scambaiting How ‘Scambaiters' Are Getting Payback by Trolling Internet Frauds When Rosie Okumura’s mother fell victim to an online scam, the voice actor didn’t just get mad — she got even. Okumura is just one of a number of “scambaiters” turning the tables on fraudsters by pretending to fall for their scams to distract them from victimizing others.
pet cloning Owner of Cloned Cat Has No Regrets Even Though the Cats ‘Couldn't Be More Different' When Kelly Anderson’s beloved cat Chai died, she wasn’t ready to just adopt another pet. So she reached out to a pet cloning company called ViaGen Pets and Bella, Chai’s clone, was born. The process cost over $25,000, but Anderson says it was well worth the expense — even though the cats’ personalities “couldn’t be more different.” She explained why...
Elon Musk What Would an Elon Musk-Owned Twitter Mean for Our World? Elon Musk announced Thursday morning that he wants to buy Twitter. What would his purchase of the social media platform mean for our society? And what does it say about the growing power and influence of the billionaire class in our world?
viral videos The Science Behind NFL Star's “Water Jenga” Challenge NFL WR JuJu Smith-Schuster’s viral video of pouring water into a cup was thrilling, but what is the science behind it?
social media Are Kids Addicted to Social Media? This State Wants to Make Platforms Pay “We’re in the middle of what appears to be a completely unprecedented mental health crisis predating COVID among America’s teens,” says Ed Howard of the Children’s Advocacy Institute. Howard explains how platforms like Instagram and TikTok are designed to keep you scrolling for as long as possible, plus a new California bill that would hold the apps’ developers accountable if...
TikTok 5 Winter Olympians You Need To Follow on TikTok These U.S. athletes are showing the 2022 Winter Olympics from a first-person perspective, and it's really cool to see.
work-life balance TikToker Whose ‘Great Resignation' Video Went Viral Shares Advice for Quitting Your Job About 4.5 million people quit their jobs in November 2021. That’s 3% of the total workforce in one month.
work-life balance The ‘Great Resignation' Is About Much More Than Pandemic Burnout In November 2021, 4.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs — that’s about 3% of the U.S. workforce in one month. The trend of people quitting their jobs during the pandemic has been coined the “Great Resignation.” NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker looks at why this phenomenon has taken off online and in real life and shares advice for quitting your job.
representation TikTok Users Love ‘Encanto' For Its Representation The movie “Encanto” has been trending because it depicts how familial trauma can linger through generations of Latino and Hispanic families, says NBC News Youth and Internet Culture reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt. Plus, the songs have picked up traction on the app too. Rosenblatt talks about her recent NBC News article on the film and why it’s blowing up on TikTok...
TikTok 5 TikTokers To Know Who Used the App for Good in 2021 Behind the filters and trends, these TikTok creators are using their platforms to enact social change.
