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Technology

What is RedNote and is this TikTok alternate a good choice for LGBTQ+ people?

With heavy censorship of bodies and LGBTQ+ topics, RedNote might not be everything TikTok refugees are seeking.

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Politics

V Spehar reflects on 4 years of ‘Under the Desk News,’ the TikTok ban & tension with traditional media

The journalist and content creator sat down with The Advocate on the anniversary of creating their popular social media account.

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News

Bluesky faces its first LGBTQ+ safety test as users call for anti-trans podcaster Jesse Singal ban

People flocked to the new social media site to escape X, but now are wondering if they made a mistake.

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Politics

50 times Republicans looked like fools and hypocrites in 2024

Republicans may have won at the polls but we all win when we can cackle at the weird, dumb, and hypocritical things they spent 2024 doing!