Campaigning on TikTok: Platform Affordances, Affective Messaging, and Candidate Communication Styles in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

The landscape of modern political campaigning has fundamentally shifted from the town halls and television broadcasts of the 20th century to the algorithmic feeds of social media applications. A comprehensive…

Escalating Digital Response to India’s Telegram Ban Sparks Unprecedented Surge in VPN and Alternative Messaging App Adoption

As India cut off access to the messaging application Telegram for a week, citing concerns over exam-related fraud, the nation’s digital landscape experienced an immediate and dramatic shift, with users…

Pixi Launches Interactive AR Messaging on iOS, Ushering in a New Era of Digital Communication with AI-Powered Characters

A significant shift in the landscape of digital communication began this Wednesday with the launch of Pixi, a novel messaging-native application now available on the Apple App Store. Eschewing the…

The Shifting Sands of Sustainable Fashion: Brands Pivot Messaging as "Green" Loses Its Shine

The once-ubiquitous narrative of sustainability in the fashion industry is undergoing a significant recalibration. As the term "sustainability" itself begins to lose some of its potent allure among consumers, brands…