Karissa Bell

Senior Editor

Karissa is a senior reporter at Engadget, covering Meta, Twitter, TikTok, Snap and all things social media. Her interests include tech policy, internet culture, and all the ways our online activities shape our IRL selves. Prior to joining Engadget she was a senior reporter at Mashable, where she spent six years reporting on social media platforms, Apple, Google and other Big Tech companies. Before she took on the social media beat full-time, she wrote about apps and developers for Macworld and Wired, and was an early contributor to The Wirecutter. Karissa has appeared on panels at SXSW, CES and numerous other tech conferences, and is a frequent guest on the Engadget Podcast. Send her story tips and horror movie recommendations at karissa.bell@engadget.com.

Articles by Karissa Bell

Instagram blocked searches for #democrats and other political hashtags
Instagram blocked searches related to a number of political hashtags, including #democrats, #democrat, #jan6th, #republicans and a number of other terms Tuesday.
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden Administration on a law that will ban TikTok in the coming days.
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg want you to know they're still friends and definitely not mad at each other
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg may not work at the same company anymore, but they are still able to come together to head off a potential PR crisis.
Everyone suddenly has cold feet about banning TikTok
It's looking increasingly unlikely that TikTok will actually disappear on January 19.
LinkedIn wants you to apply for fewer jobs
LinkedIn's new "Job match" feature uses AI to provide detailed summaries alongside job listings that let users know how qualified they actually are for a given role.
SEC lawsuit claims Musk gained over $150 million by delaying Twitter stake disclosure
The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Elon Musk over his delayed disclosure of the Twitter stock he amassed before announcing his intention to acquire the company in 2022.
Chinese social media app RedNote is the number one app as TikTok ban looms
A Chinese social media app called “RedNote” or Xiaohongshu is the top app in Apple's App Store as TikTok users are searching for alternatives.
The robots we saw at CES 2025: The good, the bad and the completely unhinged
We saw a lot of robots at CES 2025 and, for better or worse, some really left an impression on us. These are the ones that stood out the most.
Faraday Future pitches a ‘fresh start’ with a minivan EV prototype at CES 2025
Faraday Future is detailing its latest strategy shift, with a plan to sell cheap EVs under its newly announced low-cost “FX” brand.
One robot vacuum is trying way too hard to outdo the competition at CES 2025
SwitchBot is showing off robot vacuums that can zoom around with air purifiers, tablet stands, security cameras, tabletops and other objects on top.
More than one company brought a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to CES 2025
Roborock isn’t the only company that brought a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to CES 2025.
Dreame's X50 robot vacuum can climb stairs
Dreame's X50 robot vacuum is able to climb over small stairs without assistance.
Linda Yaccarino on Meta ending fact-checking: ‘Welcome to the party’
Linda Yaccarino described Meta’s decision to end its longtime fact checking program and implement community notes as “exciting” and “validating.”
RayNeo AR glasses hands-on at CES 2025: Surprisingly light and bright
RayNeo brought their new X3 Pro AR frames to CES, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that they seem to have squeezed an impressive amount of tech into a relatively small pair of frames.
This six-legged lamp might help your kid with their homework
Mi-Mo is still just a prototype, but there are some interesting ideas behind the unusual-looking robot walking around the show floor.
Elvie’s newest product is a smart baby bouncer that transforms into a bassinet
Rise is an app-controlled baby bouncer that can transform into a bassinet with a baby inside.
Bosch's AI-enabled bassinet tracks everything you'd ever want to know about your baby's sleep
At CES 2025, Bosch is showing off an AI-enabled bassinet with sensors that can detect just about anything an anxious parent could ever hope to monitor about their baby.
Meta sends its AI-generated profiles to hell where they belong
Meta has nuked a bunch of its AI-generated profiles from Facebook Instagram, the company confirmed, after the AI characters prompted widespread outrage and ridicule from users on social media.
Nick Clegg is leaving Meta after 7 years overseeing its policy decisions
Nick Clegg, the former British deputy prime minister turned Meta executive, is leaving after a seven-year stint with the social media company.
Bluesky and Threads showed us very different visions for a post-X future
Threads and Blueksy may share some of the same goals, but they’ve shown very different visions for how text-based social networks should operate.

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