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Image: Audrey Hobert on NPR's Tiny Desk Asking a Clip Farm CEO Which of These Recent Viral Clips Have Been Clip Farmed
Has Audrey Hobart been weaponized against us? Did the “human ape” parkour guy buy views? And who’s paying for Zack de la Rocha to go viral in 2026?
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Introducing: Our New AI Ragebots!
They’re just like real VICE readers, only even worse.
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Two female hands holding their smartphones, connecting with social media, leaving comments, sending messages and sharing photos. Technology connecting people. Your Instagram DMs Just Got a Lot Less Private—Here’s How to Claw That Back
Now it’s up to you to keep weirdos, hackers, and snoops from eavesdropping on your private Instagram discussions.
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Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images AI Music and Influencer Culture: How Social Media Stars are Building Community and Spreading Joy Amid Ongoing Debate
Have you ever heard Ozzy Osbourne covered as Sythwave?
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Francesco Carta Fotografo/Getty Images This Country Just Banned Social Media for Kids and Teens. Is Yours Next?
The goal is to limit exposure to pornography, cyberbullying, scams, and algorithms.
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L-R: Guy who makes bees sting his forehead to improve his hairline (2026), Johnny Knoxville in Jackass's 'Beekini' stunt (2000). Is Looksmaxxing Just ‘Jackass’ for the Algorithm?
Men online are eating bees and smoking meth in order to become “hot.” But do they really care about their looks or just engagement?
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Credit: Meta WhatsApp Now Lets New Group Members Catch Up on Old Messages
Group Message History isn’t automatic, but anybody can use it (if the group chat admin lets them).
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Malorny/Getty Images This New Patent Could Let AI Run Your Social Media After You’re Dead
And you thought your Facebook feed was dead before.
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Meta Just Bought a Singaporean AI Firm Few in the West Have Heard Of
Manus AI hasn’t even been released to the public for a year and already it’s been acquired by Meta.
