internet culture
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Cringe: Binance Quickly Backtracks on Emoji That Resembles a Swastika
4/20 is generally a celebration of everybody’s favourite green. Unfortunately, It’s also Adolf Hitler’s birthday.
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‘I Would See People Get Shot in the Face:’ TikTok Ex-Moderators Sue Over On-the-Job Trauma
A small army of overworked content moderators is the public’s last line of defence against a flood of depraved and horrific content uploaded to social media. While the moderators help us normal users avoid the worst of the worst, constant exposure to humanity’s darkest impulses can wreak havoc on their mental health. Now, two former…
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Vaccines, the Super Bowl, and Microwaved Brains: How Americans Caught ‘Freedom Convoy’ Fever
A burgeoning effort to replicate Canada’s “Freedom Convoy” protest here in the United States shows every sign of becoming mired in dysfunction, as adherents of diverging conspiracy theories struggle to find common cause to ignite their own nationwide trucker-themed movement.
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Moderator Who Watched Hours of Traumatic Videos Sues TikTok for Failing to Protect Her Mental Health
A former content moderator for TikTok is suing the social media giant and its parent company, ByteDance, for reportedly failing to take measures to protect her mental health after she watched countless hours of traumatic videos involving cannibalism, rapes, animal mutilation, and suicides, among numerous other disturbing activities.