Internet Microdoses

The UK just banned social media for under-16s — TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and X are all off-limits. The legislation goes even further than Australia, adding curbs on livestreaming, stranger contact, and even infinite scroll. So much for your Snapchat streak, lads.

Spain is wearing Loewe in the World Cup. Under Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the Spanish house handles the suits players wear arriving at the stadium and in the tunnel. Even the pre-match walkout is a runway.

Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion, combining Murdoch’s sports-and-news empire with the streaming platform. Fold in Tubi, which Fox acquired in 2020, and the combined company is the third-largest player in American television. The streaming wars were originally about the content, but owning the remote matters more.

Onitsuka Tiger is splitting off from ASICS into its own company, starting January 2027. Sales are up 34%, there’s a Versace collab on the books, and the new Champs-Élysées flagship looks nothing like a running store. The brand Uma Thurman made iconic in head-to-toe yellow is clearly ready to fight its own battles.

Target named Isaac Mizrahi its first creative director at large — fitting for the designer who first collaborated there in 2003, setting the stage for high-low collabs that are currently running the mall. As an advisor and mentor, here’s hoping he’ll make Target feel like Tarjay again.

Chrome Hearts is suing Nordstrom for selling accessories that rip off their signature cross motifs — filing trademark infringement, counterfeiting, the works. The brand has spent decades building its entire identity on exclusivity and celebrity cosign. But do they really get to own the cross?