Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories to kick off the week are about: A viral video where someone accidentally filmed a timelapse of himself getting fired, how TikTokers are blaming Mark Zuckerberg for a potential ban of the app, how Marvel wants Reddit to unmask whoever leaked dialogue from the latest Ant-Man movie before it came out, and a nightmare Uber Eats expierence that is resonating with people.
After that, we’ve got a “One Dumb Conspiracy” column from our Tech Reporter Mikael.
See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today’s top stories
💼 WORK DYSTOPIA
‘What stage of capitalism is time-lapse TikTok of people getting no-notice fired?’: Worker accidentally films timelapse of himself getting fired
While filming a timelapse of his workday, TikTok user @unprochef accidentally captured something unexpected: His own firing.
📱 TECH
TikTokers don’t blame Biden, Congress, or China for a potential ban—they’re mad at Mark Zuckerberg
Users on the app speculated that Meta’s lobbying efforts contributed to a proposed TikTok ban.
🎬 CULTURE
Marvel wants Reddit to unmask whoever leaked ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ script
Disney’s Marvel Studios is trying to force Reddit and Google to unmask whoever leaked dialogue for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania a month before it was released, according to court documents.
💰 WTF
‘Uber Eats really out here doing the shadiest sh*t’: Uber Eats customer says she was forced to pay for items she didn’t receive
An UberEats customer says she was denied a refund after more than half her order was not delivered by her driver, and her experience is resonating with viewers.
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🔍 One Dumb Conspiracy
Don’t fall for this Bill Gates deepfake
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🍕 Ever wonder what $55 will get you at Pizza Hut? Well, this viral video will show you.
🚗 In a viral clip, a woman dropped her car off at a Toyota dealership for a routine oil change and returned to an unfortunate surprise.
🍔 A U.K.-based McDonald’s TikTok account is getting dragged on social media for posting the correct way employees must take their lunch break while working for the fast-food franchise.
⚾ Amazon‘s A League of Their Own will reportedly conclude after a truncated four-episode season, wrapping up the story for an early cancellation. Fans of the show are frustrated.
🧹 From our friends at Passionfruit, the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter: “Ileana Cabrera, aka MoreThanCleaning, shares advice gleaned from her CleanTok success.”
🚰 A delivery driver on TikTok has a special message for people who order multiple cases of water and don’t tip.
🦠 From the Daily Dot archive: Here are the viral marketing campaigns that helped shape the internet as we know it.
💳 A user on TikTok has sparked debate after sharing a list of 18 cards that a hotel won’t accept from customers as payment methods.
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👋 Before you go
A TikToker claimed that they were recently tempted to buy a slice of a nearly $200 pie sold at Tennessee’s infamous Dollywood.
@stonewall_kelsey’s relatively short video shows them looking at the various pastries sold at Dollywood—Dolly Parton’s family-centered theme park. As of Thursday morning, his video had over 1.9 million views.
“$230 pie at Dollywood,” @stonewall_kelsey wrote via text overlay.
In the caption, the TikToker doubled-down on their want for the ginormous treat. “You know we have to try a piece,” it read.
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