Taylor Hatmaker

Culture Editor, TechCrunch

Taylor covered social media, gaming and culture at TechCrunch.

Taylor Hatmaker

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The best Twitter alternatives worth checking out
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Aisha Malik

Sep 24, 2024
Featured

TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden: How we got here, and what comes next
Taylor Hatmaker

TechCrunch Staff

Apr 24, 2024

Social

A judge just killed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against an anti-hate research org
Taylor Hatmaker

Mar 25, 2024
Social

The controversial bill that could ban TikTok faces a rocky road in the Senate
Taylor Hatmaker

Mar 14, 2024
Social

The bill that could ban TikTok passes in the House
Taylor Hatmaker

Amanda Silberling

Mar 13, 2024
Featured

What’s next for Twitch? A big app redesign and more social sharing
Taylor Hatmaker

Mar 6, 2024

Social

X goes to court in Elon Musk’s war against an anti-hate research org
Taylor Hatmaker

Feb 28, 2024
Government & Policy

The Supreme Court could decide the future of content moderation
Taylor Hatmaker

Feb 26, 2024
Featured

With Disney’s magic, Fortnite is poised to win the metaverse
Taylor Hatmaker

Feb 9, 2024
Transportation

Cowboy allays e-bike riders’ greatest fears with on-demand repairs and tune-ups
Taylor Hatmaker

Feb 8, 2024

Social

Disney takes a $1.5B stake in Epic Games to build an ‘entertainment universe’ with Fortnite
Taylor Hatmaker

Feb 7, 2024
Social

Oversight Board calls on Meta to rewrite ‘incoherent’ rules against faked videos
Taylor Hatmaker

Feb 5, 2024
Social

Pew report shows TikTok’s rise and YouTube’s ubiquity
Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 31, 2024
Social

Microsoft, X throw their weight behind KOSA, the controversial kids online safety bill
Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 31, 2024

Featured

CEOs from Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord head to Congress for kids’ online safety hearing
Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 30, 2024
Apps

Fortnite and the Epic Games Store are coming to iOS in Europe
Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 25, 2024
Gaming

Lego Fortnite’s first big update squashes bugs and adds a launch pad
Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 23, 2024
Gaming

Gamers flock to Palworld’s ‘Pokémon with guns’ despite copyright qualms
Devin Coldewey

Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 22, 2024

Social

In a new lawsuit, Iowa accuses TikTok of lying about content available to kids
Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 18, 2024
Social

Substack won’t commit to proactively removing Nazi content, ensuring further fallout
Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 9, 2024
Social

Lawsuit against Snap over fentanyl deaths can proceed, judge rules
Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 4, 2024
Featured

Why Fortnite is getting into cozy gaming
Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 2, 2024

Gaming

Activision Blizzard will pay $54M to settle California workplace discrimination suit
Taylor Hatmaker

Dec 18, 2023
Featured

7 stellar photography gifts that won’t break the bank in 2023
Taylor Hatmaker

Dec 14, 2023
Gaming

Lego Fortnite’s debut builds momentum with 2.4M people playing at once
Taylor Hatmaker

Dec 11, 2023
Gaming

Fortnite maker Epic Games wins its antitrust fight against Google
Taylor Hatmaker

Dec 11, 2023

Social

Discord reimagines its mobile app to showcase its best social features
Taylor Hatmaker

Dec 5, 2023
Social

Fortnite is expanding its horizons with a Lego building game and a Rock Band successor
Taylor Hatmaker

Dec 4, 2023
Social

Reddit refreshes its logo as IPO speculation swirls
Taylor Hatmaker

Nov 29, 2023
Social

Discord expands its plans to sell custom avatars and other virtual items
Taylor Hatmaker

Nov 29, 2023