Just because you bring your phone, doesn’t mean you have to use it.
💸 Bots mark the spot: Starting Nov. 8, X will stop paying accounts for showing ads. Now, you’ll only make money based on how much engagement — replies and retweets — your posts get from Premium (aka paying) subscribers. The bots are going to be busy!
51% increase
In daily users on Reddit during the second quarter. Compare that to 1.6% for X and 7% for Meta (paywall link). Why the jump? With AI everywhere, more folks are turning to Reddit as a search engine that includes info from real people.
Why is Duolingo so mean?
Would this type of reinforcement motivate you to keep going?
Where there’s smoke: Mark Zuckerberg has three weeks to tell Congress why drug dealers are allowed to advertise on Facebook and Instagram. We’re talking ads featuring piles of pills, weed and bricks of cocaine, all directing you to chat apps and drug dealers. Wonder how he’ll spin this one.
🚨 China, Iran and Russia: Foreign TikTok accounts are spreading a ton of AI-generated voice clips and fake statements from both U.S. presidential candidates ahead of the election. About one-third of young Americans are getting their news on TikTok (paywall link). Def worth having a chat with them about what they think each side represents.
The have’s and the have yachts
Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, sporting a gold chain and Gen Z curly hair, knows everyone’s roasting him online. From being called a lizard to claims he doesn’t blink, he’s ok with it. At 40, he says from his 387-foot mega yacht, if you’re gonna joke, “At least make them good memes.”
Amy Chan's Dating Bootcamp
If you think women want to receive 🍆 pics in the middle of the day, then Amy Chan’s dating bootcamp is perfect for you.
AI Avatars gone wrong
Miracle Grow is NOT a supplement you should be consuming. Please don’t believe everything you see online.
300 million subscribers
On YouTube for MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson. “I remember freaking out when I hit 300 subscribers 11 years ago,” he posted on X. Here’s a quick vid where Andrew and I talk about his rise to internet fame.
Running clubs are the new dating app
insert your own amount of sarcasm Who would have thought that meeting someone in real life is better than on an app?
Meta's suggesting videos of kids to creeps
This is just disgusting. Keep an eye out for the young people around you, you never know where the creeps are hiding.
Hand hearts: Gen X v. Millenial v. Gen Z
There are so many different variations of how to make a heart with your hands. I think Gen Z is just trying to be quirky.
Pulled over in my Porsche
I was driving to work in my new ride and got pulled over. Let’s just say my morning didn’t quite go as planned.
Best (and worst) dating profiles
Know someone using all the dating apps, but they never seem to go on dates? They might be committing these online dating faux pas.
Deepfake 'endorsements'
Don’t believe everything you see on the internet. It’s easier than ever to fake famous faces.
Explosive new social trend 💩
Do I really have to say it? Don’t. Drink. Castor. Oil.
X is allowing P*RN
OK, Elon Musk must be really desperate if this is what Twitter is coming down to.
🚨 Don't download these apps 🚨
Don’t download these apps — or any that look or sound like one of these examples.