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The Latest Breaking News from MySpace

Twitter has long had a bot problem, but since moderation on the platform was gutted and paid users were given "prioritization" in replies, the landscape has changed.

WEKU

Reexamining the 'upskirt decade' and the public ridicule of female pop stars

The new book Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s reassesses a time when popular culture policed, ridiculed and even took down a variety of women in the public eye.

WEKU

Dìdi review – a tender, specific rendering of adolescence on the early internet

Sundance film festival: Sean Wang’s semi-autobiographical tale of an Asian American teen’s life played out online in 2008 is moving and detailed

The Guardian - US

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From Amazon to Facebook and Google, here's how platforms can 'decay'

If you feel like some important places on the internet have been getting worse, you're not alone. In fact, there has been a whole lot of action in the last 12 months.

WEKU

Why Elon Musk is obsessed with casting X as the most 'authentic' social media platform

With X, formerly known as Twitter, hitting the one-year anniversary of Elon Musk’s US$44 billion takeover of the social media platform, it can feel disorienting to try to make sense of all that’s gone down.

The Conversation

Myspace documentary to follow the rise and fall of the Y2K social media platform

Myspace was the world’s largest social network site until 2009

Evening Standard

"We thought it was funny, and then there were articles in The Guardian and The New York Times. It was on Fox News!". We interviewed Attack Attack!, the band behind that insane 2008 MySpace 'crabcore' trend

When Attack Attack! filmed a video for their song Stick Stickly, a certain crustacean-aping movement went instantly viral

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Myspace Seems To Be Making A Comeback W/ This New App So Hope You’re Ready To Ruin Friendships

Yes, there's a Top 8.

Pedestrian.tv

MySpace turns 20: 5 things we still miss in the age of Twitter's meltdown

MySpace was launched exactly 20 years ago today – here are the main things we miss about the pre-Facebook beast of social networks.

TechRadar

MSN Messenger needs to return in Windows 12 to take on WhatsApp and iMessage

With many using WhatsApp, Telegram, and more, it’s high time for one of the best messaging apps to return for Windows 12.

TechRadar

Threads review: Twitter without the rough edges or news

Site has potential to suck the remaining life – and advertising revenue – out of Musk’s struggling network

The Guardian - UK

"Oklahoma City bomb, Kurt Cobain, Pokémon, Tiger Woods, MySpace, Monsanto GMOs": Fall Out Boy update Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire, revisit 34 years of history and pop culture

Fall Out Boy make up their own new lyrics to Billy Joel's 1989 hit We Didn't Start The Fire, reference everything from Kurt Cobain and Pokemon, to Donald Trump and Elon Musk

Metal Hammer

Instagram's new music-sharing status feels like the return of MySpace

Share your favorite musical artists on Instagram's Notes

TechRadar

"It's all Steve Harris's fault!": Everything you need to know about Germany's Eurovision entry Lord Of The Lost

They've met the King of England, supported Iron Maiden and tried to send butt-plugs to the Pope: meet Germany's 2023 Eurovision contestants Lord Of The Lost

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Al Jazeera

Facebook has 3 billion users, but younger users quitting platform

More than a third of the world’s population is on Facebook but it still finds itself in a battle for relevancy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Facebook, nearing 20, has 3 billion users. Many of them are old.

But it says it isn’t dead or just for “old people,” as critics have said for years. The social media platform, born before the iPhone, is approaching two decades in existence.

The Independent UK

Facebook has 3 billion users. Many of them are old.

Facebook says it is not dead

WEKU

Why can't Twitter and TikTok be easily replaced? Something called 'network effects'

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The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: The man who robbed 12 banks to pay for IVF, in his own words

In this week’s newsletter: Hear the whole story of how a British man turned bank robber looted a dozen San Diego banks in Time with Mr Reed. Plus: five of the best podcasts for indie music fans

The Conversation

What happens to our data when we no longer use a social media network or publishing platform?

The internet plays a central role in our lives. I — and many others my age — grew up alongside the development of social media and content platforms.

Wales Online

Couple spent £30k keeping love alive while 7,000 miles apart - now they're wed and trying for baby

The two spent a fortune of flights and visas to bridge the gap between their homes in Cardiff and Hawaii

Daily Mirror

Couple separated by 7000 miles after meeting on MySpace spent £30k to make love work

Megan Bacon-Evans was living in Cardiff and Whitney was in Hawaii when the two connected online. They met in person two years later then spent four years travelling between the two countries

Dublin Live

From fashion to music - 10 things we all remember from 2003 in Dublin

We're throwing it back to 2003 when 'In da Club' was playing in Coppers

Pedestrian.tv

*That* Gen Z TikToker Has Given Millennials More Insta Story Tips She’s Not Wrong About Gifs

This time she focused on location tags, gifs and using curated music.

Liverpool Echo

21 things you'll remember if you went to school in 00s Liverpool

From scoobies to fat school ties, MSN and more

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