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Archives for June 2018

Young people still love Twitter — as screenshots on Instagram

Content from Twitter or Tumblr finds new, remixed life on Instagram

Megan Farokhmanesh
China bans ASMR videos citing ‘vulgar and pornographic content’China bans ASMR videos citing ‘vulgar and pornographic content’
Why Dennis Rodman promoted potcoin at a North Korea summitWhy Dennis Rodman promoted potcoin at a North Korea summit
Dani Deahl and Shannon Liao
Newsweek and the race to fill Google with suicide news

Feed the machine

Bijan Stephen
The president of the Philadelphia 76ers just ‘resigned’ over a massive Twitter scandalThe president of the Philadelphia 76ers just ‘resigned’ over a massive Twitter scandal
MIT fed an AI data from Reddit, and now it only thinks about murderMIT fed an AI data from Reddit, and now it only thinks about murder
17 million people have watched a surprisingly uplifting breakup on YouTube17 million people have watched a surprisingly uplifting breakup on YouTube
Microsoft buying GitHub has led to some extremely nerdy memesMicrosoft buying GitHub has led to some extremely nerdy memes
This viral news segment about an inflatable slide is an exquisite train wreckThis viral news segment about an inflatable slide is an exquisite train wreck
YouTube is still restricting and demonetizing LGBT videos — and adding anti-LGBT ads to someYouTube is still restricting and demonetizing LGBT videos — and adding anti-LGBT ads to some
Lil Tay has disappeared from Instagram and YouTubeLil Tay has disappeared from Instagram and YouTube
You haven’t experienced ASMR until you’ve had Funky Kong console you about your messy divorceYou haven’t experienced ASMR until you’ve had Funky Kong console you about your messy divorce
Disney remixer Pogo can’t walk back his homophobic comments on YouTubeDisney remixer Pogo can’t walk back his homophobic comments on YouTube
The 2019 emoji candidates include that flamingo you’ve been looking forThe 2019 emoji candidates include that flamingo you’ve been looking for

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