#internetculture — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #internetculture, aggregated by home.social.
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Roblox to face external audits to prove it's safe for Australian children
Australia's eSafety Commissioner will be able to take the gaming platform to court if it finds Roblox is not honouring its commitments to keep Australian children safe.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/roblox-esafety-court-enforceable-undertaking/107056294
#ConsumerProtection #ChildCare #Children #InformationandCommunication #InternetCulture #LawCrimeandJustice
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A joke domain purchase turned in geopolitical warfare
https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2026/08/19/sondehub-and-war/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49360015
#HackerNews #jokedomain #geopoliticalwarfare #cybersecurity #internetculture
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RAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·LIST: What Roblox has done to safeguard child users
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🎉 Oh no! Another keyboard warrior discovers the internet isn't a utopia of thoughtful discourse, but a dumpster fire of ads and #clickbait. 😱 Surprise! Who knew that a treasure trove of cat GIFs and meme culture wasn't the bastion of intellectual growth?! 😂
https://btao.org/posts/2026-08-17-i-dont-enjoy-the-internet/ #internetculture #memehumor #keyboardwarriors #dumpsterfire #HackerNews #ngated -
New York Times: After 31 Years, a Quirky Gay Gossip Website Shuts Down. This link goes to a gift article. “At around 5 p.m. on July 30, one day ahead of schedule, the DataLounge, a long-running online forum that became a gathering spot for (mostly) gay men, went dark. Just like that, tens of millions of posts spanning more than three decades simply disappeared.”
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Superwog, Eddie Woo among YouTubers inducted into film and sound archive
By Tessa FlemmingTogether, these Youtubers boast more than 84 million subscribers worldwide. Now they're being recognised for their impact on Australian culture.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/youtubers-recognised-in-nfsa-archive/107033208
#InternetCulture #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #HumanInterest #TessaFlemming
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How much longer should Australia wait for the social media ban to work?
By Cam WilsonIf the prime minister is right and there's no time to waste, how much more of it can we spend just waiting for the teen social media ban to work?
#GovernmentandPolitics #SocialMedia #InformationandCommunication #FederalGovernment #CommunityandSociety #InternetCulture #Internet #YoungPeople #Health #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #CamWilson
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Thoughts on the web, small-web and federation
I've actually been thinking about this for a while... a couple of years probably. But I ran across a post on mastodon.social that made me stop and pause and think, "OK, what is really the status of things right now, in mid-2026?" The post read: As attempts to lock down "the #internet" grow, alongside it will grow the rebirth of an age of #zines, #BBS, #mixtapes, #burnedCDs, and other hand-to-hand media. People will bypass restrictions, even if it's by paper and #sneakernet or #CB radios in […]https://offgridholdout.org/journal/thoughts-on-the-web-small-web-and-federation/
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Hi everyone! 👋 Time for a proper #Introduction.
I'm a tech & internet culture enthusiast based in Poland 🇵🇱. Big fan of testing weird food combinations (yes, dipping salty fries into a cold vanilla milkshake is a top-tier snack 🍟🍦).
