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
Have you seen the most-viewed TikTok video of the year?
It's been viewed over 504 million times.
The 10 best books of the year, according to BookTok
From 'Fourth Wing' to 'Happy Place.'
By Christianna Silva and Elena Cavender
You can slide into someone's DMs on Strava now
Just don't use it to hit on someone.
The Beyhive gets in formation for Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' film: The best reactions from opening weekend
No one is doing it like Bey.
The best internet moments of 2023
From 'Barbie' buzz to 'Succession' bummers.
You can now change the background of your Instagram Stories
A feature we wanted, a feature we deserve.
Complaint alleges that Meta 'pursued' children to use its platforms
"Meta’s actual knowledge that millions of Instagram users are under the age of 13 is an open secret that is routinely documented," the complaint alleges.
After 14 years, chat website Omegle shuts down
Another site has gone offline for good.
WhatsApp under fire for AI-generated sticker responses to ‘Palestine’
WhatsApp’s AI shows gun-wielding children when prompted with ‘Palestine.’ Meta says it's 'addressing' the issue.
You can now pay for an ad-free experience on Facebook and Instagram (in Europe)
The move comes in response to evolving European regulations and ongoing disputes with EU regulators over data privacy.
Apple may have received billions to make Google its default search engine
That's more than three billion chicken sandwiches from Popeyes.
Google Chrome may be getting a new privacy feature
Your web searches would be routed through a Google-owned server — though that brings problems of its own.
Microsoft AI can take meetings for you now
Anything you can say to me, you can say to Clippy.
Instagram: You can now block it from tracking your web activity
Meta is giving you more control over your privacy
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.
