Samantha Edwards

Online culture reporter at @globeandmail. I also write the tech-ish newsletter Lately. Send tips to [email protected] or DM for Signal

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Read this in the tune of Broken Social Scene’s Anthems for a 17 year old Girl.

[sarah 🏒 @chaotickraken91]

“bend down, look back, trim your butt, clean that shoot.”

nothing in the world could have prepared me for hudson’s minute-long description of his personal body hair preferences 😦

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X, which has never been a big referral source for publishers and has lost a ton of users, drives 15 times the traffic ChatGPT does and 150 that of Perplexity.

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Canada's federal privacy watchdog is investigating X following the barrage of deepfakes on the platform.

For an article, I'm looking to speak with Canadians who have had nonconsensual, sexualized images of themselves created by Grok. Pls DM or msg me @ [email protected]

[OPC @PrivacyPrivee]

Privacy Commissioner of Canada expands investigation into social media platform X following reports of AI-generated sexualized deepfake images: https://t.co/xJHWGzI5D4

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As AI-generated sexualized images proliferated on X, child safety advocates in Canada warn that lawmakers in the country have failed to keep up with regulating AI and social media to the detriment of online safety.
https://t.co/6RbFGjnhDz

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This is one of my favourite things I worked on all year! Click through this choose-your-own-adventure quiz to uncover which buzzy word best reflects your year.

Slop, vibe-coding, rage bait, 6-7? Find out while we're still basking (rotting?) in 2025
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[Jeff Veillette @JeffVeillette]

This might be the craziest hard launch in the history of the free world

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Breweries are now third spaces for babies

[Katie Notopoulos @katienotopoulos]

Hallmark movie plot job alert for a harried big city woman

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I’m never watching sports again

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Muncy looks like Wario

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Varsho kinda looks like Ringo #WANTITALL

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While most have been dazzled by Vladdy, Springer and Yesavage, a smaller, yet passionate, slice of the internet has been obsessed with Dean's hulking presence at the Jays’ home games.

Read my interview with Dean here:
https://t.co/SkUFAEbEu0

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There he was, sitting behind home plate. With biceps like a Christmas ham and mountainous traps that nearly touched his ears.

Dean Angelo has been attending Jays’ games since he was a kid. Now he's become a minor supporting character in the Blue Jays World Series run.

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Does gen alpha even know the hamster dance song???

[Barry Hertz @HertzBarry]

It's almost time for #TIFF50 Bingo!

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Have cellphone bans been effective in schools? Share your thoughts https://t.co/k4f1ruRxgW

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@Forde_Chris1 @globeandmail Hey Chris! I'm the reporter writing this story about the smartphone bans. Do you wanna chat? Send me a DM or email at [email protected]

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the twelve words every girl wants to hear

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Today I'm on The Decibel, The Globe's daily podcast, talking about why Wikipedia is arguably one of the last good places on the internet. Listen here! https://t.co/mj4BnUAxVJ