The FDA may have unintentionally made 'NyQuil Chicken' go viral on TikTokTikTok says searches for NyQuil Chicken spiked only after the FDA's warning. By K. Bell, 09.22.2022
GIF inventor Stephen Wilhite has diedHe helped come up with the format for CompuServe in the late 1980s.By S. Dent, 03.24.2022
The Sad Wolverine meme will be immortalized as an action figureAs it should be.By D. Hardawar, 07.21.2021
Real-life 'Disaster Girl' turns her meme into a $500,000 NFTThe image that sparked a thousand memes is the latest to make it big as an NFT.By K. Bell, 04.29.2021
Facebook is testing a tool to let users claim image rightsIt could change how people share images and memes on Instagram, too.By C. Fisher, 09.21.2020
Facebook deploys AI in its fight against hate speech and misinformationThe company is also launching a $100,000 Hate Meme Challenge.By A. Tarantola, 05.12.2020
Why do memes suddenly matter in politics?In 2020, political campaigns have put a lot of effort into memes.By D. Cooper, 03.11.2020
Facebook: Creators must disclose paid partnerships with political campaignsThanks to Mike Bloomberg’s fake DMs.By C. Fisher, 02.14.2020
Snapchat Cameos lets you insert your face into a GIFCreep out your friends by putting your face on a cat. By S. Dent, 12.09.2019
Lil Bub, the internet’s favorite smooshed-face cat, has died2019 was to internet cats what 2016 was to rock stars.By I. Bonifacic, 12.02.2019
Recommended Reading: How memes became political weaponsThe best long-form writing on technology and more on the web.By B. Steele, 10.26.2019
Facebook built a tool to track misinformation about itselfSoftware called Stormchaser followed viral rumors and memes about Facebook.By C. Fisher, 07.08.2019
Facebook's latest attempt to court teens is a 'cringey' meme libraryIt's called "LOL," but apparently testers aren't laughing.By A. Dellinger, 01.18.2019
Sweden's ad regulator says 'Distracted Boyfriend' meme is sexistThe use of the image in an ad was deemed degrading toward men and women.By S. Shah, 09.26.2018
Facebook is fact-checking photos and videos to fight fake newsIt's the latest effort to stop misinformation from spreading on its site.By E. Alvarez, 09.13.2018
Drake is the king of memesLyrics from his track "In My Feelings" are being turned into a viral dance.By E. Alvarez, 07.06.2018
'Alexa, is football coming home?'And that's football, not 'soccer'. Don't @ me.By R. England, 07.06.2018
The FCC's 'Harlem Shake' video may violate copyright lawThe agency apparently didn't get permission to use the song. By T. Seppala, 12.15.2017
Snapchat's dumb dancing hot dog is now an $80 Halloween costumePivot to hot dogs.By D. Lumb, 10.18.2017
6Junk technology: A ridiculous history of fast-food PR stuntsFrom the Pizza Parka to the Windows 7 Whopper.By E. Alvarez, 10.14.2017