Digital Culture

Don't @ Me: I hate iPhone Tapbacks

I have this friend — let’s call him Mike because that’s his name — who loves iMessage Tapbacks. You know, those little reaction bubbles that appear when you click on a text on your iPhone. Send a good joke in the group chat, and he’ll give a “haha.” Ask to …

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Why are people using the R-word again?

Once pushed to the margins of acceptable language thanks to campaigns like “Spread the Word to End the Word,” the R-word all but disappeared from common use by the early 2010s. But in 2024, it seems to be making a troubling comeback, particularly on social media platforms like X. This …

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