online communities
FML Was a Funny Blog for College Kids. Now, Users Air Out Adult Problems
On the beloved late-2000s website, young people submitted their Ls about zits and bad hookups. Today, they ask for advice on divorce and landlords.
Learn to Decode the Secret Language of the Incel Subculture
Experts have a tough time with these enraged, sex-obsessed men because they literally can't understand what they're saying.
The Women Pioneers of the Internet Say There Have Always Been Trolls
A new book released this week tells the untold stories of the internet’s early days.
Mallory Ortberg's Internet
A toast to feminist site The Toast, and to making the internet a better place.
A Community of Mega Fans Won't Let This Decade-Old Pro Wrestling Game Die
The people of Fire Pro Wrestling Arena bring a whole new meaning to the word "dedication."
DeviantArt Community Worries that New Corporate Overlords Will Ruin Everything
The internet’s clearinghouse for budding artists is under new ownership, but not all of its members are sold on the idea.
Wikipedia Is Being Ripped Apart By a Witch Hunt For Secretly Paid Editors
With undisclosed paid editing on the rise, Wikipedians and the Wikimedia Foundation are working together to stop the practice without discouraging user participation.
Wikipedia Is Being Ripped Apart By a Witch Hunt For Secretly Paid Editors
With undisclosed paid editing on the rise, Wikipedians and the Wikimedia Foundation are working together to stop the practice without discouraging user participation.
Wikipedia Is Being Ripped Apart By a Witch Hunt For Secretly Paid Editors
With undisclosed paid editing on the rise, Wikipedians and the Wikimedia Foundation are working together to stop the practice without discouraging user participation.
‘Spezgiving’: How Reddit’s CEO Tried And Failed to Troll the Trolls
“TIFU by editing some comments and creating an unnecessary controversy...”
How Pro Wrestling Fans Watched Foreign Matches Before the Internet
Back in the day you had to suffer to watch fake fighting.