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Internet Culture Archive

Archives for September 2018

Thanks, I hate itThanks, I hate it
Megan Farokhmanesh
Bringing fairy lights on your flight is peak InstagramBringing fairy lights on your flight is peak Instagram
YouTube’s trending tab is there to lure in new users, not viewsYouTube’s trending tab is there to lure in new users, not views
The person running your favorite football team’s Twitter is probably a woman
People are lining up to watch PewDiePie lose his spot as the top YouTube channelPeople are lining up to watch PewDiePie lose his spot as the top YouTube channel
YouTube is offering its membership benefits to smaller creatorsYouTube is offering its membership benefits to smaller creators
The lawsuit against Poppy and her creator has been dismissedThe lawsuit against Poppy and her creator has been dismissed
YouTubers are not your friends

A concept created over 60 years ago explains our attachment to online celebrities

Megan Farokhmanesh
You’ll never have an ID photo cooler than these high schoolersYou’ll never have an ID photo cooler than these high schoolers
All hail bongo catAll hail bongo cat
Megan Farokhmanesh
How a superstar stylist turned Celine Dion and Zendaya into Instagram icons

Law Roach is the internet’s fashion cupid

Tasbeeh Herwees
A.Human is a sci-fi fashion show about changing your body instead of your clothes

A.Human is an Instagram-friendly art installation about a future where body modification is the next big fashion trend.

Adi Robertson
Reddit’s QAnon ban points to how it’s tracking toxic communities

Contain a virus, and it doesn’t spread

Bijan Stephen
Shane Dawson’s new series won’t just be about Jake PaulShane Dawson’s new series won’t just be about Jake Paul
Today, the EU will vote on the future of the internet (again)Today, the EU will vote on the future of the internet (again)

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