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.
Contact this reporter at katie@buzzfeed.com
Coffee Meets Bagel Dating App Announces Data Breach On Valentine's Day
If you're still alone on Valentine's Day, don't worry: at least a hacker has your name and email.
Katie Notopoulos
• 4 days ago
Kids YouTube Star Blippi “Regrets” The Viral Video In Which He Poops All Over His Friend
Before he was Blippi, a Mister Rogers for the YouTube age, he was Steezy Grossman, and he pooped on his friend.
Katie Notopoulos
• 5 days ago
This Real Estate Listing Is Normal Until You Get To The Sex Dungeon
50 Shades of Maple Glen, PA.
Katie Notopoulos
• 10 days ago
E-Scooters Sent Hundreds Of People In Southern California To The ER, A Study Shows
Urgent care and ERs were seeing patients with injuries from Bird and Lime scooters, but no one knew just how common it was — until now.
Katie Notopoulos
• 25 days ago
People Said This Instagram Influencer's "Tour" Was Fyre Fest 2. Here's Her Side Of The Story.
“I said I didn’t plan this because I’m dumb, but that’s not true. I didn’t plan well because I didn't know,” Instagram influencer Caroline Calloway told BuzzFeed News. UPDATE: The tour is back on.
Katie Notopoulos
• One month ago
Flickr Is Deleting Your Photos Soon. Here’s How To Save Them.
After Feb. 5, Flickr will start deleting old photos on free accounts with over 1,000 pics.
Katie Notopoulos
• One month ago
CES Gave A Sex Toy An Award, And Then Disqualified It…Because It’s A Sex Toy
A robotic sex toy was selected as an honoree for the Consumer Electronics Show’s Innovation Awards, until CES said it was "obscene."
Katie Notopoulos
• One month ago
Google Drive Has A Loophole That Allows Harassment
There’s not a way to block people, so harassers can share you on unwanted files.
Katie Notopoulos
• One month ago
The Kardashian Apps Are Shutting Down Because Content Doesn’t Pay
RIP $2.99/month subscriptions.
Katie Notopoulos
• 2 months ago
25 Things BuzzFeed News Tried And Loved In 2018
Some of these things may change your life.
Katie Notopoulos
• 2 months ago
Facebook’s Privacy Pop-Up In NYC Was Weird And Useless
What are we even doing here, on planet Earth, anymore?
Katie Notopoulos
• 2 months ago
The 50 Worst Things On The Internet In 2018
No.
Katie Notopoulos
• 2 months ago
Cîroc Ads By Diddy And Others Violate FTC Rules On Influencer Ads Once Again, An Advocacy Group Said
Influencers promoted the vodka without disclosing they were paid, according to Truth In Advertising.
Katie Notopoulos
• 2 months ago
Tumblr’s Porn Ban Is The Middle Of The End Of The Old Internet
The internet culture of the 2000s has been dying off for years, and the march to the digital grave is speeding up.
Katie Notopoulos
• 2 months ago
Instagram Just Killed “Finstas” By Adding A Close-Friends-Only Feature
In case you want to post stuff that isn’t for ~everyone~.
Katie Notopoulos
• 2 months ago
Teens Say Social Media Isn’t As Bad For Them As You Might Think
A majority of today's teens — the first to grow up with such complete smartphone and social media penetration — say it helps them with friendships and actually makes them feel good.
Katie Notopoulos
• 2 months ago
What If Amazon.com Actually…Is A Horrible Website?
How does a powerful, innovative behemoth megacorporation repeatedly fail at its most basic task: running a website?
Katie Notopoulos
• 2 months ago
Please Do Not Do What This Famous Soccer Player Is Doing To This Bird
This is how you get salmonella, folks.
Katie Notopoulos
• 3 months ago
When A Blogger Died From Silicone Genital Injections, His Fans Blamed His Partner
Tank Hafertepen and his dom boyfriend, Dylan, ran a popular blog about their relationship, but after Tank’s death from testicular silicone injections, their fans said Dylan was responsible.
Katie Notopoulos
• 3 months ago
