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According to Twitter CEO Elon Musk, legacy verified accounts will be a thing of the past come April 2023. “Blue ticks” in their current form will remain, but only for those who subscribed to Twitter Blue. But with Twitter Blue’s ID-based vetting process being non-existent, the loss of genuine, identity-verified legacy blue ticks means that we’ll be ushering in a new, more dangerous era of Twitter rife with misinformation and impersonation.

Since he took over Twitter late last year... Читать дальше...

TikTokers are criticizing ads for Ozempic, an injectable weight loss drug, seen in a subway station and on social media.

Two far-right operatives are locked in a bitter feud that has their fans at war and other prominent extremists picking sides.

Wedding vows can be anything you want them to be: Funny, heartfelt or even full of inside jokes that maybe only three people fully understand. But one groom’s vows have gone viral because of how he spoke about the woman he was about to marry—and the bride is defending them.

It seems like the savings at Dollar Tree are so good that even other retailers are standing in line to take advantage of the deals.

Being controversial online has always been a lucrative way to brand yourself, and Adin Ross is taking it to a new level.

In a new report published Thursday, the New York Office of the Inspector General for the New York Police Department (OIG-NYPD) said the New York Police Department violated the 2020 ​​Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act, which required the NYPD to publicly disclose surveillance technology.

A recent TikTok blasting Chipotle’s vinaigrette portions has customers annoyed at how stingy certain food chains can be.

In the past several years, the creator economy for student-athletes exploded. A turning point came in July 2021 when the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) officially made it legal for athletes to profit from their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL). NIL rights refer to the way athletes can receive compensation and involve brands leveraging an athlete's personal brand.

A vulnerability in Microsoft's Bing search engine allowed a security researcher to alter the search results for millions of users.

An UberEats delivery driver sharing how they game orders to garner the most pay for completing deliveries has drawn over 737,000 views on TikTok.

Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr. 

Scams are pervasive across the internet. While many are familiar with the classic Nigerian prince email scam, scammers have since advanced into complicated schemes to try to extract money from unsuspecting internet users.

Most customers are in favor of workers receiving fair wages and healthcare. The consensus has historically been that customers only have a problem with this if employers put the onus on them by having them leave tips for their employees or charging them taxes for worker-related benefits. (This only applies to when employers ask customers to tip at places like in a drive-thru or at self-serve frozen yogurt shop. Most people in the U.S. are accustomed to and OK with tipping food delivery workers... Читать дальше...

When Qatar was confirmed as host of the 2022 World Cup, concerns were raised about what that meant for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Holding the competition – which traditionally celebrates the coming together of football supporters of all backgrounds – in a country where homosexuality is illegal led to campaigns from football fans and LGBTQ+ charities alike.

Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome this week to receive treatment for a respiratory infection. Yet according to the internet, the entire incident could've been avoided had the pontiff simply worn the AI-generated puffer coat that took the digital world by storm last week.

A popular TikTok creator had nearly everyone on a training call cracking up as she quit her job between bursts of laughter.

A Biggby Coffee barista recently took to TikTok to poke fun at drive-thru customers who don’t take care of their cars. 

“Our forefathers and foremothers told us that we would lose our freedoms one day if we got away from the principles that made us so unique in the world.” 

Kicking off with a simple premise—teen girls everywhere develop lethal electro-shock superpowers—Amazon Prime's The Power unfolds into a compelling speculative thriller. On a worldwide scale, it envisions a future where every woman has a built-in weapon, leading to massive sociopolitical upheaval. But a high-concept idea is nothing without conventional drama, and The Power also has that in spades.

Analysis

First arriving on Showtime in 2021 to become one of the year's surprise hits, Yellowjackets combined mystery box elements, the kind of delicious melodrama in most HBO prestige shows, and some damn good character development. If season 2 had wavered or been less consistent now that more eyeballs were on it, people would have understood; sophomore slumps happen to the best of shows.

Warning: Some spoilers for the Yellowjackets season 2 premiere.

So far, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Читать дальше...

In a now-viral TikTok, Texas Roadhouse workers mock customers who are taking advantage of the viral $30 family value grilled chicken meal prep hack.

In a viral TikTok, a Twin Peaks worker says she found a man who walked out on his tab through his girlfriend's social media.

A fake tweet from a Twitter Blue verified user stoked fears online after the shooting in Nashville Monday that killed six people, including three children.

Out with the old, in with the new isn't always for the best.

Chipotle fans are complaining about the apparent change in forks at the fast-casual chain after one TikToker, @nuberoi2, shared in a video that "Chipotle changed their forks." For context, the original forks are loved by customers, so much so that many customers previously admitted they would throw a few extra in their to-go orders to use later when eating other meals. The alleged new forks featured in @nuberoi2's video have shorter prongs. Читать дальше...