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  • The Facebook ‘Poke’ Is Back, But What Does it Mean?

    The Facebook ‘Poke’ Is Back, But What Does it Mean?

    What does it mean to “poke” someone on Facebook? Is it flirty, friendly, or even annoying? The answer is all of the above, and somehow, none at all. The ambiguous feature was largely invisible for many years, but now Facebook is reporting a 13x spike in poking in the last month. “THE POKE IS HAVING…


  • Neil Young Back on Spotify After Joe Rogan Boycott

    Neil Young Back on Spotify After Joe Rogan Boycott

    Two years ago, Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify in response to Joe Rogan’s spreading anti-vaccine misinformation on his podcast, which was prominently featured on the platform. Young is back on Spotify although he’s not too thrilled about it. “My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation…