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Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
It’s Monday, which means it is time for our Tech Reporter Mikael’s “One Dumb Conspiracy” column.
Meanwhile, our top stories today include: how Facebook’s new chatbot is under even more scrutiny, why fans of Euphoria are blaming the showrunner for an actress leaving the show, a look at a congressman wants the Treasury Department to let crypto users get their money from Tornado Cash, and a report on how Yelp will now prominently label crisis pregnancy centers.
Down below we’ve got a viral video that has people wondering why no one eats at Burger King.
Let’s get to it. See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today’s top stories
What happens when Meta’s chatbot brands a college professor a terrorist?
Meta’s BlenderBot 3 chatbot, has already come under scrutiny for making unprompted antisemitic comments to users. Now, it has branded a college professor a terrorist.
‘Euphoria’ fans are blaming Sam Levinson for Barbie Ferreira’s departure
It’s not unheard-of for TV fandoms to criticize or even hate the creator of their favorite show, but Euphoria fans are taking things to a new level.
A congressman is pushing the Treasury Department to let law-abiding crypto users get their money from Tornado Cash
The sanctioning of Tornado Cash has drawn the ire of the crypto community.
Yelp to warn users by flagging anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers after viral campaign
Yelp pledged to more prominently label crisis pregnancy centers on its app, after a viral campaign raised awareness of the ways the businesses masqueraded on the site as actual abortion clinics.
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Conspiracy theories explode after swatting attacks on Marjorie Taylor Greene
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
☕ A Starbucks barista said her manager made her take her lunch break at 6:30 in the morning so it didn’t conflict with peak hours.
☎️ Here’s another landlord horror story: A renter says he received a “threatening” voicemail from his landlord after she speculated he’d be moving out.
🍸 Is it “highway robbery” for an alcoholic drink to have a huge block of ice in it? One video is going viral for making the claim.
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💼 A lot of people have thoughts about this viral video where a worker details how awkward it is working after you put in your two weeks notice.
✏️ Here’s a look at the wild history of fanfic censorship.
💻 There’s a lot of debates in the comments of a video where a remote work day looks like for him.
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👋 Before you go
A Burger King employee’s viral TikTok has a lot of people wondering why no one ever eats there.
A TikToker posted the clip earlier this week, and it shows an employee offering a free Whopper, fries, and drink to anyone in the lobby. The camera then pans to reveal no one is there. It has more than 650,000 views.
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