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  1. the law
    Lawmakers Hold News Conference Opposing TikTok Legislation
    The TikTok Ban Just Got One Step Closer to RealityA federal appeals court upheld the law that would restrict the app within the country’s borders.
    By Michael Savio
  2. social studies
    How the Family of Birds in My Yard Became Internet StarsWho knew there was so much drama in nesting season?
    By David Pogue
  3. life in pixels
    Drowning in SlopA thriving underground economy is clogging the internet with AI garbage — and it’s only going to get worse.
    By Max Read
  4. yikes!
    A ScarJo-Sounding AI Voice Is No Longer Her(e)ChatGPT’s “Sky” voice, which is apparently not Samantha from Her, has been suspended.
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. money
    You’re Not Crazy. Money Is.Welcome to the non-fungible, memeified, cryptodenominated, degenerate future of finance.
    By Max Read
  6. money
    The NFT LedgerFrom memes to arts to farts, here are notable collectibles that have been bought and sold this year.
    By James D. Walsh
  7. the law
    Another Judge Blocks Trump’s TikTok BanThe latest deadline will reportedly be “overlooked.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  8. extremely online
    U.S. Government Says TikTok Can Stay … for NowThe Commerce Department has delayed the TikTok ban “pending further legal developments.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  9. life in pixels
    Is Andrew Yang the Doomer Candidate?Andrew Yang’s climate fatalism during Wednesday’s debate seemed to reflect a strange, esoteric nihilism taking root in the internet’s weirder corners.
    By Max Read
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    Ignore the Memes and Listen to Your TherapistShopping online probably isn’t the answer to your sadness.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  11. memes
    Hip New York Times Publishes 2017’s Hottest MemeThe distracted boyfriend meme appeared in print today.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  12. life in pixels
    Group Chats Are Making the Internet Fun AgainThe triumphant return of aimless digital chatter.
    By Max Read
  13. internet culture
    European Parliament Passes Tough Online Copyright RulesInternet activists have criticized the measure as one that concentrates power and limits free speech.
    By Brian Feldman
  14. thanksgiving
    Here Is a Good Thanksgiving PrankSo wait, the turkey goes in the microwave for how long????
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  15. my spoon is too big
    The Cartoon That Invented Internet Culture Gets a High-Definition RereleaseDon Hertzfeldt’s pioneering classic Rejected is now available in crisp 4K resolution.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Why Is Everyone on Twitter Suddenly Talking About Corncobs?Mix Hillary versus Bernie tensions with a sorta-famous internet joke, and you get … whatever this is.
    By Jesse Singal
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    The Woman Targeted by Gamergate on Surviving a World-Altering Trolling AttackZoë Quinn spent much of her life playing and designing games. Then she found herself inside one – a vicious, multiplayer real-time harassment bonanza.
    By Noreen Malone
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    The Future of College Is Facebook Meme GroupsWhat memes, teens, and the invasion of Martin Shkreli say about the modern college student.
    By Paris Martineau
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    Tumblr’s Unclear Future Shows That There’s No Money in Internet CultureWhat does it mean when sites like Tumblr are on the chopping block?
    By Brian Feldman
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    Maybe the Internet Isn’t a Fantastic Tool for Democracy After AllFake news is the easiest of the problems to fix.
    By Max Read
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    How Internet Trolls Won the 2016 Presidential ElectionThe media don’t understand chan culture, and that’s made it easy for the channers to have a surprisingly easy time manipulating everyone.
    By Jesse Singal
  22. The Irrelevant-GIF Outrage Cycle Is Making Everyone DumberThere will always be more outrage. This will never end.
    By Jesse Singal
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    How Social Autopsy Fell for GamerGate Trutherism“Their network runs deep. So who knows? I don’t know how deep this goes.”
    By Jesse Singal
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    It’s Time to Reclaim TrollingIt’s not just nonsensical for a single word to refer to everything from sexual harassers and purveyors of racial hatred to mildly amusing jabs from the president, it’s stupid. And it’s time to take trolling back.
    By Libby C. Watson