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Today in Internet Culture
WTF
Woman orders Burger King Chicken Fries for her kid. Then she sees what worker put in the bag
In a viral video, the customer pans the camera over to a plastic plate with Chicken Fries and several green clusters, some of which were broken apartāsuggesting they are marijuana.
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TECH
āPropaganda armā: TikTok search glitch stokes fear over Trumpās new alliance with tech titans
Users online said they have been unable to access search results for terms including āDonald Trump rigged electionā in the wake of the presidentās inauguration.
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CREEPY
āItās OK little girl stop cryingā: Woman installs indoor Ring camera. Then she hears something disturbing
One mother reported that the Ring camera she kept inside her house spoke to her 3-year-old daughter.
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DISCOURSE
Screens, space, or woke friends? People are debating the decline of dinner parties
People are eating up the new dinner parties discourse on X after a user pointed out the frequency of these get-togethers has declined.
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Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
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A Texas Roadhouse server called out two different types of customers she serves in a viral video. Now, sheās warning against this common behavior among one of the types.
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