"Links" Weekend Edition: Werk it

Here 'tis, as promised: Our second weekly round-up of tech and Internet culture #longreads. In this issue: celebrity pets, speculative fiction, prom queens (!).

Werk it

You can download the full list as a handy ebook here or click directly into the below buffet. In either case, your regularly scheduled Links will be back Monday!

The Fast, Furry Rise of the Instagram-Famous Pet (Racked)
Meet the Prom Queen of Instagram (New York)
Mark Zuckerberg Will Not Share This Story on Facebook (Esquire)
The Fake Traffic Schemes That Are Rotting the Internet (Bloomberg)
What Happens Next Will Amaze You (Idlewords.com)
What If Tinder Showed Your IQ? (Nautilus)
Meet The Tech Entrepreneurs Trying To Take Back the Porn Industry (Buzzfeed)
What Gets Lost If the Net Forgets? (Aeon)
Full Communism is the Ultimate Ad Blocker (Cyborgology)
Reflections on a Post-Meme Internet (Matter)

Happy reading and happy weekend!
@caitlindewey

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