internet culture
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Instagram Apologises for Putting ‘Terrorist’ In Palestinian Users’ Bios
Instagram users reported last week that their bios including the word “Palestinian” and the Arabic phrase “Alhamdulillah”, which means “praise be to God”, were auto-translated to say “Palestinian terrorists are fighting for their freedom.” “We sincerely apologize that this happened,” said a Meta spokesperson to Gizmodo. “We fixed a problem that briefly caused inappropriate Arabic…
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Dear Paramount: Stop Trying to Make TikTok Movies Happen, They’re Not Going to Happen
Paramount uploaded Mean Girls to TikTok in 23 separate parts in a desperate attempt to make the already-quotable movie even more viral.
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Your Favourite TikTok Dietitian Might Be Paid Off by Big Food
TikTok is the next generation of information, for better or (usually) for worse. A new report reveals that some major TikTok dietitians are being paid off by the food industry to shape viewers eating habits. The report comes from the Washington Post, which partnered with nonprofit newsroom The Examination to, well, examine popular TikTok dietitians…
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Elon’s Twitter Is Coming for Your Biometric Data and Employment History
The new Twitter, AKA ‘X’, privacy policy states that the site may collect users’ biometric information- likely a face scan to prove they’re really human.