Katie Notopoulos

Katie Notopoulos is a senior reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York. Notopoulos writes about tech and internet culture and is cohost of the Internet Explorer podcast.

joined: Feb 2012
posts: 1489

Latest Posts

Venmo Is Ditching Its Public Feed. But It Still Needs To Do More.
The payments platform still needs to make friends and transactions private by default.
Jul 20, 2021, 9:45 PM
If You Have Venmo, Do This Now: Make Friends Private
Pete Buttigieg, Antony Blinken, and other Biden Cabinet officials were recently exposing their personal information on the payments app. Here's how you can make your account safer.
Jun 14, 2021, 5:41 PM
Meet The Guys Selling Memes As NFTs — For A Price
Connor Flanigan and Greg Cervenak are brokering an auction for Numa Numa, Honey Badger Don't Care, and Two Pretty Best Friends.
Jun 5, 2021, 3:20 PM
Venmo Will Now Let You Hide Your Friend List Because We Found Biden’s Account
Venmo confirmed it is adding a feature that would let people set their friend list to private or visible only to their friends.
May 28, 2021, 10:47 PM
Venmo Exposes All The Old Profile Photos You Thought Were Gone
Old photos on Venmo, which is owned by PayPal, are easily exposed on its website. There’s no way to delete them or make a profile private.
May 18, 2021, 3:29 PM
We Found Joe Biden’s Secret Venmo. Here’s Why That’s A Privacy Nightmare For Everyone.
The peer-to-peer payments app leaves everyone from ordinary people to the most powerful person in the world exposed.
May 14, 2021, 7:25 PM
The Rise Of The Appuccino: How TikTok Is Changing Starbucks
Viral (and complicated!) custom drinks are the future of Starbucks, where iced drinks now outsell hot coffee.
May 14, 2021, 1:01 PM
Donald Trump Is Still Banned From Facebook, But That’s Not The Final Decision
The oversight board upheld Facebook’s decision to ban the former president but said the company must review the suspension in six months.
May 5, 2021, 1:12 PM
I'm Not Turning Off App Tracking On My iPhone, Because I’m A Total Cuck
Do not do what I’m doing. It’s incredibly stupid.
Apr 30, 2021, 7:00 PM
Mark Zuckerberg Explains His Really Weird Sunscreen Face
“If someone wants to post a sunscreen meme, it’s cool. I’m happy to give the internet some laughs,” he said.
Apr 27, 2021, 8:34 PM