Katie Notopoulos
Contact this reporter at katie@buzzfeed.com
Instagram Influencer Marketing Is Already A Nightmare. Political Ads Will Make It A Shitshow.
It’s already impossible for users to tell what’s #sponsored or not on Instagram.
Cards Against Humanity Bought Clickhole
The card game company purchased the comedy website from G/O Media in an all-cash deal, transforming ClickHole into a majority employee-owned company.
Facebook Won’t Remove This Woman’s Butthole As A Business Page
“This unofficial Page was created because people on Facebook have shown interest in this place or business. It's not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone associated with Samantha Rae Anna Jespersen's Butthole.”
Google Suggests "Husband" After Women's Names More Often Than "Wife" For Men
"Husband" or "wedding" was far more likely to come up as a Google auto-suggestion for the names of women journalists, Harvard professors, and Forbes' 30 Under 30 winners than "wife" did for men.
Instagram Is Testing Desktop DMs
FINALLY.
The Decade Lettuce Tried To Kill Us
Our love affair with salad in the 2010s got a lot of people sick. Maybe it’s time to end our relationship with lettuce as we know it.
The Old Internet Died And We Watched And Did Nothing
It’s 2020 — do you know where your content is?
Facebook Has Banned Groups That Promote Flesh-Eating Fake Cancer Cures
After a BuzzFeed News report about the dangerous health misinformation, Facebook is cracking down.
The 50 Worst Things On The Internet In 2019
People were pretty horny this year.
The 100 Memes That Defined The 2010s
From planking to VSCO girls.
The Facebook Portal, Now With 80% Less Facebook
The best video-chatting device that nobody uses is now a little more palatable for the Facebook-averse.
21 Things BuzzFeed News Tried And Loved In 2019
Some of these things may change your life. Or not.
Twitter Said It Will Not Delete The Accounts Of Dead People
Twitter made a swift change to its plans to purge inactive accounts after people pointed out it this meant deleting the accounts of dead loved ones.
T-Mobile's CEO Is Resigning, Finally Putting An End To His Promoted Tweets
Good night, sweet magenta prince.
A Judge Adorably Held A Lawyer's Baby While He Swore Her In To The State Bar
"Judge Dinkins reminded me of how proud he was of me and that he knew I would do great things, even with a baby in tow."
People Are Mad At Madonna For Starting Her Concerts Late, And One Man Is Suing
Her response: “A queen is never late.”
48 Boomers Who Will Make You Say "OK"
These (technical) baby boomers are OK with us.
The FTC Said This Skincare Line Is A Pyramid Scheme
The company is also being sued for claiming a pill could prevent CTE — which it hired former NFL players to endorse.
It’s A Shame You’ll Never Buy The Facebook Portal TV
The new device turns your TV into a fun videochatting device, but Facebook’s reputation makes it unlikely you’ll want to own it.
Black Salve Is A Dangerous Fake Cancer Cure, But It Continues To Flourish In Facebook Groups
“Black salve” burns through human skin, but Facebook says that groups dedicated to the sham medicine don't violate its community guidelines.