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NO MORE APPS!!! NO MORE APPS!!!!!!!
Last week, the newsletter turned cultural juggernaut "Perfectly Imperfect" launched a social network. WHY?
A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine
Researchers warn that most of the text we view online has been poorly translated into one or more languages—usually by a machine.
Haritsu Is the Food Vlogger Cooking – and Eating – Rotting Food
The Japan-based content creator says he's been eating rotten food long before he started documenting it on TikTok.
Australia’s Privacy Watchdog Has Launched an Inquiry Into TikTok’s Data Collection
Australia’s privacy commission has launched an inquiry into TikTok's collection of personal information, even of people who don’t have TikTok on their phones.
George Santos, Ziwe, and the Insatiable Internet Content Machine
The disgraced former congressman drives clicks, and our inability to look away has gifted him with a power he has been able to wield with a disconcerting self-awareness.
The 203 Biggest Pop Culture Moments of 2023
Our review of the biggest, best, and most viral events from a very messy year.
The Reality of Being in a YouTube Prank Relationship
Do viewers like “crazy pranks,” or do they just like to see people suffer? And what’s it like living in that world?
Wikipedia Editor Who First Noted Henry Kissinger's Death Has Become an 'Instant Legend'
An editor named Asticky is receiving congratulations and accolades from other users on the site after becoming the first to update Kissinger's page.
RIP Omegle, Despite Everything
A piece of the Old Internet – for all its horrors – dies today with the closure of the anonymous video chat platform.
Think You're Messaging an OnlyFans Star? You're Talking to These Guys
Meet the “Chatters”: anonymous workers hired to ghostwrite messages and build intimate relationships with none-the-wiser fans.
CYBER: ‘Extremely Online’ With Taylor Lorenz
This week is all about a new history of the social internet.
Can We Do Great Things By Thinking Smaller? This Is How Quantum Computing Is Set To Change The World.
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