A look at “creepypasta”, ghost stories such as Slender Man that spread online, and how decentralized myth-making can explain the rise of meme stocks and QAnon (Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan/Financial …)

Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: A look at “creepypasta”, ghost stories such as Slender Man that spread online, and how decentralized myth-making can explain the rise of meme stocks and QAnon  —  Or: how the tale of Slender Man can explain the rise of QAnon. … These words, posted on […]

TikTok is testing a tipping feature to let select creators accept money outside of Live streams; creators with 100K+ followers can apply to try it (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok is testing a tipping feature to let select creators accept money outside of Live streams; creators with 100K+ followers can apply to try it  —  TikTok is testing a new in-app tipping feature on its platform that would allow creators to accept money from fans […]