If you take a moment to think back on the many different memes of the past, it’s very quickly apparent how swiftly things have changed. There are few better ways to explore this than actually looking ...
After facing massive backlash for deactivating a number of popular meme accounts, Instagram is trying to smooth things over by hiring a meme liaison who's in touch with youth culture. Still, the ...
Owners of popular -based Instagram accounts, who recently saw their accounts deleted, are moving over to Reddit, and they aren’t exactly being greeted with open arms. As we previously reported, over ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about digital culture, memes, and visual media trends. If there were a single word to describe memes in 2020, it would be ...
A new hashtag is being spread by meme enthusiasts across the internet following a purge of high-profile meme accounts from Instagram in July. The campaign, dubbed #FreeTheMemes, has led hundreds of ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Houston-based journalist covering all things related to Instagram and social media. A meme created by Doing Things Media from ...
In June 2022, American Girl dolls received the meme treatment. Now, TikTok and Instagram users are associating themselves with a literary character that was consistently found on the shelves of young ...
We’ve all been there: you’re sitting on the bus when you catch a sneaky glimpse over the shoulder of the person sitting in front of you, taking in the contents of their Instagram scroll. Except, ...
The first time my Instagram account, @soaking_wet_angel, was disabled was in March of 2021. I, like other meme admins, make memes as well as curate and repost images I find from other places on the ...
Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. In addition to her current role, she's worked for CNET's video, ...
LOS ANGELES — Last month, singer Courtney Love, who is a keen observer of social media trends, posted a cryptic message on Instagram. “Lots of people don’t understand Gen-Z,” she wrote. “I think ...
Fueled by Gen Z, text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensically unrelated pictures, are turning the photo and video app into a destination for written expression. By Taylor Lorenz LOS ANGELES ...