Chris Stokel-Walker
I've Been Banned From Almost Every Dating App
It was probably “weaponized reporting” from a scorned date, and it's almost impossible to fix.
Chris Stokel-Walker
9.25.23
internet culture
Behind the Rise of the Online ‘Tradwife’ Movement
Trad ideology doesn't just extend to 1950s housewife videos. It also has sinister connections with right-wing extremism, experts say.
Chris Stokel-Walker
3.10.23
Why Do People Believe Everything They Watch on TikTok?
We're just as bad as boomers falling for misinformation on Facebook.
Chris Stokel-Walker
2.6.23
internet culture
How 'Don't Worry Darling' Became the Internet's Favourite Meme
Not since "The Room" has a movie – albeit one starring Harry Styles, Florence Pugh and Chris Pine – provided this much meme bait.
Chris Stokel-Walker
9.8.22
Food
Why Is Everyone on TikTok Making Butter?
Eye-wateringly expensive Lurpak, meet TikTok algorithm.
Chris Stokel-Walker
7.15.22
Social Media
Inside the Rise of the Niche Twitter Expert
Here's why your timeline has been taken over by specialists touting their knowledge of Russian tank tyres and Ukrainian geopolitics.
Chris Stokel-Walker
3.24.22
ukraine invasion
The Meme-ification of the Ukraine Invasion
Why are people recasting ordinary Ukrainians as Marvel heroes? It's got more to do with internet fandom than you think.
Chris Stokel-Walker
3.2.22
Sex
'What Does Seggs Mean?' The Rise of Sex Euphemisms on Social Media
TikTok and Instagram users afraid of shadowbans are coming up with an innovative way of being heard.
Chris Stokel-Walker
2.2.22
the internet
Inside TikTok's Extraordinary 2020
The world spent 2.8 billion hours on TikTok in March alone, with COVID providing a captive audience looking for diversions from a draining news cycle.
Chris Stokel-Walker
12.16.20