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Giphy logo seen displayed on a smartphone with Meta logos in the background

Meta Is Ordered by a U.K. Regulator to Sell Giphy, its GIF Search Engine

Meta has been subject to many antitrust lawsuits over the past few years.
By Rachyl Jones
A GIF by Robert Beatty.

The GIF Turns 30 Years Old With an IRL Art Show

GIPHY has launched an interactive historic timeline of the GIF, and will organize week of events in NYC to celebrate the anniversary.
By Alanna Martinez
Could President Trump's Twitter habit land him in hot water?

First Amendment Lawyers Threaten to Sue Trump for Blocking Twitter Users

Three lawyers from the Knight First Amendment Institute called Twitter a "designated public forum," and Trump's blocking unconstitutional.
By John Bonazzo
GIFs are only really popular now, but they've actually been around since Indy's heyday.

This Week in Tech History: GIFs Invade the Internet, First RPG Released

By John Bonazzo
Artist Victoria Roth.

Weekend Edition: 7 Things To Do in New York’s Art World Before May 23

By Ryan Steadman
A Tech Kids United student created this gif as a reminder to wear deodorant, (Photo: Paloma Kalisch)

Prize-Winning App LOLA Uses Humor to Help Kids With Special Needs

By John Bonazzo

Moving Images Like #wow

By Alexa Jaccarino

Ten Things You Learn During an Hour With Vin Di Bona, Godfather of the Viral Video

By Vinnie Mancuso

There Is a Silent, Feature Length Film Made Entirely of GIFs and It's Transcendental

By Jack Smith IV

Fap Happy: A Word From the Folks Who Collect Porn GIFs For a Living

By Jordyn Taylor

Thanks to Internet Magic, GIFs Are Now Embeddable on Facebook

By Jordan Valinsky
Hmm.

GIFHell Proves Twitter’s ID Is Dominated Largely By One Direction

By Kelly Faircloth
Nope.

Booting Up: No One Will Listen to the Inventor of the GIF About Pronunciation

By Kelly Faircloth
(screencap)

Ring in the New Year With a Livestream of the Times Square Ball Drop — and also GIFs!

By Kelly Faircloth

Ring in the New Year With a Livestream of the Times Square Ball Drop — and also GIFs!

By Kelly Faircloth

GIF Beats Out YOLO to Become the Oxford American Dictionary’s 2012 Word of the Year

By Jessica Roy

An Evening of Debate and GIF-Making, With Tumblr and Livestream

By Kelly Faircloth

An Evening of Debate and GIF-Making, With Tumblr and Livestream

By Kelly Faircloth

Michael Stipe Is Now The Simon Cowell Of GIFs

By Myles Tanzer

Michael Stipe Is Now The Simon Cowell Of GIFs

By Myles Tanzer
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