Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Tiffany here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Today, we have a stories about a student loan debt scammerand the ‘Trust you will be dealt with’ sound on TikTok.
Scroll down for monthly horoscopes and Mikael’s weekly “One Dumb Conspiracy” column.
— T.K.
⚡ Today’s top stories
📲 SCAMMERS
Scammer behind 40% of all student loan debt robocalls identified, shut down
The scam calls came from a single source.
💸 FAIL
‘Baron of Bitcoin’ Dave Portnoy stupefied about what happened to his crypto when FTX collapsed
‘Future Ponzi schemer is confused about being Ponzi schemed.’
🎧 THAT ONE SOUND
The enduring power of the ‘Trust you will be dealt with’ TikTok
A 2019 video about slashed tires became a multipurpose TikTok sound.
♏ DOT RISING
Your November 2022 horoscope starring Mars and Saturn
After recent directional shifts from Saturn and Mars, we’re in for a month of subtle changes.
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🔍 One Dumb Conspiracy
The dumbest conspiracy theories that spread on election day
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🐦 Twitter’s new verification labels spark a meme format.
🎃 Woman quits Starbucks after paying $7 for pumpkin spice latte.
🍔 Customer asks McDonald’s employee to make him the ‘biggest burger they have ever made’.
🤳 Employee says she has to take a selfie when clocking in at 7am, sparking debate.
👰🏻 TikToker says he was uninvited from his best friend’s wedding because he’s gay.
👋 Before you go
In a video that has been viewed more than 439,000 times, TikTok user Megan Ariel, who claims she worked in the company’s recruiting department, detailed her reaction to being laid off at Meta via an email.
“Yesterday was like, you know, whatever happens happens, and today when I read the email I got so emotional,” Ariel says.
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