Instagram

February 4, 2025

Three photos, from left: a cat, a vase of flowers, and a framed picture of a happy couple; flower petals and leaves falling and only part of a cat; a plant devoid of flowers and leaves, and no more cat

Technology

The Libs Are Having Their Paranoia Moment

Kaitlyn Tiffany

January 28, 2025

Family

Beware the Weepy Influencers

Maytal Eyal

January 27, 2025

A staged photo of a ring light next to a box of tissues, with some used ones crumpled up nearby.

Ideas

Pornography Shouldn’t Be So Easy for Kids to Access

Elizabeth Bruenig

January 19, 2025

Illustration showing a 'like' icon and female legs

Atlantic Intelligence

TikTok Will Never Die

Damon Beres

January 17, 2025

Illustrated collage of various social-app iconography

Technology

‘I Won’t Touch Instagram’

Kaitlyn Tiffany

January 16, 2025

Technology

The Internet Is TikTok Now

Hana Kiros

January 16, 2025

Technology

Beyond Doomscrolling

Charlie Warzel

January 16, 2025

Books

The Hipster Grifter Peaked Too Soon

Sophie Gilbert

January 15, 2025

Photo-illustration of Kari Ferrell and a fingerprint against a red backdrop

The Wonder Reader

The Choices That Create Isolation

Isabel Fattal

January 11, 2025

Technology

We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This

Charlie Warzel

January 7, 2025

Health

Americans With Dementia Are Grieving Social Media

Talia Barrington

January 7, 2025

An elderly man sits in a chair, holding a cane and a smartphone. The screen of the smartphone is a swirling vortex.

Culture

What Not to Wear

Ellen Cushing

February 2025 Issue

Grid of different color squares alternating with black-and-white illustrations of lady in bonnet, lips, woman's blouse, with heart

Technology

The Pro-Eating-Disorder Internet Is Back

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 18, 2024

Collage showing a woman's face and various designs from X

Politics

The Wellness Women Are on the March

Elaine Godfrey

December 13, 2024

The famous image of George Washington crossing the Delaware, but instead of a flag, the boat bears a caduceus

Health

America Stopped Cooking With Tallow for a Reason

Yasmin Tayag

December 2, 2024

Collage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a bowl of beef tallow, and two beef-butchering diagrams over a red background

Technology

A ‘Radical’ Approach to Reclaiming Your Attention

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 2, 2024

Illustration of an eye with a hand placing puzzle pieces within it

Family

Would You Pay $1,000 for a Family Photo?

Erin Sagen

December 2, 2024

A painting of two children posing for a photograph taken with an old-fashioned camera

Technology

The Bluesky Bubble

Ian Bogost

November 15, 2024

Technology

Amazon Haul Is an Omen

Ian Bogost

November 15, 2024

Books

A Dissident Is Built Different

Gal Beckerman

October 21, 2024

A sketch, in light blue over a peach background, of a man with wavy hair with just the outline of a jacket.

Technology

I Really Can’t Tell If You’re Serious

Kaitlyn Tiffany

September 18, 2024

A cartoon illustration of a fishhook that is also a "Reload" icon

Technology

The Biggest Change to Instagram in Years

Kaitlyn Tiffany

September 17, 2024

Technology

Keep Your Notes App Under Lock and Key

Charley Locke

September 13, 2024

The Notes app icon, with a keyhole and a golden key in it

Technology

A New Development in the Debate About Instagram and Teens

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

July 17, 2024

Illustration of a teen holding a phone within a broken heart

Atlantic Intelligence

The Mystery of Hot Jesus

Damon Beres

July 5, 2024

An image of Jesus, with a phone superimposed onto his torso, displaying a muscular male body

Technology

The End of the ‘Photoshop Fail’

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

May 9, 2024

The painting "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog" surrounded by Adobe Photoshop tools

Ideas

The Rock Never Blinks

Robin Sloan

April 6, 2024

Illustration showing different facial expressions of the Rock, the background radiating colors

Letters

Show Your Friends How You Read Your Copy of The Atlantic

January 5, 2024

An Atlantic reader holding a copy of the magazine

Up for Debate

The Decline of Teen Hangouts

Conor Friedersdorf

December 7, 2023

Three people are wearing boots while standing on an escalator. The image is taken from the thigh down, with a mall in the background

Culture

The Weirdos Living Inside Our Phones

Spencer Kornhaber

September 27, 2023

Technology

FOMO Has Never Been Worse on the Internet

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

July 13, 2023

A woozy emoji face with two Threads logos as its eyes.

Technology

The Influencer Industry Is Having an Existential Crisis

Kaitlyn Tiffany

March 31, 2023

Illustration of a raised fist holding an iPhone in a selfie stick.

The Wonder Reader

The Emotional Range of Tattoos

Isabel Fattal

March 25, 2023

Family

Judging Parents Online Is a National Sport

Stephanie H. Murray

February 16, 2023

An image of an adult with their head in their hands overlaid with a notification bubble with a heart in it

Newsletters

Social Media Is for Strangers Now

Kate Lindsay

December 7, 2022

Fans on their phones at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 3, 2022

Sections

The Print Edition

My Friend’s Instagram Account Has Taken a Dark Turn

The Libs Are Having Their Paranoia Moment

Beware the Weepy Influencers

Pornography Shouldn’t Be So Easy for Kids to Access

TikTok Will Never Die

‘I Won’t Touch Instagram’

The Internet Is TikTok Now

Beyond Doomscrolling

The Hipster Grifter Peaked Too Soon

The Choices That Create Isolation

We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This

Americans With Dementia Are Grieving Social Media

What Not to Wear

The Pro-Eating-Disorder Internet Is Back

The Wellness Women Are on the March

America Stopped Cooking With Tallow for a Reason

A ‘Radical’ Approach to Reclaiming Your Attention

Would You Pay $1,000 for a Family Photo?

The Bluesky Bubble

Amazon Haul Is an Omen

A Dissident Is Built Different

I Really Can’t Tell If You’re Serious

The Biggest Change to Instagram in Years

Keep Your Notes App Under Lock and Key

A New Development in the Debate About Instagram and Teens

The Mystery of Hot Jesus

The End of the ‘Photoshop Fail’

The Rock Never Blinks

Show Your Friends How You Read Your Copy of The Atlantic

The Decline of Teen Hangouts

The Weirdos Living Inside Our Phones

FOMO Has Never Been Worse on the Internet

The Influencer Industry Is Having an Existential Crisis

The Emotional Range of Tattoos

Judging Parents Online Is a National Sport

Social Media Is for Strangers Now