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
Meta promises a fix to Threads' engagement bait problem
Also, it's fine to wear mini skirts after 50, you weirdos.
'Underconsumption core' is just another form of consumerism
Get in girls, we're changing our lives to be centered around underconsumption-core.
How to make words shake, nod, and explode on iMessage
I am about to become so annoying.
Gen Z is shopping more on Snapchat than TikTok or Instagram, study shows
Social media marketing works.
Instagram launches 'best practices' to help creators
It's only available for users with professional accounts.
Apple reportedly backs out of OpenAI funding round
Don't worry — they're still friends.
Think twice before following financial advice you find on social media
Financial advice on social media comes with hidden costs.
Meta's AI now answers in celebrity voices
Featuring John Cena, Awkwafina, Dame Judi Dench, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kristen Bell.
Why is this Michigan school district suing social media companies?
Hint: They aren't the only ones.
Why are people using the R-word again?
People on X are posting the slur with abandon.
Meta updates WhatsApp and Messenger third-party chats in Europe
It complies with the Digital Markets Act
Why isn't anyone tagging their friends on IG anymore?
Tagging is for losers now?
Great news for reply guys: You can now leave comments on Instagram Stories
The comments are just as temporary as the Stories themselves.
No, the black Facebook app icon isn't a new logo. Here's why you're seeing it.
It's just a mistake, people.
So you have a viral catchphrase. What's next, legally?
Jools didn't — and it almost cost her.
HMD is releasing this very nostalgic Barbie flip phone
The Barbie summer that never ends
Jools Lebron, the creator of 'very demure, very mindful,' might not own its trademark
The TikTokker says she "dropped the ball, " which could have financial repercussions.
From a thrift store meltdown to TV stardom, Jack Innanen turns chaos into comedy
We spent the day with the TikTok creator, comedian, and actor
Is Instagram going to ruin your grid with rectangles?
The company is testing out rectangle grids.
An 'Iranian Influence Operation' allegedly used ChatGPT. OpenAI caught them.
The group is called Storm-2035
X is closing operations in Brazil due to 'censorship orders'
Users in the country can still access and post to the platform.