The thriving “stan” communities on X that have helped define modern fandom and culture are a little quieter these days. The backbone of stan Twitter has been almost entirely silenced, an unintended ...

"I met Taylor Swift because of Twitter," Kayla, a 29-year-old financial services worker at a university in Jacksonville, Florida, told Mashable. She's one of many fans who has spent over a decade ...

Josef Lorenzo meets with the stans of Nicki Minaj, more commonly known as the Barbz. Stan armies are known for protecting their celebrity at any cost. One of the earliest and most active Twitter stan ...

Stan Twitter is the powerhouse behind the commercial success of the world’s most popular artists. But how did these cultish followings originate and at what cost? On October 30 2020, days before the ...

Stans keep Twitter relevant and valuable to brands, so Musk should keep them happy. Credit: Mashable composite: Steve Granitz/WireImage, Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images, BRITTA PEDERSEN/POOL/AFP via Getty ...

Marvel fans are not happy that Stan Lee's Twitter account is being used to promote NFTs. Credit: Michel Boutefeu/Getty Images NFTs have already felt the wrath of gamers. Now, comic book lovers, ...