Katherine Dee

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ChatGPT is running a social experiment it cannot control

ChatGPT is running a social experiment it cannot control

31 Oct 2025

Bluesky civil war shows free speech is harder than it looks

Bluesky civil war shows free speech is harder than it looks

07 Oct 2025

Jean Pormanove death exposes dark heart of streaming

Jean Pormanove death exposes dark heart of streaming

21 Aug 2025

AI companions are not a descent into a dystopian future

AI companions are not a descent into a dystopian future

03 Aug 2025

Man-rating Tea app is the culmination of our new panopticon

Man-rating Tea app is the culmination of our new panopticon

28 Jul 2025

DC shooting signals rise in social media-driven violence

DC shooting signals rise in social media-driven violence

24 May 2025

Big Tech has no answer to Snapchat's sextortion crisis

Big Tech has no answer to Snapchat’s sextortion crisis

21 Apr 2025

Surrendering free will is the real AI threat

Surrendering free will is the real AI threat

14 Apr 2025

Ashton Hall's morning routine depicts a bleak masculinity

Ashton Hall’s morning routine depicts a bleak masculinity

24 Mar 2025

The White House is memeing too hard

The White House is memeing too hard

20 Feb 2025

'Dark Woke' is the Left’s delusional answer to Trumpism

‘Dark Woke’ is the Left’s delusional answer to Trumpism

05 Feb 2025

Is RedNote turning Americans pro-China?

Is RedNote turning Americans pro-China?

16 Jan 2025

Meta's AI pivot poses bigger threat than fact-checkers

Meta’s AI pivot poses bigger threat than fact-checkers

08 Jan 2025

Meta's AI drive could kill off social media

Meta’s AI drive could kill off social media

02 Jan 2025

Wisconsin school shooting: online conspiracies are the new normal

Wisconsin school shooting: online conspiracies are the new normal

18 Dec 2024

Iran is now conducting foreign policy through memes

Iran is now conducting foreign policy through memes

04 Nov 2024

Why the Catholic Church is embracing anime

Why the Catholic Church is embracing anime

31 Oct 2024

Character.AI suicide shows teenagers are choosing fantasy over reality

Character.AI suicide shows teenagers are choosing fantasy over reality

24 Oct 2024

Bumble suffers amid in-person dating revival

Bumble suffers amid in-person dating revival

11 Aug 2024

AI boyfriend surge is the endpoint of Mills & Boon

AI boyfriend surge is the endpoint of Mills & Boon

26 Jul 2024

JD Vance could be the first Very Online vice president

JD Vance could be the first Very Online vice president

18 Jul 2024

Gen Z doesn't need social media health warnings

Gen Z doesn’t need social media health warnings

18 Jun 2024

Dr Phil's reinvention as a culture warrior isn't working

Dr Phil’s reinvention as a culture warrior isn’t working

13 May 2024

Misinformation 'experts' pave way for more censorship

Misinformation ‘experts’ pave way for more censorship

27 Mar 2024

Reddit's popularity is a response to media failures

Reddit’s popularity is a response to media failures

23 Mar 2024

Young people won't revolt over TikTok ban

Young people won’t revolt over TikTok ban

13 Mar 2024

Fans turn on 'body-positive' influencers for losing weight

Fans turn on ‘body-positive’ influencers for losing weight

28 Feb 2024

New research finds three major types of 'femcel' frustration

New research finds three major types of ‘femcel’ frustration

16 Feb 2024

The myth of Gen Z's love for Osama bin Laden

The myth of Gen Z’s love for Osama bin Laden

30 Dec 2023

Conservatives are too obsessed with TikTok

Conservatives are too obsessed with TikTok

09 Dec 2023

Left-wing women are learning to love Right-wing men

Left-wing women are learning to love Right-wing men

30 Nov 2023

Why is Osama bin Laden going viral on TikTok?

Why is Osama bin Laden going viral on TikTok?

17 Nov 2023

Pity the plight of the internet celebrity

Pity the plight of the internet celebrity

09 Nov 2023

Matthew Perry's death summons the ghost of the Nineties

Matthew Perry’s death summons the ghost of the Nineties

30 Oct 2023

Is 'woke' fashion coming to an end?

Is ‘woke’ fashion coming to an end?

20 Oct 2023

Are you a fictosexual?

Are you a fictosexual?

17 Oct 2023

Could ChatGPT be your new girlfriend?

Could ChatGPT be your new girlfriend?

