Roe v. Wade strikes, Redditors to the rescue
In a time of diminishing access to necessary healthcare, abortion seekers must rely on the goodwill of strangers on Reddit.
We said WFH, not RTO
While other employees are being wined and dined by their tech giant employers to return to the office, Philippine BPO workers are taking the hit from the government mandated RTO.
Gen Z says no to modern-day work
Deciphering the inner workings of zoomers and their rejection of the 9-5.
Meta employees, blink once if you need help
If Meta has reached its Yahoo moment, maybe that’s a good thing. It’s time Facebook has released its chokehold over internet culture and its employees.
Netflix is losing the streaming wars
For the first time in over a decade, Netflix is losing subscribers. But who are they losing people to? The rest of Hollywood—and even Southeast Asia—is tearing down the streaming monopoly.
TikTok yassifies the Marcoses
According to the internet, the Marcos dynasty that debilitated the Philippines is now one of its most revered families. That's the rehabilitating power of social media and emojis for you.
Meta VS. Misinformation
In an attempt to protect the integrity of the elections and from social media being weaponized once more, Meta has developed policies and features against misinformation, cyberattacks, and human rights violations.
Meta’s crypto gets Zucked, now there’s ‘Zuck Bucks’
After their stablecoin Deim goes bust, Meta plans on creating ‘Zuck Bucks’ as in-app tokens. Meanwhile, Jack Dorsey is making hardware crypto wallets in the attempt to improve the user-experience.
Bait-switching's hold over TikTok
How TikTok's algorithm and For You pages is encouraging internet witch hunts over just about anyone.
“TikTok is the threat,” said Meta
“Get the message out that while Meta is the current punching bag, TikTok is the real threat,” said an email from Targeted Victory, the consulting firm Meta hired to plant fake TikTok challenges and op-eds to malign TikTok as a danger to society.
Will Smith slaps the Oscars back into the limelight
After another year of the Academy Awards getting all-time-low ratings, something big needed to happen. This year, Will Smith slapping the shit out of Chris Rock for mocking his wife takes away the spotlight from Apple TV’s CODA winning best picture while streaming platforms are taking away the spotlight from theaters.
Turning Red is turning heads
Unpacking Turning Red’s ‘controversies’ and what it means to be a 13-year-old girl: liking boys, entering puberty, and wanting autonomy from your parents.
Nobody wants to work these days (Kim K, 2022)
Looking at the Kardashians, aspirational marketing, and office workplaces—and their dated unrealistic perceptions of women.
Why can’t digital companies just stay in their lane?
YouTube is offering grants for video versions of podcasts, Netflix is launching Trivia Quest as part of their gaming initiative, and Epic Games just bought Bandcamp to build a creator marketplace. Are we looking at jacks of all trades in the making or is this movement worth jack shit?