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#social-media

Gen Z is never beating the " unemployable " allegations. For Gen Z, a growing confidence crisis means common workplace interactions are now a major source of anxiety. Working with unfamiliar colleagues, making small talk, using the phone, and waking up early were among the biggest anxieties for young workers, according to new research from Trinity College London. ​These fears have also been echoed online.

Laura Wellington is estranged from one of her adult daughters. The Connecticut 59-year-old is somewhat famous for this, in fact, or anyway famous for her response to it. Across Tiktok and Instagram, under the name "Doormat Mom," Wellington's railing against the supposed injustice done to her by a daughter she calls an "ungrateful little bastard" has brought her some 140,000 total followers.

It comes after sumo's elite professionals captured hearts in October when they visited from Japan for a grand tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London. They were pictured wholesomely visiting Horse Guards Parade, enjoying Platform 9 at King's Cross station and riding Lime bikes around London. Fans greet sumo star Takayasu Akira as he exits the Royal Albert Hall after the final day of Grand Sumo Tournament in October. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

How do we discover new music? It used to be mostly through friends, record stores, and radio. Now, friends, some radio stations, and music platforms still play a role. Spotify's annual wrap-up is an ideal time to see what new music has reached our ears. The European Union is funding a project to audit algorithmic music discovery because it believes there may be bias and a lack of transparency in this process.

The LGBTQ+ sports drama based on Rachel Reid's erotic novel focuses on two rival hockey players, Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander ( Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams respectively) and their passionate secret affair. Since the show first debuted at the end of November it has quickly become known for its explicit gay sex scenes as well as the star's natural chemistry.

My husband of 20-plus years received a Facebook message from an old high school girlfriend. The message was wildly inappropriate (extremely risque) and ended with her offering to fly out and meet up if he ever wanted to. When my husband saw the message, he read it to me and to his best friend, who happened to be in town visiting. Those two guys were laughing so hard they were crying.

Relationships are full of highs, lows and a whole bunch of ordinary moments in between. Somehow, couples on X, Bluesky and Threads continue to find humor in the minutiae of being in love.

We've seen an absolute deluge of AI slop this year, from fake movie trailers on YouTube to AI-generated bands on Spotify. Not even food delivery like could escape the onslaught of AI-generated garbage that no one asked for. It's gotten to the point that half the videos my well-meaning parents send me on social media are AI-generated videos of dogs. This isn't all that surprising given how very intentionally the social media giants have added slop to all our feeds.

"I think there's going to be a lot of breakthroughs on the medical side, particularly around synthetic mRNA," Musk says in the video. "You can basically do anything with synthetic mRNA - DNA. It's like a computer program. "With effort that's not too crazy, you can probably stop ageing - reverse it, if you want. You can turn someone into a fricking butterfly, if you want, with the right DNA sequence. So... I mean, caterpillars do it."

While fundamental to sustainable success, substance alone won't get your business far in its early stages. Perception is everything, and in a world of screens and trends that fizzle out almost as soon as they begin, the reputation you shape online matters the most. What makes up a business's web reputation? Which factors drag it down, and what can you do about it before the damage is done? Here are the essentials.

We look at the sectarianism that persists in Lebanon, undermining the country's unity.

Under Trump's second term, these arrests have increased as he's overseen the boost in ICE's deportation numbers through an increase in immigration raids nationwide. Many people swept up in the raids have been later revealed to have been wrongfully arrested, detained and deported by ICE. The individuals are US citizens with correct visas or valid asylum claims. Furthermore, up to three-quarters of detainees this fiscal year have no criminal history, according to the Cato Institute.

Instead, Beau du Bois, vice president of bar and spirits at Marisi Italian restaurant in La Jolla, California, found himself with an incredible opportunity. In 2021, the Adler and Lombrozo families, owners of the Puesto Mexican restaurant chain, tapped du Bois to build Marisi's bar program from the ground up. One of the first actions du Bois took when learning about this new venture was starting a batch of limoncello, using a lesser-known Amalfi Coast technique.

Bonnie's most effective way of advertising her X-rated content to the masses now is by generating enough controversy to get her publicly talked about, and she's very good at making just enough noise (this time in the Spectator, of all places) to drum up a bit of traffic. But to say that diversifying into hard-right politics makes her an outlier for her existing young fanbase is nonetheless an understatement, given Reform is now polling at just 5% among under-24s.

"The business is changing, and I just started Instagramming them. It went from tons of people trying to get this photo to, I put it on there, and I'm not gonna get chased around as much," she said. "What I learned from somebody who is much more famous than me, is that the more you put the photos up, the lower the bounty is and the less harassment you get."

Essentially what it refers to is someone or something presenting as straight but in reality is not. It's the exact opposite of 'queer-baiting', where someone or something presents as being queer without actually identifying as such. In 2018, people said Brokeback Mountain was an example of 'straight-baiting' as its advertising used the film's mixed-gendered couples in its marketing. This appeared to have lured numerous people in who probably wouldn't have gone to a gay film had they known that was at the its core.

The TWITTER and TWEET brands have been eradicated from X Corp.'s products, services, and marketing, effectively abandoning the storied brand, with no intention to resume use of the mark,

I'm back on social media, I'm back in the fight, and i'm here to stay.For a quick update, 6 months ago I made the best decision of my life and married my best friend. @BellRittenhouse, I couldn't be happier. I love you beautiful.More big announcements coming soon... pic.twitter.com/7gjG3wwZgy- Kyle Rittenhouse (@rittenhouse2a) December 10, 2025

Look, what we have seen, Bill, is that tech companies care about one thing, and that's their bottom line. Time and time again, we have exposed what they are doing to children, what these algorithms do. Look, the data speaks for itself. Bill, I know that you have taken a look at this, but one in three high school young women last year said she actually considered death by suicide.

AI is no longer just identifying suspected criminals from behind a camera; now it's rendering photorealistic images of their mugs for cops to blast out on social media. Enter ChatGPT, the latest member of the Goodyear Police Department, located on the outskirts of Phoenix. New reporting by the Washington Post revealed that Goodyear cops are using the generative AI tool to pop out photos of suspects in place of pen-and-paper police sketches.

It was "misconceived" for a Department of Housing official to repost a controversial video offering advice to young people moving back into the family home, the Housing Minister has conceded.

A new report compiled by investigators at Lady Freethinker, Scrolling Through Cruelty, reveals thousands of disturbing videos circulating openly on major social media platforms, where animals are tortured and killed, forced into staged rescues, pitted against one another in fights, and even sexually abused - all for views, clicks, and profit. Collectively, these videos racked up an astonishing 1 billion+ views. The most common animal cruelty content documented was monkey torture, animal fighting, and fake rescues, where animals are deliberately put into dangerous situations so perpetrators can film dramatic "rescues."

Few brands have captured the zeitgeist quite like Pink Palm Puff (PPP). With their signature embroidered hoodies and holiday pajama sets that blend cozy comfort and coastal-preppy style, PPP has exploded into a cultural staple, amassing nearly one million TikTok followers and a sprawling audience across all social platforms. Each product drop turns into a viral event, solidifying the brand's role as a bonafide pillar for originality and style in today's youth fashion landscape.