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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 ‘IRL Party’
OUTSIDE THE MATRIXOn a recent Saturday night, Memers and their die-hard fans met to dance and commiserate over "millennial miseries."

‘Content Zone’ Creator ‘Started Messaging Me When I Was 16’
DM DIRTBAGSFemale memers sound off about the 31-year-old man behind the popular ‘Content Zone’ 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.

It’s 2018 and Not Cool to Hate on Creators
DON’T HATEThe actor went on a rude, entitled rant about social media at the Shorty Awards.

‘Skinny Legend’ Is the Highest Internet Praise Right Now
MEME-LORDS‘Being a skinny legend isn’t about being what other people deem as thin. It’s a frame of mind.’

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

Instagram’s Moodboarders Freak Out Over Polyvore Closure
MOOD = SAD“Not to be overly dramatic, but lots of people are really angry,” one prominent user told The Daily Beast after news of the shopping site’s shuttering.

YouTube Creators React to Shooting: ‘Sad for the Community’
HORRIFIEDIn the wake of the shooting at YouTube headquarters, the platform’s 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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