Internet Culture Archives

How Reddit trolls tricked DuckDuckGo’s AI into falling for a Trump rabies hoax

DuckDuckGo’s AI search tool is telling users that Donald Trump died of rabies in early June. The chatbot also claims Vice President JD Vance died from the same...

Jun 26, 2026 2 Min Read

Apple

PSA: That viral iPhone storage trick everyone’s sharing could ruin Screen Time and more – here’s why you should skip it

A viral post has been doing the rounds on X over the past few hours after a user claimed it freed several gigabytes in minutes. Sounds too good to be...

May 27, 2026 2 Min Read

Apple

Apple's MLS game broadcast sparks debate: Is it really shot on iPhone?

The entire Major League Soccer (MLS) game was shot with the iPhone 17 Pro Max recently, but not everyone is equally impressed. Apple officially posted on its Newsroom that Apple...

May 27, 2026 2 Min Read

Bugs and Issues

How a broken Amber Alert link triggered a viral virus scare

A simple link truncation error recently sparked malware fears across SoCal. It led citizens to believe their devices had been hacked or the government had been compromised. Fortunately, neither scenario...

May 26, 2026 2 Min Read

Apps

Has Spotify’s disco ball logo unintentionally started a trend? Meet ‘Discomorphism’

Spotify swapped its familiar green circle app icon for a glittering disco ball recently. The mirrored green sphere carries the usual three black lines and marks the company’s 20th...

May 18, 2026 2 Min Read

Internet Culture

A massive piracy crackdown is about to break the global webtoon community

South Korea’s new anti-piracy system takes effect today, and it could blow a hole in the global webtoon scene almost immediately. The government says the tougher blocking regime...

May 11, 2026 2 Min Read

Internet Culture

Anime piracy site AnimeKai goes offline after reported data center issue

AnimeKai, an anime piracy website, appears to have shut down. If you open the website, a message from a developer reads “Sorry, our data center has been burned…...

May 10, 2026 1 Min Read

Apps

Want a pink timeline? Here’s how to use X's trending accent color feature

X users are currently going viral for turning their timelines pink. A post by user @xenvuen showing off a custom pink interface racked up over 260,000 views in just...

May 06, 2026 1 Min Read

Internet Culture

X to deny revenue to MrBeast this payout cycle over giveaway engagement bait?

Popular YouTuber MrBeast posted a provocative giveaway on X, and it was clearly designed to bait likes and farm engagement. The post read “If this tweet has exactly 1...

May 02, 2026 1 Min Read

Internet Culture

UK artist claims arrest over her own fictional anime artwork under 2009 child protection law

Update (May 02, 2026 – 05:15PM IST): A reader who is allegedly familiar with the situation reached out to me on X, claiming that the Reddit post is a...

May 01, 2026 3 Min Read

Apps

Someone uploaded 45 hours of 'Family Guy' to YouTube (and it's still up)

Right now, there are massive 45-hour chunks of unedited Family Guy episodes sitting in plain sight on YouTube. Instead of the usual zoomed-in, sped-up clips designed to...

Apr 30, 2026 1 Min Read