The pocket watches, a collaboration with the luxury timepiece maker Audemars Piguet, drew crowds to stores and malls around the world.

Instagram’s new feature blasts photos to your mutual followers or close friends, immediately.

Social media stars have become a magnet for campaigns and political groups that want to push priorities without disclosing where their money is going.

Even new creators can sign up for access.

The companies are facing numerous other legal challenges.

In the ancient city of Dali, I saw firsthand how RedNote has evolved from a lifestyle platform into the tool that powers the country’s tourism industry.

The first generation to truly grow up online, Generation Z and their cohort live in a social media ecosystem that blends facts and feelings. It’s significantly shifting how they understand what’s true.

From designer straws to magnet-sealed leather pouches, the platform is awash in products seemingly built for coke—despite Meta’s policies on drug paraphernalia.

As more sex workers quit the industry, some are having to navigate tough questions around consent and the “afterlife” of work they no longer want to be associated with.

The complaints, obtained by WIRED, described Bad Bunny’s performance as being overly sexual and protested that the show was in Spanish.

In an interview with WIRED ahead of her new concert film Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), Billie Eilish talked about whether or not future artists will be able to leverage SoundCloud the way she did.

When Stick Figure’s six-year-old song shot up the charts, the band was thrilled. But its viral moment was spurred by unauthorized AI remixes.

Brian Michael Hinds found accidental internet fame through a resemblance to the controversial manosphere figure. He’s still wrestling with what to do with it.

The far-left Twitch streamer says AI is rotting our brains. He’s also addicted to Twitter and listens to at least eight podcasts.

The porn giant blocked its content from new UK users in February but says device-based age verification is more secure than third-party sites.

As young men pursue radical methods of “looksmaxxing,” young women are discovering a world of YouTube and TikTok videos that promise glow-ups through ASMR affirmations.

Researchers show scammers are using AI-manipulated footage of celebrity interviews to trick users into sharing their personal data.