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The secret side of YouTube
+ Christian YouTube drama, robot coworkers, inZOI > the Sims, NYC guy posters, AR porn, White House's Podcast Row, and an IG account and 2014 talk about…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Viralflation comes to YouTube
+ Dora the Explorer feet mukbang, IShowSpeed takes China, Big Balls cybercrime ring, 'influencer accent', IvyTok, AI-fueled fan fiction, Ghiblification…
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Taylor Lorenz
1
The Great 2024 Meme Depression
+ a YouTuber runs for congress, Ashton Hall lore, the new tween status symbol, White House Easter sponcon,#recessionindicators, a lavender marriage app…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Democrats Team Up w MAGA to Censor The Internet
+ Bryan Johnson drama, Spotify podcast porn, West Elm Caleb 2.0, a Cosmo for conservatives, paper straw fans fight back, Bluey supremacy, and a new free…
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Taylor Lorenz
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The Rise and Fall of 'The Resistance'
+ Satellite fights, chatbot burnout, a furry ban, a loser contest, hawk walks, watercolor makeup, Zuck-trolling, and why GOP town halls are going viral
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Taylor Lorenz
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Cell phone bans in schools don't work, new study finds
+ A webcam horror game, Tamagotchi vape, Y3K fashion, lottery winner vlogs, the war on poppers, and the new Stanford student status job
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Taylor Lorenz
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We're doing AI generated smear campaigns now
Yale University has suspended a law school scholar after an AI-generated news website claimed that she was a member of a terrorist organization
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Taylor Lorenz
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Meta rep flagged 'critiques of tech industry figures' as 'sensitive or controversial content'
Meta said that the journalist "should never have received this response," but the incident set off a wave of concern over censorship online.
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Taylor Lorenz
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The cryptofication of JD Vance
Dave McNamee, who created the viral JD Vance edit trend, talks about how the crypto community has seized control of the meme.
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Taylor Lorenz
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The attacks on free speech should terrify us all
+ Pipe Rock Theory, Beta babies, the toy collectible boom, re-buttonification, a Portnoy memoir, and Ye Squad vs the Bruzz House
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Taylor Lorenz
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Breaking down the misogyny slop ecosystem
+ A Tamagotchi handbag, RIP Monopoly money, the Lululemon Strategy, a digital Fort Knox, Douyin beauty, and a deep dive into the complex tragedy of…
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Taylor Lorenz
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Right wing creators are dominating Lively-Baldoni coverage
Conservative commentators are leveraging the case to dismantle support for #MeToo and amass unprecedented audience growth.
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Taylor Lorenz
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