If you have a child under the age of 14, the word "Skibidi" might ring a bell. But for many parents, this word and the YouTube series it comes from can be a bit perplexing. Our quick guide to the phenomenon answers all your basic questions about Skibidi Toilet and its appeal to young people. What is Skibidi Toilet and who created it? Skibidi Toilet is an animated video series created by Georgian animator Alexey Gerasimov. Installments are posted as YouTube Shorts and later compiled into longer videos on Gerasimov's channel "DaFuq!?Boom!" The series is animated using computer graphics and fall ..read more

Move over, Wordle? LinkedIn is expanding on its social media-like nature, now offering three online games to its users. Its new games page has three options – Pinpoint, Crossclimb, and Queens – that first-degree connections can play together or individuals can try themselves. The company is marketing these games as a way to "compete with your connections, spark conversations, and break the ice". SEE ALSO: How to see who viewed your LinkedIn profile "Turns out, one of the best ways to deepen and reignite relationships at work is simply by having fun together," the page reads. The games vary. P ..read more

Instagram is apparently making strides towards amplifying smaller creators on the platform. Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced in an Instagram Reel that the company is working to help smaller creators get more reach on the app, primarily by making changes to how they rank recommendations. "Historically, if I'm honest, I don't think Instagram has been good enough by small creators out there," Mosseri says, adding "not enough goes out to the little guys." Mosseri explained that recommendations – which are photos and videos from people who you do not follow – will now include smaller creat ..read more

Some of the world's favorite artists will be returning soon to TikTok. TikTok and Universal Music Group (UMG) have reached a "multi-dimensional" deal that will restore the music of UMG's vast client roster – including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, and Drake – to the app. In February, UMG began pulling their catalogue from TikTok after soured negotiations between the two powerhouses. The music group called out TikTok on key issues like protecting artists from the threat of AI, ensuring online safety, and delivering appropriate compensation for artist ..read more

Substack has been consistently building on its chat function, a way for newsletter creators to chat directly with their subscribers. Now the feature is expanding with a slate of new updates. SEE ALSO: Substack finally has DMs The main updates include the possibility of a paywall for the chat feature. Newsletter publishers can now put in a paywall so that chat features are exclusive to paid subscribers only, or to founding members of said newsletter. Free subscribers or non-subscribers will be asked to upgrade if they want to access a newsletter's chat. Credit: Substack Substack is also int ..read more

Art is integral to the success and longevity of social movements. It's woven into the very fabric of progress. The fight for Palestinian liberation is no different. Dozens of protests over the Israel-Hamas war have erupted across college campuses over the past few weeks. They began at Columbia University and spread to more than a dozen other schools across the country, led by students calling for their universities to divest from companies that are aiding Israel's military efforts in Gaza.  Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted The protests h ..read more

On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a bill that started the clock on TikTok's future in the America: unless TikTok's parent company ByteDance divests from the app within the next year, it will face a ban in the country. In the days following this decision, the official Biden-Harris TikTok account has posted 10 videos on the app. That's because the president plans to until the new law is invoked. His campaign joined TikTok in February. SEE ALSO: Which countries have banned TikTok? Biden, vying for reelection this year, is harnessing the power of TikTok to reach young voters. The app has a ..read more

Conan O'Brien described his experience on "Hot Ones" during an episode of "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend ..read more

Challengers, this spring's most highly-anticipated film, has finally arrived in theaters, and Film Twitter cannot shut up about it. It's got everything you want in a movie: a steamy love triangle between incredibly good-looking people (West Side Story's Mike Faist, La Chimera's Josh O'Connor, and Dune's Zendaya), thrilling tennis sequences, and an electrifying score from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. So there's a lot to react to, and the internet is reacting. Here are some of the best posts about the film so far. SEE ALSO: 'Challengers' review: You're not ready for Zendaya's horny love-trian ..read more

It's easy to rack up open tabs on your iPhone or iPad. But everyone knows it can be a nuisance. If you're looking to shut down all tabs at once, there's a quick way to do it. You can close every Safari tab on an iPhone in a few easy steps, no matter which iOS model you have. Here's how to do it. How to close all tabs on iPhone Total Time 1 min What You Need iPhone Step 1: Click on one of your open tabs on Safari. Step 2: On the bottom right side, click and hold on the tab icon. Step 3: Select "Close All [X] tabs." And they're gone! Credit: Screenshot / Mashable. Looking for ..read more