Harris campaign scrambles to hide alleged manipulation of social media to make itself look popular
Two months after the Harris-Walz presidential campaign got caught changing news headlines in its ads on Google to make the nominees look favorable to the Democratic ticket, prompting a GOP congressman to demand answers from Google, an anonymous sleuth detailed another campaign effort to apparently manufacture the appearance of popularity on a tech platform that's already heavily progressive.
Reddit, RDDT, CEO Steve Huffman has hinted that in future some subreddits could be paywalled, as the company seeks to devise new sources of income
Reddit, RDDT, CEO Steve Huffman has hinted that in future some subreddits could be paywalled, as the company seeks to devise new sources of income
During an earnings call, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman mentioned that the company plans to test AI-powered search results later this year, hinting at the potential for AI to become a significant source of revenue.
Cool! New Hampshire Republican Goes to Bat for Child Marriage, Says Teens Are ‘Ripe,’ ‘Fertile’
Another week, another Republican state lawmaker caught proudly saying something disgusting—this time, though, the lawmaker killed two birds with one stone and was gross about both abortion and child marriage all in the same breath. In a video shared last week that’s since picked up steam, New Hampshire state Rep. Jess Edwards said that a bill to ban marriage for individuals under 18 would increase the demand for abortion. (??) “If we continually restrict the freedom of marriage as a legitimate social option, when we do this to people who...
Comedian John Mulaney roasts Biloxi in new Netflix interview with David Letterman
Comedian John Mulaney roasts Biloxi in a new Netflix show filmed in part when he played the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in December. He wasn’t impressed with the city — or the casinos. And he and David Letterman, who was in the audience for the Dec. 8 show, apparently didn’t spend enough time in the city to learn how to pronounce Biloxi. Mulaney is a stand-up comedian and actor who spent four seasons writing for Saturday Night Live. Letterman interviewed him for his Netflix show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction”...
Ozempic babies: A surprise side effect of weight loss drugs
Women taking Ozempic or similar drugs for diabetes or weight loss are taking to social media to commiserate about an unexpected side effect — "surprise pregnancies," said . There is a Facebook group called " " with over 600 members, plus numerous Reddit and TikTok posts talking about the phenomenon. The new trend of so-called Ozempic babies has given some doctors hope for possible infertility treatment. Still, others are wary of moving forward with so little data on its safety. Reports of an Ozempic baby boom are mainly anecdotal at...
Reddit's first earnings after going public made its stock jump
Reddit, the cheeky social media platform that serves as a bridge for thousands of forums, is having a better-than-expected inaugural earnings debut as a public company. Shares of Reddit spiked by 11% in after hours, trading at $55, after the company crushed first-quarter-earnings expectations. The company’s shares are significantly higher than its March IPO listing of $34 a share. The company filed a confidential IPO filing in December 2021 and finally made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange just two months ago, making it the first social media...
Family weddings will be paid for only if the kids agree to two conditions: 'Thinks I'm a jerk'
A parent writing on Reddit is letting others know that he or she will pay for the children's weddings only if certain conditions are met — and now the parent's youngest has balked at the conditions, so payment is out. The piece by the parent (gender not specific) has gotten nearly 4,000 reactions to date — with over 1,300 people already commenting on it in just a few hours since it was posted. The parent asked others on the social media platform, "AITA for paying for my oldest’s dream wedding...
Nearly half of Utah’s wilderness programs for ‘troubled teens’ closed in the last year. Here’s what’s happening.
With its sweeping desert vistas, millions of acres of public lands to hike through and parent-friendly laws around who can make medical decisions for teenagers, Utah became known as the place to send so-called “troubled teens” for wilderness therapy. For decades, the state fostered the growth of an industry that made its money on a promise that time spent in the outdoors — and far away from home — would help a child struggling with behavioral issues or substance abuse. But the wilderness therapy industry is now struggling in a...
Unluckiest Trump Media investors have now lost more than half of their money: report
Some investors in Trump's newly public media company are having a very bad time right now. According to a new CNN , " Media is now trading below $31. That’s a far cry from the intraday spike to nearly $80 on March 26, the day it went public on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol 'DJT.' "In fact, anyone who bought Trump Media at the closing high of $66.22 on March 27 has now lost more than half of their money." One consequence of this is that Trump himself, who...