Christianna Silva is a Senior Culture Reporter at Mashable. They write about tech and digital culture, with a focus on Facebook and Instagram. Before joining Mashable, they worked as an editor at NPR and MTV News, a reporter at Teen Vogue and VICE News, and as a stablehand at a mini-horse farm. You can follow them on Twitter @christianna_j.
By Christianna Silva
Instagram took away a major source of income for its creators, and they're not happy about it
A monetization tool on Instagram was 'paused' indefinitely. Creators are pissed.
You wrote a book! Now make a viral TikTok about it.
In 2023, writing a book is the easy part.
Huberman husbands and the rise of self-optimization
Stop trying to make yourself better.
Sorry, you're never going to get a clickable link in your Instagram grid posts
It's part of Instagram's no-news agenda.
Firefox will have a built-in ‘fake reviews detector’ — Amazon is in trouble
It should arrive next month.
How to get the AI '90s yearbook photos all over your FYP
Shocker: It isn't free.
How to find lost TikTok videos you forgot to save
New update gives you another way to find lost TikTok videos.
Uh-oh, Amazon is in hot water. It allegedly made $1B with an illegal algorithm.
The FTC is accusing Amazon of using an illegal price-spiking model.
Google Pixel 8: 5 new AI features that may wow you
From Audio Magic Eraser to the Recorder app, Google is betting on AI
Would you pay $14 for ad-free Instagram and Facebook? It may be a possibility in the near future.
It's all up in the air, still.
FBI warns of Phantom Hackers stealing millions
Don't click a popup window, y'all.
Meta AI: The new ChatGPT rival was trained on your sh*tposts
Public Facebook and Instagram posts can teach AI a lot.
Sing, hum or say 'Happy Birthday' to any Google product today. Thank us later.
Google is celebrating its 25th birthday with confetti.
'Someone cooked here' and our obsession with gendered TikTok trends
Someone taught men about standing jeans and sitting jeans.
This new iPhone 15 battery health feature may entice you to upgrade ASAP
It'll top out at 80 percent.
WordPress is coming to the fediverse
It's all happening thanks to a new ActivityPub plugin.
17 iOS 17 features we're very excited about
From Standby to NameDrop, the new iOS is a major upgrade for Apple iPhone users.
How much faster is the iPhone 15 Pro? Not as fast as you might think.
It's about drive, it's about power, but is it about speed?
COVID is on the rise, but you won't see that on Threads
The words 'coronavirus,' 'vaccines,' and 'vaccination' are blocked on Threads search, according to The Washington Post.
Your weekly TikTok R.E.P.O.R.T. is just more self-surveillance
Don't you love to Read, Eat, Play, Obsess, Recommend, and Treat?
Meet Jeremy the Manager, the famous cat who gets the job done
Everyone loves Jeremy the Manager and his endless supply of ties. But what do his employees think?
Hitoki's portable attachment for its laser bong lets you smoke on the go
It's exactly as cool as I wanted it to be.
EU names Apple, Meta, Microsoft among six 'gatekeepers' facing strict DMA guidelines
Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft, oh my.