27 Sep 2023

Mimics are taking over TikTok

Mimics are taking over TikTok

31 Aug 2023

Asia's 'influencer farms' are dystopian, but America isn't much better

Asia’s ‘influencer farms’ are dystopian, but America isn’t much better

22 Aug 2023

Is AI fuelling eating disorder content?

Is AI fuelling eating disorder content?

09 Aug 2023

Lizzo's lawsuit exposes the problem with permissive culture

Lizzo’s lawsuit exposes the problem with permissive culture

03 Aug 2023

Did the DeSantis campaign know it was using a Nazi symbol?

Did the DeSantis campaign know it was using a Nazi symbol?

26 Jul 2023

'Lord' Miles Routledge has achieved internet immortality

‘Lord’ Miles Routledge has achieved internet immortality

22 Jul 2023

Why are politicians debating if Margot Robbie is 'mid'?

Why are politicians debating if Margot Robbie is ‘mid’?

18 Jul 2023

The 'black manosphere' got there long before Andrew Tate

The ‘black manosphere’ got there long before Andrew Tate

12 Jul 2023

Being fit is far-Right now, apparently

Being fit is far-Right now, apparently

11 Jul 2023

Is Pearl Davis the female Andrew Tate?

Is Pearl Davis the female Andrew Tate?

05 Jul 2023

How a Breitbart hit piece backfired

How a Breitbart hit piece backfired

29 Jun 2023

Why is anime having an online renaissance?

Why is anime having an online renaissance?

23 Jun 2023

Does the 'Whatever' podcast make women look stupid?

Does the ‘Whatever’ podcast make women look stupid?

07 Jun 2023

The latest media obsession: Latino white supremacists

The latest media obsession: Latino white supremacists

31 May 2023

Why the Online Right deifies Daniel Penny

Why the Online Right deifies Daniel Penny

16 May 2023

Don't blame Tim Pool for the Texas mall shooting

Don’t blame Tim Pool for the Texas mall shooting

10 May 2023

What's behind Ted Lasso's woke turn?

What’s behind Ted Lasso’s woke turn?

08 May 2023

We need to talk about extreme antinatalism

We need to talk about extreme antinatalism

05 Apr 2023

Was Audrey Hale a domestic terrorist?

Was Audrey Hale a domestic terrorist?

31 Mar 2023

Zach Willmore: TikTok's new HIV 'influencer'

Zach Willmore: TikTok’s new HIV ‘influencer’

10 Mar 2023

Why are there so few female mass shooters?

Why are there so few female mass shooters?

01 Feb 2023

A dark online Sandy Hook subculture is growing

A dark online Sandy Hook subculture is growing

14 Dec 2022

Censorship will not prevent Buffalo-style shootings

Censorship will not prevent Buffalo-style shootings

24 May 2022

Joe Biden's 'Disinformation Board' is just another censorship tool

Joe Biden’s ‘Disinformation Board’ is just another censorship tool

29 Apr 2022

Astroturfing has come to social media

Astroturfing has come to social media

06 Apr 2022

How the Ukraine war took over TikTok

How the Ukraine war took over TikTok

03 Mar 2022

Why is Ukrainian State Twitter waging a meme war?

25 Feb 2022

Teen girls are struggling with male attention on TikTok

Teen girls are struggling with male attention on TikTok

09 Feb 2022

Why do women on OnlyFans pretend to be girls?

Why do women on OnlyFans pretend to be girls?

28 Jan 2022

Why do I spend so much time on TikTok?

24 Dec 2021

Vox discovers Western esotericism — 100 years late

Vox discovers Western esotericism — 100 years late

17 Dec 2021

The new ingredient in the dating algorithm: human beings

The new ingredient in the dating algorithm: human beings

01 Dec 2021

Crypto books can bypass woke publishers

Crypto books can bypass woke publishers

24 Nov 2021

Travis Scott's therapy app won't heal your trauma

Travis Scott’s therapy app won’t heal your trauma

12 Nov 2021

Wokeness is giving cover to bullies

Wokeness is giving cover to bullies

19 Oct 2021

Food hack or fetish? TikTok’s new way to shock

29 Sep 2021

Deepfakes have disturbing implications for porn

Deepfakes have disturbing implications for porn

16 Sep 2021

Meet Replika, your new A.I. best friend

Meet Replika, your new A.I. best friend

02 Sep 2021

A mysterious spike in Tourette's leads back to YouTube star

A mysterious spike in Tourette’s leads back to YouTube star

27 Aug 2021

Sex positivity can't last

Sex positivity can’t last

19 Jul 2021