Torey Akers’s ‘Revolutionary Algorithms’ finds political potential on TikTok
For the release of her first book, the writer and content creator sits down with Document to discuss digital citizenry, censorship, and the future of...
The end of cloud computing
Modern internet infrastructure hides in plain sight, reshaping our cities and social relationships with its bold promises of infinity
The people’s history of the internet, according to Taylor Lorenz
The tech journalist and author on the algorithmic American dream, the unsung heroes of social media, and her new book ‘Extremely Online’
Meet Rayne Fisher-Quann, the people’s (internet) princess
The Canadian essayist joins Document to discuss online culture, the modern mental health landscape, and playing a character who just happens to be herself
Will transparency be enough to improve TikTok’s famously overzealous censorship policy?
The app is under fire for banning everything from educational content to videos about racial injustice. Now, they’re putting a new “strike” system in place
Cracks in the Facade: The shameful—and foundational—pursuit of pseudo-status online
The creator economy and influencer culture seemingly hinge on the authenticity industrial complex, but Photoshop fails challenge how real we actually want celebrities to be
Julia Fox’s “mascara” controversy illustrates the problem with algospeak
TikTokers have come up with code words to discuss sensitive topics without triggering the algorithm—but instead, they’re triggering each other
Not just relegated to politics, Russian bots are now undermining vaccines
A new piece of research from George Washington University shows that social media bots and Russian trolls have also been used to spread false information...
A closer look at Ai Weiwei’s selfie with the leader of Germany’s anti-immigrant party
The Chinese-born dissident artist has long used social media as an artistic medium, so how are we to interpret his recent selfie with one of...
