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Taylor Lorenz is a former technology reporter at The Daily Beast. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Fast Company, BuzzFeed, the New York Observer, People, Entertainment Weekly, and others. You can follow her on Twitter @taylorlorenz.
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Recording Artist Went Platinum for Jake Paul Diss Tracks
YouTube BeefYouTube phenom RiceGum is racking up followers with his mocking music video of rival bro Jake Paul.

Memers Take Over Brooklyn for âIRL Partyâ
OUTSIDE THE MATRIXOn a recent Saturday night, Memers and their die-hard fans met to dance and commiserate over "millennial miseries."

âContent Zoneâ Creator âStarted Messaging Me When I Was 16â
DM DIRTBAGSFemale memers sound off about the 31-year-old man behind the popular âContent Zoneâ meme pages, who shuttered his account amid allegations he sent creepy DMs to underage teens.

Beautycon 2018 Celebrates Inclusivity and Instagram Stars
FACE TIMELaverne Cox made a cameo appearance and teen girls wept as their favorite vloggers and social media stars swept across the plush pink carpet at Beautycon 2018.

Itâs 2018 and Not Cool to Hate on Creators
DONâT HATEThe actor went on a rude, entitled rant about social media at the Shorty Awards.

âSkinny Legendâ Is the Highest Internet Praise Right Now
MEME-LORDSâBeing a skinny legend isnât about being what other people deem as thin. Itâs a frame of mind.â

The Internetâs Best Memes of Mark Zuckerberg on the Hill
STARTED FROM HARVARD, NOW WEâRE HERETwitter had a field day as senators grilled the Facebook CEO over Cambridge Analytica's data breach before the 2016 elections.

Instagramâs Moodboarders Freak Out Over Polyvore Closure
MOOD = SADâNot to be overly dramatic, but lots of people are really angry,â one prominent user told The Daily Beast after news of the shopping siteâs shuttering.

YouTube Creators React to Shooting: âSad for the Communityâ
HORRIFIEDIn the wake of the shooting at YouTube headquarters, the platformâs creator community is grappling with how to move forward.

YouTube Finally Says Employees Can Talk About Shooting
Better LateAfter declining to answer questions, the company said after this article was first posted that it would allow employees to talk to the press about it.
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