Kaitlyn Tiffany
The Atlantic
New York, NY, United States
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Chatbots Are Spewing Out All the Worst Clichés
Chatbots can’t think outside the box, unleashing even more nonsense filler words onto the world. → Read More
Elon Musk Can’t Solve Twitter’s ‘Shadowbanning’ Problem
For several years, social-media users have expressed anxiety about algorithmic suppression. Now they’re getting some unexpected clarity. → Read More
Sideways Forever
The thrilling conclusion to Lizzie and Kaitlyn’s three-part wine tour in Santa Barbara. → Read More
Why Doesn’t Every American Have a Robot Dog?
Fake puppies that could move and bark and dance were all the rage in the early 2000s. How is it possible that we live in a society that could fall out of love with such a thing? → Read More
Tumblr Gets the Last Laugh
As Twitter crumbles, Tumblr is welcoming back the internet’s weirdos. → Read More
People Born After 1997—Are They Just Better?
The way everyone talks about Gen Z is weird. → Read More
People Say They’re Leaving Twitter. Are They Really?
Twitter would have to become functionally worse, and something else would have to be obviously better. → Read More
The GIF Is on Its Deathbed
The internet’s file format has been diagnosed as “cringe,” but there are other threats to its existence. → Read More
Don’t Trash Your Old Phone—Give It a Second Life
Responsibly disposing of used gadgets is more complicated than it may seem. → Read More
‘Dark Brandon’ Isn’t Really That Ironic
“Dark Brandon” isn’t really that ironic. → Read More
The 10-Year-Old Tweet That Still Defines the Internet
A cryptic utterance from a supposed spambot never lost its relevance. → Read More
The Personal Brand Is Dead
Gen Z would rather be anonymous online. → Read More
Why Fangirls Scream
From bobby-soxers to Beatlemania to Bieber Fever—we all know what a screaming fangirl looks like. But do we really know why she’s screaming? → Read More
'Doxxing' Means Whatever You Want It To
The word once defined a category of behaviors. Now it expresses an emotion. → Read More
The Many, Many Beautiful Cartoon Women of Web3
Is everyone finally welcome in the crypto community—or is this just non-fungible tokenism? → Read More
TikTok’s Algorithm Spews Out Viral Villains
Why is the app so focused on abusive “investigations,” and is there any way to make it stop? → Read More
RT America, You Were Very Weird and Bad
The Russia-funded news network staffed by American journalists shut down this month. What was it even trying to do? → Read More
The Myth of the ‘First TikTok War’
The world is viewing the Russian invasion of Ukraine with startling intimacy on social media. But how or whether this matters remains unclear. → Read More
Crypto, NFTs, Web3: People Hate the Future of the Internet
Web3 is making some people very rich. It’s making other people very angry. → Read More
How the Snowflakes Won
The soft, sad freaks on an unprofitable website claimed victory in the battle for the internet’s soul and defined the worldview of a generation. → Read More