siobhan-ball

Siobhan Ball


Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

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‘I was taken off stage and humiliated’: Exotic dancer accuses Halsey of cutting her off to live out ‘stripper fantasy’ in viral TikTok

She said she ended the night with $20 because of the incident.

On Oct 12, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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spent all night crying tiktok meme

This meme has TikTokers crying over a bad thing—while bragging about how hot they are

'I'm 6'3 btw'

On Oct 12, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘You’re an a**hole’: Bartender urges people to stop stealing glasses from bars in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Other former bartenders told people it was OK to steal.

On Oct 11, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture
Young woman holding coffee mug with captions "I got radicalized into the far-right on TikTok" (l) "Part 1: The Research Question" (c) graph of Trends in TikTok's "For You" page narratives following engagement with transphobic content

TikToker demonstrates how interacting with transphobic content puts the far-right on your For You page

It happens really fast.

On Oct 7, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture Tech
Stone steps leading into graveyard with caption "The Dummerston Vine Curse, Dummerston VT"

The best spooky TikTok accounts

From the funny to the scary, these videos will get you in the mood for Halloween.

On Oct 7, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture
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‘How is this not actionable?’: Police refuse to charge neighbor that harasses Black family with N-word, monkey noises, sparking outrage

They claimed it wasn't 'criminal behavior.'

On Oct 6, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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Young woman opening a "Dybbuk box"

Dybbuk boxes aren’t real—but that hasn’t stopped paranormal TikTok from doing ‘unboxing’ videos

Some Jewish content creators are calling out the fake artifacts as harmful to the community.

On Oct 6, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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Soaking, the sin-free Mormon sex trend, has made its way to TikTok

'I'm sorry what.'

On Sep 29, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘America will do anything but ban guns’: Viral TikTok shows students using microwaves, shopping carts after backpack ban

'Cause backpacks are clearly the problem here.'

On Sep 29, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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A man holding a belt (L), a man talking into camera (C), and another man holding a belt (R).

‘I have children and I could never imagine doing that’: One TikToker’s crusade against child abusers

Danesh is using the app to track down child abusers and predators.

On Sep 24, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture
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QAnon believers are calling Gabby Petito a crisis actor

They think the case is a distraction from Biden's 'failures.'

On Sep 23, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Tech
Elvira, aka Cassandra Peterson

‘Elvira is one of us’: Queer Twitter celebrates Cassandra Peterson coming out as bisexual

Many people were also excited to read about her 19-year relationship with another woman.

On Sep 22, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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