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The availability of 'animal crush' content has created a cat-and-mouse subculture of attention-seeking animal abusers and the web sleuths who suss them out
One web sleuth spent 15 to 17 hours a day collecting evidence on a woman the FBI has since charged …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Elon Musk buying Twitter is the latest battleground in America's ongoing culture wars
On Monday, Twitter accepted Elon Musk's $44 billion offer to buy the company. In the days since, th…
Ben Gilbert
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A girl falsely believed to be a victim of the fake Wayfair sex-trafficking ring says she had hives, lost sleep over the conspiracy theory
False claims about the furniture company, which were created by a QAnon influencer, went viral on s…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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A follower of a prominent QAnon conspiracy theorist was arrested following reports that he posted a threat about his daughter's school
The arrest followed the influencer reportedly encouraging followers to "shoot to kill" anyone invol…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Sylvester Stallone said his 'Q' hat and 'storm' reference were 'unequivocally' about a yacht after QAnon supporters flocked to his Instagram post
The post, which referenced a "storm" in its caption, had attracted QAnon supporters who left commen…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Amazon employees say the only way to get a hefty pay hike is to quit and get rehired
Amazon employees say they "boomerang," or quit and return in higher-paid roles, since raises can be…
Sarah Jackson,Katherine Long,…
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Russia is promoting 'outlandish and ridiculous' propaganda about the killings in Bucha, fact-checkers say
Videos showing suspected Russian war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha flooded social media. Ru…
Connor Perrett
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Cardi B says she wants to appear on 'You': Here's why the rapper, Penn Badgley, and the Netflix series are interacting on Twitter
Cardi B and Penn Badgley changed their Twitter profile pictures to images of each other, and Netfli…
Palmer Haasch
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Why former Disney star Christy Carlson Romano turned to YouTube to talk about Shia Labeouf, the perils of child stardom, and managing her money
Christy Carlson Romano spoke to Insider about her success on social media recounting stories of bei…
Daniel Spielberger
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Trump's endorsement for Arizona governor appears to have met with QAnon-linked conspiracy theorist Ron Watkins
Trump endorsee Kari Lake was shown posing next to the QAnon-linked conspiracy theorist Ron Watkins …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Your favorite TikTok influencer might be fictional
FourFront, an entertainment startup, has over 20 fictional accounts on TikTok that have cumulativel…
Palmer Haasch
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Taylor Swift said a TikTok trend motivated her to release 'Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)'
Swift shouted out the TikTok trend in a tweet announcing "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)," sayin…
Palmer Haasch
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The influencer index: How the internet's most hated and loved stars stack up
Insider polled 1,105 people throughout 2021 to better understand the shifting audiences of the inte…
Madison Hall
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The head of the NAACP said the organization is 'reinvigorating' to attract younger members
The organization, which turns 113 in February, will place more attention on climate change, student…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Chris Chan, the online personality accused by police of incest with her mother, has been trolled by the internet for over a decade
Chris Chan, the internet star who was arrested and charged with incest, has been involved in numero…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Millennial comedian Carly Aquilino has gone viral on TikTok with her videos about Gen-Z's 'Y2K fashion'
Millennial TikTok user Carly Aquilinio, who goes by @fashiongirl42069, posted three videos mocking …
Charlotte Colombo
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The people who write Twitter's trending descriptions say they love 'description man' memes
Twitter's trend curation team synthesizes discussions on everything from Minecraft to K-pop and add…
Palmer Haasch
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One year after the Capitol riot, QAnon is evolving — and finding new ways to stay alive
In the absence of posts from anonymous user "Q," online influencers have grown the conspiracy theor…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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The Sandbox's US CEO explains his vision for the metaverse platform and why people are still flocking to web3 during the crypto winter
"We want to be the Manhattan of the metaverse, a concentration of exciting brands and artists — but…
Phil Rosen
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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 …