Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Happy Friday! Our top stories for you today are about: police getting permission to use robots that can use lethal force, a hotel guest finding a hidden camera in their bathroom, and a lot more!
After that, our Culture Editor Tiffany has her “This Week on the Internet” column and shares her favorite meme of the week.
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— A.W.
⚡ Today’s top stories
🤖 POLICE
San Francisco police get permission to use robots to kill citizens
San Francisco voted in favor of a proposal which would allow police to deploy robots that are capable of using lethal force under specific circumstances.
📷 WTF
‘It’s a f*cking camera pointed at a toilet’: Guest allegedly discovers hidden camera in hotel
One person had a nightmare hotel experience when they allegedly found a hidden camera placed above one of the hotel room toilets.
💼 WORK DYSTOPIA
‘Working in hardware as a young woman is EXHAUSTING’: Ace Hardware worker films things customers say to her
A TikToker consistently posts about her interactions with customers while working at Ace Hardware. One of her recent, more viral clips captured the remarks a couple of customers made about her split-dyed hair.
📱 ALLEGATIONS
Nusi Quero, designer of Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ cover art, accused of sexual assault by multiple women
Nusi Quero, a Los Angeles-based designer, has been accused of predatory behavior and sexual assault by over 30 women via Instagram.
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🗣️ This Week on the Internet
Spotify Wrapped shows once again how much we love roundups
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🐦 Elon Musk quickly tweeted and deleted a photo of a notorious white nationalist.
🍩 A gas station employee revealed how the leftover donuts are dealt with at the end of the day, and people aren’t happy about it.
🍔 In a viral video, a Wendy’s customer filmed themselves telling an employee that they “fu*ked up” their order and that he wants to fight them for their error. The employee agreed to the fight.
📹 This woman claims she caught her neighbor cheating on her husband through Blink camera footage.
🎈 An ex-Party City employee is sharing what led her to quit on her first day.
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☎️ A woman says a Hulu employee took her personal contact info to reach out to her after their customer service chat.
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📅 Meme of the Week
The memes this week were all about Spotify Wrapped.
🎶 Now Playing: “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody” by Weyes Blood 🎶