Hello! Tiffany here, filling in for Andrew. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Today, we have stories on conspiracy theories around the Ohio train derailment, discourse about sex scenes in TV/film (again), and a trans teen who was killed.
Scroll down for Tricia’s weekly “Problematic on TikTok” column—this week, she writes about creators calling out fast fashion brands.
— T.K.
⚡ Today’s top stories
👀 CONSPIRACIES
Conspiracy theorists believe Ohio trainwreck was part of a plot against the nation’s food supply
There is some reason to blame the government—just not what they think.
📽️ TV
Penn Badgley’s comments about why there are fewer sex scenes in ‘You’ season 4 reignited a debate
‘It just got to a point where I didn’t wanna do that.‘
🏈 SUPER BOWL
Conservatives are scandalized over Black national anthem being performed before the Super Bowl
The 57th Super Bowl was one for the history books.
💐 TRAGEDY
Trans TikToker Brianna Ghey killed
‘A failure by our society at the deepest level.‘
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😬 Problematic on TikTok
Could de-influencing lead to the demise of fast fashion’s grip on TikTok?
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🍣 Customer says she ordered 1 pound of salmon for pick-up. Kroger charged her $50 for 6 pounds instead.
💵 Woman creates spreadsheet to calculate who owes her after friends didn’t pay their part of the bill.
🍵 Customer says McDonald’s AI drive-thru accidentally added 9 sweet teas to her order.
🚨 Woman warns of newest fraud tactic after scammer called from her bank’s phone number.
🍿 TikToker shares recipe for ‘popcorn salad,’ sparking debate.
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👶 From the Daily Dot archive: The many lives of the Dancing Baby,cyberspace’s first cringe meme.
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👋 Before you go
A TikToker says she saw her position listed on Indeed. Here’s the kicker: It was while she was on medical leave after being hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds.
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