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Plenty of (Cat)fish in the Sea

Paula Gibson and Anna Zwettler uncover the bleak reality of online impersonation

“Should we really do this?” we wondered, as we entered made up details about our lives on the dating app Hinge. Well, they weren’t quite about our lives. After all, neither of us were born in New York City or had ever received a wheel of cheese as a gift. Instead, these things apply to Maria, a 25-year-old student based in Amsterdam. She’s attractive, charismatic, opinionated and a little edgy. There’s only one cat

Tik Tok Activists Ready For Continued Fight Against Anti-Abortion Website

Pro-choice activists on TikTok say they are on standby, preparing to once again flood a Texas-based anti-abortion website with false tips if it finds a new hosting service.

As a result of the newly instated abortion law – which went into effect on September 1st – abortions in Texas past the sixth week of pregnancy are now illegal. Any abortionist or doctor breaching this ban can be taken to court and faces a minimum of $10,000 in damage if they lose.

In an effort to ensure these penalties are

Style challenges, OOTDs and influencers: How fashion jumped on the TikTok trend

As the pandemic-induced lockdown weighed on the world and in-person interaction became mostly impossible, many depended on social media to connect with others. Though platforms like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are often mentioned first, another player has recently placed these two in its shade - TikTok, the natural habitat of Gen Z. From lip syncs and polished dances to perfectly-styled teenagers dressing like their favorite cartoon characters, the Chinese app has it all.

TikTok allows user

Resale growth during Covid-19: sellers engage in ‘quarantine clean out frenzies’

It’s no mystery that the fashion industry has been hugely impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. Fashion companies saw their sales plummeting as stores closed, fashion events were cancelled or postponed and consumer shopping behavior changed drastically.

But there seems to be an exception to the current bleak reality of the fashion industry: resale platforms have been reporting an increase in sales and online traffic since the start of the virus. Whether this was due to consumers using the extra time