internet culture
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Meme Stock GameStop Now Accepts Meme Cryptos Like Doge
In a year which began with memes helping to propel GameStop’s junk stock price into the stratosphere, it’s only fitting that the shrinking video game retailer should cap the frivolities off by cozying up to cryptocurrencies. Last week, GameStop apparently joined Flexa, a payment network that lets you pay for real-world stuff with blockchain assets,…
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Twitter Bans Sharing Photos of Private Individuals Without Their Consent
As part of Twitter’s never-ending attempt to thwart the doxxers and trolls that seem to lurk in every corner of its platform, the company overhauled its private information policies on Monday to explicitly ban sharing pictures or videos of private individuals without their consent.
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Verification Badges May Actually Encourage Users to Post Fake News, Study Finds
One potential reason for the explosion of hoaxes, political disinformation, and fabricated clickbait on social media in recent years is the goddamn blue checkmarks, according to new peer-reviewed research accepted for publication in the Journal of Management Information Systems.
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The Disappointing New Windows 11 Emojis Are Yet Another Reason to Stick With Windows 10
There are plenty of reasons why you might not be rushing out to upgrade to Windows 11. Emojis might be low on that list, but the fact that Microsoft isn’t delivering on the three-dimensional pop-out emoji it promised us months ago is not a great sign.