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Geopoliticseuropean politics

Meet The 76-Year-Old “TikTok Empress” Vying To Be Poland’s Next President

by Paweł Marcinkiewicz May 16, 2025May 16, 2025
photo of three young men sitting on the road
Ideasdraft

A World Drifting Toward War? Gen Z Makes The Case Against The Draft

by Özge İnan March 28, 2025April 7, 2025
Photo of man looking at his phone
Futureinternet freedom

Death Of Internet Freedom? How The U.S. And China Are Converging On Digital Sovereignty

by Fang Tianyin March 5, 2025March 24, 2025
Reformer Pilates: How A 100-Year-Old German Workout Conquered The World
Societylifestyle

Reformer Pilates: How A 100-Year-Old German Workout Conquered The World

by Juliane Frisse February 24, 2025
Aerial view of shipping containers sitting stacked at the Qianwan Container Terminal of Qingdao Port
Economytrade

With New Tariffs, Why Trump Is Hitting Canada And Mexico Harder Than China

by Solveig Godeluck February 3, 2025March 8, 2025
Who Owns Memes? From "Hide The Pain Harold" To "Success Kid" — It's A Copyright Jungle
Futurememes

Who Owns Memes? From “Hide The Pain Harold” To “Success Kid” — It’s A Copyright Jungle

by Jasmine Bazan January 15, 2025March 9, 2025
Photo of a mobile phone screen displaying the TikTok app
Futuredisinformation

TikTok’s Content Moderation Policy Faces Scrutiny Amid Romanian Election Chaos

by Götz Hamann December 11, 2024
Far Right, Russia, TikTok: How Trump-Like Tactics Could Take Down Romania's Ruling Class
Geopoliticsfar right

Far Right, Russia, TikTok: How Trump-Like Tactics Could Take Down Romania’s Ruling Class

by Petra Pinzler December 5, 2024
A picture of the trans pride in Australia.
LGBTQ Plustransgender youth

Why Australia’s Social Media Ban May Do More Harm Than Good For Trans Teenagers

by Anna Hickey Moody and Lizzie Maughan December 3, 2024
​Far-right polish figure head Slawomir Mentzen posing with beer before a speech.​
Geopoliticsfar right

How The Far Right Capitalizes On Social Media To Capture The Youth Vote

by Katarzyna Skiba October 23, 2024
Closeup photo of a smartphone displaying the TikTok app icon
Societymafia

Mob Influence? Italy’s Mafia Is Turning To TikTok For New Recruits

by Valeria Berghinz October 23, 2024
A photo of workers locally known as ''raspachines,'' harvesting coca leaves on a plantation.
Societydrug trafficking

Narcos Or The Algorithm? Colombia’s Coca Farmers Storm Social Media

by María Fernanda Fitzgerald Galindo and Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra October 7, 2024
"Most Views": In This Egyptian Series, TikTok Girls Pay The Price Of Preaching
Women Worldwidetiktok

“Most Views”: In This Egyptian Series, TikTok Girls Pay The Price Of Preaching

by Ahmed El-Fakharany September 17, 2024
"TeachToker" Lessons — Or The Problem With Using Students To Get Likes
Futureeducation

“TeachToker” Lessons — Or The Problem With Using Students To Get Likes

by Raquel C. Pico and Laure Gautherin September 2, 2024
Aging Influencers, Chinese Grandmas Are Social Media Hit
Societychina

Aging Influencers, Chinese Grandmas Are Social Media Hit

by Clémence Guimier July 19, 2024
A hand opening TikTok on their cracked iPhone
Ideassocial media

Brainrot And Beyond, An Honest Gen Z Defense Of TikTok

by Spencer Hooker June 18, 2024
Killer whales at a breeding base of Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province.
Weirdweird week indeed

A Weird Week Indeed: Pyongyang Trash Balloons, Teen Orcas Go Wild, Driving While Stupid

by Spencer Hooker and Bertrand Hauger May 31, 2024
Inclusive Language Outrage, From Untranslatable German To Generic Italian Masculine
Ideasinclusive language

Inclusive Language Outrage, From Untranslatable German To Generic Italian Masculine

by Assia Neumann Dayan May 28, 2024
A Weird Week Indeed: Millennial Saint, Gathering Of Kyles, Pet Gala
Weirdweird

A Weird Week Indeed: Millennial Saint, Gathering Of Kyles, Pet Gala

by Spencer Hooker, Cory Agathe and Bertrand Hauger May 24, 2024
Photo of teenagers in Taiwan
Societysocial media

Pop And Propaganda — How Taiwan’s Teens Are Lured By Chinese Social Media

by Dan Wu May 22, 2024
A woman holds up a makeup tube to the camera
Greentrends

“Ciao Tutti, Don’t Buy That!” #Deinfluencing Is Social Media’s Top Global Trend For 2023

by Yannick Champion-Osselin May 22, 2024March 13, 2025
In Mexico, Influencers Make Castoff Clothing Cool
In The Newsfashion

In Mexico, Influencers Make Castoff Clothing Cool

by Worldcrunch May 21, 2024
Luxurious caviar food composition for gourmet dining and culinary concepts.
Food / Travelcaviar

#CaviarTok: How Instagram And TikTok Are Reinventing Caviar

by Laurent-David Samama April 23, 2024
Tik Tok supporters are seen outside the U.S. Capitol before the House passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, that could ban TikTok in the U.S.
Futuretiktok

TikTok Fears Over China Miss The Real Danger: All Social Media

by Pierre Haski March 28, 2024
AI-generated image of mobile phones with broken screens, each displaying the logo of Tiktok
Eyes on the U.S.tiktok

TikTok Ban: Welcome To The United States Of Chinaphobia

by Pierre Haski March 14, 2024March 12, 2025
​Photo of Russian social network VKontakte (VK) logo
Economysocial media

Instagram Nyet! Russian Influencers Lose Mojo On Homegrown Platforms

by Cameron Manley February 22, 2024
Photo of a mobile phone displaying an "African makeup" tutorial on Douyin, TikTok's version of its platform designed for the Chinese market
Societyracism

What The Saga Of Chinese Influencers In Africa Says About Social Media — And China

by Xoc Kapi February 22, 2024
Photo of a person walking through a futuristic-looking corridor at the ​World Semiconductor Conference in Nanjing, China, on June 9
Futurechina

How China Flipped From Tech Copycat To Tech Leader

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank January 4, 2024
The owner of a cat cafe feeds her cats.
Economypets

Dog Cloning, E-Collars, Cat Seafood: China’s Over-The-Top Pet Market Is Booming

by Marine Béguin January 4, 2024
Trump says TikTok is posing a surveillance and cybersecurity threat
Futurefrance

Will Our Tech World Lead To Tech Wars?

by Rozena Crossman November 13, 2023
Photograph of a woman dancing the Macarena with a group of party-goers in Acapulco, Mexico.
In The Newsmusic

How TikTok And Spotify Have Killed The “Song Of The Summer”

by Valeria Berghinz November 13, 2023
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