Nearly 90 per cent of Hong Kong smokers cannot distinguish smuggled cigarettes from duty-paid ones under the government’s proposed plain packaging measures, a survey by an advocacy group has found.

The Trump administration is full of people with zero creative bones in their bodies who predictably latch onto pop culture moments to spread their fascist ideals in the most low-effort way possible.

The attempted “Great Meme Reset” reveals how inescapable the incoherent internet has become. By Sophie Haigney “It’s really over,” says the TikToker @joebro909. “TikTok’s washed.” In the video — a ...

At first glance, Amelia, with her purple bob and pixie-girl looks, seems an unlikely candidate for the far right to adopt as an increasingly popular meme. Yet, for the past few weeks, memes and ...

It was a Friday night bombshell that nobody saw coming. The token jumped to a $10 billion market cap within hours, reaching a peak of $73 and sending degen traders into a frenzy, triggering more than ...

Donald Trump is the first US president to routinely use AI-generated images in political messaging, sharing hyperrealistic visuals to promote himself, mock rivals, and shape public opinion, sparking ...

In the last 12 months the memecoin market has once again proven its flair for drama and eye‑popping speculation. While the frenzied rallies of 2024 gave way to a mostly sideways and bearish market ...

Art movements have often evolved alongside the forces that shape our daily lives in each era. In the digital age, the most influential of these forces is the internet. Life today moves similarly to ...

Simply sign up to the Cryptocurrencies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The writer, known online as Etymology Nerd, is the author of ‘Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the ...

What Is a Boomer Meme? More often than not, a Boomer meme is a younger generation's joke that attempts to point out the irony of the Boomer generation's tendency to refuse to accept change. They can ...

The saga of a 61-year-old man jailed for more than a month after reposting a Facebook meme has ended, but free speech advocates are still reeling in the wake. On Wednesday, Larry Bushart was released ...