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Why'd You Push That Button?

Why’d You Push That Button? is a podcast about the choices technology forces us to make, featuring interviews with consumers, developers, friends, and strangers. Hosted by The Verge’s Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany, Why’d You Push That Button? asks the hard, weird, occasionally dumb questions about how your tiny tech decisions impact your social life. Subscribe here.

Virtual dating is booming, but daters say it’s not enough

Why do people care about being verified?

Instagram almost named its ‘Close Friends’ feature ‘Favorites,’ but translation problems stopped it

People email Snapchat because they desperately don’t want to lose their Snapstreaks

Instagram wants opening your DMs to feel like ‘walking into a party’

Why does everyone get so worked up over Gmail’s Smart Reply feature?

The worst Twitter is celebrity death Twitter

They welcomed a robot into their family, now they’re mourning its death

The story of Jibo

We’re all going to die — what happens to our Facebook accounts?

A new Why’d You Push That Button? episode

Would quitting Instagram make us happier?

Building a personal brand isn’t cool anymore

Paying to promote your tweets won’t do much for your personal brand

There’s a reason Apple gives Android users a green bubble in iMessage

Why’d You Push That Button? season 4 debuts on May 15th

People want exclusive dating apps to filter people out so they can swipe less

People use anonymous question apps to learn about the world and themselves

People participate in hashtag holidays if they feel a personal connection

Voice messages will be great once they come with accurate transcriptions

The five emoji skin tone options don’t accommodate a diverse world

People want more than just a photo op at Instagram museums

Tech conversation starters for your Thanksgiving dinner

Instagram is creating a ‘personalized mall’ for everyone

Who’s your Instagram boyfriend?

The way we text says a lot about our personality

Teens use group Messenger chats very differently than adults

You can keep recording people in public, but don’t capture their faces

The case for and against deleting your tweets

The third season of Why’d You Push That Button starts on October 17th

We’re back

Changing your Facebook relationship status still means something in 2018

Push notifications could get better at targeting us

Social networks have trained us to think in follower counts

Dating apps have made saving phone numbers complicated