhood Be Instagrammed to Death?
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2022
The return of tourism to New York has brought crowds back to one of the most popular selfie spots on earth. People who live there aren’t feeling #grateful. Source: New York Times
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
They were once Democrats and Republicans. But fears for their children in the pandemic transformed their thinking, turning them into single-issue voters for November’s midterms. Source: New York Times
Saudi Man Bullied Dissidents via Instagram and Lied to F.B.I., U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2022
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said in a complaint unsealed Tuesday that Ibrahim Alhussayen, 42, had sent threats on Instagram to Saudi citizens living in the United States and Canada. Source: New York Times
Need to Find a Bathroom in New York City? Try TikTok.
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2022
Frustrated by the feat of locating a free restroom in New York City, residents and visitors are compiling and sharing tips. Source: New York Times
Social Media Shooting Threats Against Elite Schools Sow Fear
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
A tactic using social media sites to direct threats at individual students has unsettled schools in New York City and around the country. Source: New York Times
Fentanyl Tainted Pills Cause Drug Fatalities Among Youth to Soar
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
Teenagers and young adults are turning to Snapchat, TikTok and other social media apps to find Percocet, Xanax and other pills. The vast majority are laced with deadly doses of fentanyl, police say. Source: New York Times
Former New Yorkers Are Networking Through WhatsApp
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2022
The chat groups in Los Angeles and Miami have become so popular that now there are waiting lists. Source: New York Times
Dance Class Is in Session: Flail, Get Weird, Unlock Yourself
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2022
With collaborators like Miranda July and Evan Rachel Wood, Angela Trimbur stands out among social-media-savvy choreographers whose accessible movement found audiences during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Why Lauren Smith-Fields’s Friends Turned to TikTok
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2022
Ignored by the media and pushed aside by the police, families and supporters of Black women are building their own missing persons operations online. Source: New York Times
They Criticized the N.Y.P.D. It Cost Them Their Jobs.
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2022
In the aftermath of two police funerals, three New Yorkers — two teachers and an actress — were fired after social media posts. Are we entering a new phase of intolerance? Source: New York Times