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Meet Dream, the mysterious Minecraft YouTuber who's one of the fastest-growing creators on the platform
YouTuber Dream has broken records and pulled in millions of views, but the man behind the avatar is…
Steven Asarch
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'iCarly' is based on late 2000s social media culture, but it's more relevant than ever
Nickelodeon's "iCarly" hit Netflix in February. Even though it's steeped in 2000s tropes, the serie…
Palmer Haasch
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The best memes about the mysterious metal monoliths that are perplexing people around the world
With metal monoliths popping up and vanishing around the world, people and brands are attempting to…
Darcy Schild
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Inside the internet's underground fertility drug trade
There's a thriving trade of fertility drugs, "#IVFCandy," on Instagram, Reddit, and other corners o…
Eleanor Cummins
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Giphy ruined GIFs, and Facebook ruined the internet. They're perfect for each other.
Facebook's big purchase of Giphy is a match made in heaven. Both companies made the web boring and …
Brian Feldman
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The changing ways teens are using the internet that older people don't understand
If you're a certified "old" - aka a baby boomer, Gen X-er, or even an older millennial - staying in…
Alexandra Cavallo
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Footlocker is combining 2 of the hottest trends in internet culture to build hype around the latest Air Jordan sneakers
With the lens, Foot Locker and its agency BBDO New York are seeking to creatively combining augment…
Tanya Dua
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Here's Who Is Behind Those Creepy Billboards That Say 'Your Data Should Belong To The NSA'
As a society, we've chosen to accept data centralization: personal information as property of a pow…
Aaron Taube
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Why motivation is becoming a negative word on the internet
In a room full of around 100 people, a young woman takes the centre stage. She opens up about her r…
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Judi Dench is just like us: She uses TikTok to break up the monotony of coronavirus quarantine
TikTok has become a saving grace for millions of people locking down during the pandemic, including…
Paige Leskin
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An influencer got backlash for claiming Black slang terms belonged to internet culture. It highlights a common problem online.
Tomlinson has since deleted the videos noting that she was uneducated on the issue. It highlights a…
Bria Overs
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The internet's invisible hands: 11 experts explain how our digital world is fueling polarization
But polarization is a complicated topic, and the ways that technology influences our politics and d…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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A designer made a 'map of the internet' depicting 3,000 websites as countries in an online world
An amateur designer created an intricate map of the internet, where 3,000 websites are depicted as …
Sirena Bergman
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Twitch streamer faces backlash for 'shaming' broke viewers while asking for money: 'If you don't have $10, you probably don't have time to watch Twitch, because you should be working'
A popular Twitch streamer is facing backlash after criticizing her viewers for being too poor to su…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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TikTok surpasses 2 billion downloads and sets a record for app installs in a single quarter
TikTok's 315 million installs in Q1 2020 is not only a record for the platform, it's also the most …
Paige Leskin
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The pandemic threw us into chaos. Time-specific meme accounts on Twitter helped me find a constant.
As time lost all meaning during the pandemic, a group of day-specific Twitter accounts helped keep …
Max Kalnitz
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What is AFK's meaning? The history behind the internet acronym and and how to use it in a chat
AFK means "away from keyboard" in typing shorthand. It's used to alert someone that you're stepping…
Devon Delfino
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Introducing Insider's internet drama clinic: Our extremely online experts solve your digital culture dilemmas
Insider's team of digital culture reporters, editors, and experts answer your questions about the i…
Sirena Bergman
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An awkward photo of Macron and Zelenskyy has become an instant internet meme
"Find yourself someone who looks at you the way Macron looks at Zelenskyy," wrote one social media …
Waiyee Yip
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An awkward photo of Macron and Zelenskyy has become an instant internet meme
"Find yourself someone who looks at you the way Macron looks at Zelenskyy," wrote one social media …