Taylor Lorenz

Los Angeles

Technology
Taylor Lorenz is a columnist at The Washington Post covering technology and online culture. Before joining The Post, she was a technology reporter for the New York Times' business section. She was also previously a technology reporter at the Atlantic and the Daily Beast. She was a 2019 Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, where her research focused on Instagram and news consumption. She is also a former affiliate at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. Lorenz also serves on the board of the Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS) Institute a
Latest from Taylor Lorenz

How ‘the Andy Cohen of the 9-month cruise’ took over TikTok

Content creator Marc Sebastian has upended the book world through bite-size drama with a dose of literature.

January 19, 2024

Substack’s woes deepen as tech blog leaves over Nazi content

One of the newsletter platform Substack’s most prominent writers is abandoning the platform over its decision not to moderate praise for Nazis and pro-Holocaust material.

January 11, 2024

Substack wanted to be neutral. Its tolerance of Nazis proved divisive.

Facing a writer revolt, the popular newsletter platform agrees to ban some accounts — testing its “free speech” stance.

January 10, 2024

If you didn’t share a recap video, did 2023 even happen?

Recap videos have become an online phenomenon, allowing users an outlet to reflect, while also generating pressure to commodify their lives into viral content.

January 1, 2024

California senator to propose bill guarding child influencers’ earnings

The bill takes inspiration from California’s Coogan Act, which protects child actors from financial exploitation.

December 22, 2023

Grimes is working on an interactive AI toy for kids. Meet Grok.

Grok is the vanguard of what is expected to be an explosion of AI-powered toys.

December 14, 2023

Netflix reveals what people are really watching with new viewing data

Netflix released a new report Tuesday that revealed viewership data behind some of the streaming service’s biggest projects.

December 13, 2023

Meet the woman working to stop the far-right creator money machine

When Elon Musk reinstated the account on X of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Sunday night, digital activist Nandini Jammi sprang into action.

December 13, 2023

How a toilet-themed YouTube series became the biggest thing online

The short-form video series on YouTube chronicles the battle between the Skibidi Toilets — toilets with human heads — and people who have CCTV cameras, speakers and televisions for heads.

December 10, 2023

How an unfiltered tween became a social media sensation

Videos outlining things she hates, or things that make her mad, or things that disgust her, have made Evelyn a phenomenon.

December 7, 2023