Mamamia Out Loud The Co-stars Refusing To Fake It & The Hell Of Organised Fun
Mar 30, 2026
Celebrity press tours and the death of the fauxmance get roasted with clips and PR chemistry. A landmark lawsuit accuses platforms of designing addiction and sparks debate about child social media bans. A new royal biography challenges the cuddly-grandma myth and probes power and ageism. Finally, the laughably specific world of organised adult play and the ‘boomer hospital reveal’ are dissected.
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PR Chemistry Is Becoming Obvious And Tired
- PR chemistry — fabricated on red carpets — is a tired, literate media trope that audiences now scrutinise closely.
- Holly Wainwright and Jessie Stephens note Zendaya and Robert Pattinson kept professional, high-five interactions breaking the fauxmance script viewers expected.
Court Ruled Design, Not Content, Can Be Liable
- The Los Angeles verdict found Meta and YouTube deliberately engineered addictive features like infinite scroll and autoplay.
- Jessie Stephens explains the case targeted platform design causing specific harm, not a universal proof that social media is definitively bad.
A Single Ruling Can Trigger A Global Legal Wave
- This LA case is a bellwether likely to open many similar suits and influence international policy.
- Jessie Stephens links it to Australia's under‑16 social media law and says it gives credibility to other countries considering regulation.
