Covering revolutionary hashtags from #MeetMeInTemecula to #BlackLivesMatter, a new docuseries on the rise and impact of Black Twitter is set to begin streaming on Hulu May 9. Based on the series of WIRED articles by Jason Parham, Black Twitter: A People's History traces how the social media platform was shaped by Black folks and how they used it to spark legitimate change. The documentary, directed by Prentice Penny (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Insecure), features insights from a variety of communication experts, Black Twitter employees, and originators of hashtags that instigated actual movements—in ..read more

Over the past few days, subscribers have reportedly been receiving emails from their streaming services, all notifying them of updates to their terms of service. The common thread? A crackdown on password sharing. This issue was brought to light by TikTok user @mirandasaysstuff. In her video, which has amassed over 249,700 views since it was posted on Febr. 10, she questioned, "So did they all just like have a roundtable and say like guys, we’re going to be cable, but not cable, but cable. Let’s [expletive] ‘em up!” Netflix, a pioneer in the streaming industry, was the first to take significa ..read more

The State of Israel's official X account has paid to promote multiple posts criticizing the United Nations agency supporting Palestinians. "If you're looking for a VIP refugee treatment, look no further than" the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, reads one X ad viewed by the Daily Dot. "There are 36 million refugees in the world, but only 6 million Palestinians have inherited a 'special' refugee status, thanks to UNRWA," the post continued. The ad—a promoted Feb. 5 post from Israel's account—includes an animated video noting that all other refugee ..read more

Elon Musk is offering legal help to individuals who believe they were discriminated against by Disney—and Caitlyn Jenner appears ready to take him up. "If you were discriminated against by Disney or its subsidiaries (ABC, ESPN, Marvel, etc), just reply to this post to receive legal support," the billionaire wrote Tuesday on the social media platform he owns, X. The post it quoted highlighted Disney inclusion standards that Musk says were sent to him anonymously, and which he dubbed "institutionalized racism and sexism." The chart had been previously published four years earlier, however. http ..read more

Disney+ and Hulu have announced a new policy that will ban password sharing on their streaming services. The policy change, which takes effect on March 14, has sparked a wave of reactions from users, many of whom are voicing their frustrations on social media platforms like TikTok. In a now viral TikTok video, user @theofficialangelt expressed his thoughts on the matter, stating, “Disney Plus and Hulu have banned password sharing in their new user agreement.These streaming services are really so f*cking greedy, oh my god. It’s getting bad out here.” The video, posted on Feb. 1, has since accu ..read more

The holiday season is typically alit with colorful lights, decoration, a drift of tinsel—and of course, all the holiday deals. Eagle-eyed shoppers will have their sights set on the best deals available, from power tools at the Home Depot to the latest in pocket-sized tech; retailers are spitting out specials, deals, and discounts left and right to get an early start on the holiday shopping season. The spirit of such deals provided in physical stores has spread to streaming services, with Peacock, Max and Paramount Plus among those offering special subscription discounts for all or part of the ..read more

It’s been over two weeks since The Bear season 2 dropped on Hulu, and one thing is clear: fans really don’t like Claire (Shiva Baby’s Molly Gordon). A medical resident who has known Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) since childhood, the character is introduced early into the season as Carmy’s quirky, soft-spoken, slightly-too-precious love interest. She tells Carmy “You’re The Bear and I remember you,” which is meant to show how meaningful their connection is, but Twitter has not been impressed. Warning: This article includes spoilers for The Bear season 2. https://www.twitter.com/OyindaOdewale/stat ..read more

Now Streaming is a weekly column that reviews and analyzes the latest streaming content for you and runs on Wednesdays in the Daily Dot’s web_crawlr newsletter. If you want to get this column a day before we publish it, subscribe to web_crawlr, where you’ll get the daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox. Brian Duffield’s No One Will Save You has one line of dialogue, but the film gives us so many amazing visuals across 93 minutes that it isn’t even really a talking point.  The film, now streaming on Hulu, stars Kaitlyn Dever (Booksm ..read more

Selena Gomez deleted a reel from her Instagram after being criticized for crossing the SAG-AFTRA picket line by posting a promotional video for her TV show Only Murders in the Building, which many feel violates the guild’s strike rules. On Tuesday (the same day that the latest episode of Only Murders in the Building dropped), Gomez posted a video that appears to have been taken on the set of Only Murders in the Building, which is airing its third season on Hulu. At one point, Gomez is speaking to someone off-camera. “Missing and wanting @onlymurdershulu,” she wrote. https://twitter.com/PopCra ..read more

Analysis The state of superhero movies is fairly bleak right now. They don’t look good, and the repetitiveness of many of them is wearing thin at the box office. Did Marvel movies, as Adam Devine recently posited, ruin comedies?  That’s debatable, but if you want a different kind of superhero movie (as in, French), Quentin Dupieux’s absurd comedy Smoking Causes Coughing, now streaming on Hulu, is a breath of fresh air.  John Waters put it on his list of best films of 2022, correctly labeling it a “superhero movie for idiots that surpasses all the tedium of Hollywood blockbusters.” I ..read more