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morocco

man at laptop speaking hand up caption "To when they give me the bill" (l) Man in hospital bed caption "i spent the last 24 hours in a Moroccan Hospital"(c) Man holding bill up at laptop caption "And it came out to 31 US dollars" (r)

‘Waiting in the lobby of a US hospital would cost you 20k’: TikToker spends a night in Moroccan hospital for only $31, sparking debate

'Umm...do americans not realise it's like this almost everywhere in the world…'

On May 28, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL
Morocco 's King Mohammed VI in front of Moroccan flag with glitched background

How digital misinformation became an essential tool of control in Morocco

The country weaponized fake claims and helped them explode online.

On Mar 23, 2022 by Najwa Jamal

Tech
morocco tourist

Viral video shows tourist attacking chicken seller in Morocco

People online say she should have been arrested.

On Sep 2, 2019 by Alex Dalbey

IRL
morocco prime minster fake

Dad pretends to be prime minister of Morocco to get a table at a restaurant

Well, that was easy.

On Jun 20, 2018 by David Britton

Internet Culture

Moroccan state TV advises women to cover up domestic abuse with makeup

Many are outraged by the segment for 'normalizing' violence.

On Nov 28, 2016 by Mehak Anwar

IRL

Every traveler on Instagram has the same photo of this pool

The Riad Yasmine is becoming internet famous.

On Nov 24, 2016 by April Siese

Tech

80,000-plus sign petition to release hate-crime victims jailed in Morocco

After a video of the attack surfaced online, the victims were arrested and jailed.

On Apr 13, 2016 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL

Here are some goats just hanging out in a tree

Are goats the new monkeys?

On Sep 14, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture

Hacking Team’s software used by repressive Moroccan government

Leaked documents reveal Morocco paid over $3 million for eavesdropping capabilities.

On Jul 7, 2015 by Dell Cameron

Tech

Morocco’s Snowden is spilling the country’s secrets

"Morocco's Snowden" is spreading classified information—and some lies.

On Dec 22, 2014 by Jonathan Brown

Tech

How to cook for the perfect World Cup party

Olympia, Wash.-based bloggers Angie and Chris Caldwell are slow-rolling a delicious, nerdily mapped-out tournament of their own.

On Jul 8, 2014 by Ramon Ramirez

IRL

First date with Internet boyfriend ends with woman buried alive

And you thought your OkCupid stories were bad.

On Jun 5, 2014 by Miles Klee

Crime Internet Culture

Teen kissers in Morocco have an unexpected ally in Anonymous

It's not twerking. It's not grinding. It's still indecent enough to have three teens facing two years each in prison.

On Nov 20, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

Internet Culture News

Anonymous defends Moroccan teenagers’ right to kiss in public

The teens were arrested last week for "violating public decency" with a Facebook photo of a kiss.

On Oct 17, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

IRL

Moroccan teens arrested over kissing photo on Facebook

In the northeastern Morocco town of Nador last Friday, two teens were arrested and are currently in jail, for... kissing. 

On Oct 7, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Internet Culture News

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