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Donald Trump and Joe have reportedly fallen out over the president’s Venezuelan deportations.

Are boys really toxic or are we in a moral panic?

A crisis in masculinity? Young men should get off the internet and meet women in real life.

  • Jacqueline Maley

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Billy Mitchell in 1999 after achieving a perfect Pac-Man score in Florida.

Arcade champion wins lawsuit against Queensland YouTube creator

American videogame champion Billy Mitchell has been awarded $350,000 in damages after winning a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Karl Jobst.

  • Rex Martinich

According to these influencers, people like me are the problem with Australia

I told myself these attitudes were outdated and were bound to become less common with each new generation. These videos show that clearly, I was wrong.

  • Zoya Patel
YouTuber Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson, aka MrBg is one of YouTube’s most popular creators

YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast makes more money from chocolate than videos

MrBeast is the biggest YouTube star in the world with his viral videos. But his real moneymaker is offline.

  • Lucas Shaw and Aisha Counts
Rhi, Sam Kerr and Meghan Markle side-by-side.

Here’s my truth: I’m sick of other people’s ‘truths’

Spare me the psychobabble. None of us own the truth. It’s not something we can sculpt to suit our personal preferences.

  • Cherie Gilmour
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaking with Sam Fricker

Dutton’s podcast debut was a ratings flop

Peter Dutton’s YouTube interview with Olympic diver Sam Fricker has 4600 views, or 0.08 per cent of the internet personality’s 5.87 million subscribers.

  • Olivia Ireland
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A pair of Chinese-made social apps, Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, have taken over the top two positions on Apple’s iPhone download charts in the US as users seek out alternatives to TikTok ahead of an imminent ban. Photographer: Raul Ariano/Bloomberg

The high-stakes race to become the next TikTok as ban looms

Most Australians have probably never heard of RedNote, or Lemon8. That’s likely to change.

  • David Swan
Oh, what a night: Lisa Drought going to see DJ Vikkstar with her son.

I went to a nightclub and what I found about a generation of young men surprised me

It had been 25 years since I’d been clubbing – what was I thinking? And worse, I was going to see a performance by someone who found fame posting videos of themselves playing games.

  • Lisa Drought

Is it still goodwill if you’re filming? Kindness in the era of social media

Worthy deeds are performed for a vast digital audience. Philanthropy, or charity porn?

  • Katie Cunningham
Jake Paul landed more often.

‘Elderly abuse’: Boxing fans boo Jake Paul’s win over Mike Tyson

Tyson landed just 18 of the 97 punches he threw, looking gassed after two rounds.

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