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Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr

Our top stories today are about: A woman claiming her Instacart shopper scammed her, an AI-generated episode of Seinfeld that is going viral on Twitch, LGBTQ rights groups demanding the Senate finally confirm FCC nominee Gigi Sohn amid the latest smear campaign against her, and a “That One Sound” column. 

After that, our IRL Reporter Tricia has her weekly “Problematic on TikTok” column. Down below we’ve got a report about a viral video allegedly showing someone stealing $1,000 worth of Lego from Target. 

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⚡ Today’s top stories

🥕 VIRAL
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While Instacart has allowed customers to get groceries delivered with ease, some users claim that drivers have stolen or altered their orders.

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Since December, an episode of Seinfeld has been continuously streaming on Twitch, the dialogue allegedly created using ChatGPT.

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LGBTQ rights groups demand Senate confirm Gigi Sohn as she faces new smear campaign

An LGBTQ rights group, alongside 22 organizations, called on leading Senate figures to reject recent attacks on FCC nominee Gigi Sohn and move forward with her confirmation.

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🎵 THAT ONE SOUND
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😬 Problematic on TikTok

By Tricia Crimmins

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💰 When it comes to food service tipping dilemmas, people online usually comes down on the side of paying up. In this case, however, not so much.

🥚 A TikToker says the cost of eggs at her local supermarkets quadrupled in a year and that she has the receipts to prove it.

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👋 Before you go

A woman on TikTok went viral after exposing a Target customer leaving the store with $1,000 worth of Legos that he allegedly didn’t pay for.

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The TikToker (@myerrrrrrrrrrr) posted a video zooming in on the customer’s back as he quickly pushes his shopping cart out of the store. She laughs as she runs closer to get a better viewer, saying to someone off-screen, “I told you, I told you, I told you.”

“When you catch a guy on video with 1K worth of Legos at Target,” the video’s on-screen text reads. As of Friday, the video received 2.5 million views on TikTok

man with shopping cart walking out of Target with caption 'when you catch a guy on video walking out with 1k worth of legos at target' (l) Target sign on building with blue sky (c) man with shopping cart walking out of Target with caption 'when you catch a guy on video walking out with 1k worth of legos at target' (r)
Northfoto/Shutterstock @myerrrrrrrrrrr/TikTok (Licensed)

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