Christianna Silva is a Senior Culture Reporter at Mashable. They write about tech and digital culture, with a focus on Facebook and Instagram. Before joining Mashable, they worked as an editor at NPR and MTV News, a reporter at Teen Vogue and VICE News, and as a stablehand at a mini-horse farm. You can follow them on Twitter @christianna_j.
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Why are people using the R-word again?
People on X are posting the slur with abandon.
Meta updates WhatsApp and Messenger third-party chats in Europe
It complies with the Digital Markets Act
Why isn't anyone tagging their friends on IG anymore?
Tagging is for losers now?
Great news for reply guys: You can now leave comments on Instagram Stories
The comments are just as temporary as the Stories themselves.
No, the black Facebook app icon isn't a new logo. Here's why you're seeing it.
It's just a mistake, people.
So you have a viral catchphrase. What's next, legally?
Jools didn't — and it almost cost her.
HMD is releasing this very nostalgic Barbie flip phone
The Barbie summer that never ends
Jools Lebron, the creator of 'very demure, very mindful,' might not own its trademark
The TikTokker says she "dropped the ball, " which could have financial repercussions.
From a thrift store meltdown to TV stardom, Jack Innanen turns chaos into comedy
We spent the day with the TikTok creator, comedian, and actor
Is Instagram going to ruin your grid with rectangles?
The company is testing out rectangle grids.
An 'Iranian Influence Operation' allegedly used ChatGPT. OpenAI caught them.
The group is called Storm-2035
X is closing operations in Brazil due to 'censorship orders'
Users in the country can still access and post to the platform.
It's not just you: ChatGPT and OpenAI were down today
You're not alone. ChatGPT went down on Friday afternoon.
No grandkids, just tweets: How young people are responding to parental pressure online
Parents want grandkids. X users offer reality checks instead.
Mark Zuckerberg commissioned a statue of his wife, Priscilla Chan, and the internet kinda likes it
Zuck's another step closer to emulating his idol, Augustus Caesar.
Why is everyone online 'very demure, very mindful' right now?
Very cutesy. Very mindful. Very demure.
Sam Soar just wanted free books. So she became an influencer.
You don't have to have a million followers to get what you want from the internet.
The battle for net neutrality continues after court ruling
It's a partisan issue.
The U.S. is suing TikTok for allegedly violating children's privacy laws
Yet another legal battle for TikTok.
Chances are, your cat would probably get you killed in 'A Quiet Place'
A new trend on TikTok has us all realizing Frodo is a hero.
South Korean sharpshooter Kim Yeji is the internet's latest Olympic crush
I'm rooting for Team U-S-A and South Korean sharpshooter Kim Yeji.
Drew Afualo is more vulnerable than ever in her debut book 'Loud'
Afualo sat down with Mashable to talk about her writing process, her career trajectory, and her MySpace days.
Court rules U.S. border agents need warrants to search electronic devices
You don't have to hand anything over without a warrant.
How to use Slack's new iPhone widgets
For those who do their Slack-ing on the go
Joe Biden dropped out. It signaled the death of copypasta.
In the cycle of meme relevancy, the copypasta might be on its way out.