Here to share hot takes, join cool conversations, and connect with people worldwide!#poland #food #tech #internetculture #newhere #internetculturefeed
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Mashable: Photos, memes, and conspiracies out of the 2026 solar eclipse. “For the first time in 27 years, the people of mainland Europe were able to watch the moon pass perfectly in front of the sun and blot out its earthbound rays. That means members of Gen Alpha, and many young Gen Z space enthusiasts, just experienced their very first total solar eclipse.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/14/mashable-photos-memes-and-conspiracies-out-of-the-2026-solar-eclipse/ -
Associated Press: YouTube sensation Ms. Rachel announces debut album with Mr. Aron, ‘I’m So Happy’. “Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher Ms. Rachel and her husband, Aron Accurso, will release their debut album, the 23-track ‘I’m So Happy,’ on Sept. 25…. Ms. Rachel launched her mega popular YouTube channel in 2019 with her husband, […]
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New York Times: The Creators of VHS Dates Are Ready to Come Clean. This link goes to a gift article. “Viewers, including some celebrities, were touched by the onscreen vulnerability, as well as the outfits and hairstyles that looked like something out of an old Sears catalog. I, too, found it compelling. I scheduled an interview with the two filmmakers who said they had been digitizing the […]
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The Walrus: Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse. “The corpus is collapsing in real time. This degraded digital space should force a broader understanding of cultural sovereignty. Right now, the debate is framed largely as a fight over whether foreign mega platforms like Netflix, YouTube, or Spotify should support Canadian content. That charged conversation sidesteps the deeper […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/11/the-walrus-google-search-is-dying-what-comes-next-is-worse/ -
RAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·
Amid US addiction suits, TikTok launches digital guide to build safer online habits in PH
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Associated Press: As AI grips world, the thrill of collecting vintage computers is growing. “While Silicon Valley has since moved on to shaping the future of artificial intelligence, these hardware enthusiasts are intent on saving the Atari, Commodore and IBM machines that are ancestors to today’s laptops, wearable devices and smart phones. Where others see junk, people like [Josh] Dersch see […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/10/associated-press-as-ai-grips-world-the-thrill-of-collecting-vintage-computers-is-growing/ -
🚀 Oh boy, 1998 called and wants its "revolutionary" insight back. Apparently, keeping #URIs unchanged is the pinnacle of digital innovation, because who knew that #stability was a thing? 🙄 Spoiler alert: People change URIs, not the internet gods. 🌐✨
https://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI #digitalinnovation #HackerNews #1998insights #internetculture #HackerNews #ngated -
Ars Technica: Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment. “In the mid-’90s, the web was exploding, but finding anything of actual value on it felt like an elaborate negotiation with whatever proto-search engine happened to be standing closest to the door. Unlike now, when Google is widely seen as both portal and gatekeeper, sites like AltaVista, Lycos, Excite, HotBot, and […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/08/ars-technica-remembering-the-pre-google-web-when-search-was-an-experiment/ -
TechSpot: AI slop, privacy fears, and endless scrolling are making people fall out of love with the internet. “More than 50% of participants believe that it’s inevitable their personal data will be breached, with only 11% disagreeing with the statement. Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2012) were most confident they’d be safe, but a still-high 47% believe their data is bound to be hijacked. Gen X […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/08/techspot-ai-slop-privacy-fears-and-endless-scrolling-are-making-people-fall-out-of-love-with-the-internet/ -
Tubefilter: Mondo Metrics says its new trend tracker is “what CrowdTangle would have become”–and it’s launching with major sports leagues. “Live sports is perhaps the mainstay of modern entertainment. TV and radio engagement may have slipped, but live sports are still going strong on both. And on the internet, leagues, teams, and tournaments have found even deeper connections with their […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/07/tubefilter-mondo-metrics-says-its-new-trend-tracker-is-what-crowdtangle-would-have-become-and-its-launching-with-major-sports-leagues/ -
Another Corner of the Internet Has Been Ruined
https://www.freeformatter.com/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49211758
#HackerNews #internetculture #onlinecommunity #technews #socialmedia #trends
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The ‘Manosphere’ Isn’t a Movement. It’s a Multibillion-Dollar Grievance Industry
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https://tuhat.net/@onefootintheother/p/what-is-happening-to-the-web
The web was supposed to be open access, decentralised, fun, for and by the people. An accessible place where anyone was welcome and anyone could show up however they wanted to. A place to connect over niche interests and creative expression. A free, creative commons. A sharing of humanity’s knowledge. A playground of creativity, connectivity and learning.
A true third space.
But....
#internet #internetculture #socialmedia #technology #philosophy #creativity #writing
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Court says Meta must pay $806m for harming children's mental health
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $US567 million ($806 million) to address harms to young people from its platforms.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/meta-ordered-to-pay-us567-million-in-new-mexico-/107008246
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How video games can make young men feel less alone
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Facebook isn't just giving these agitators a platform: it's paying them
An ABC NEWS Verify investigation reveals Facebook is directly funding some controversial Australian content creators including a white nationalist and an anti-vaxxer influencer.
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Deadline: Walt Disney Company & TikTok Ink Global Short-Form Content-Sharing Deal. “The Walt Disney Company and TikTok today announced a global deal that will allow social media content creators and fans to access and use memorable scenes from Disney movies and shows.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/05/deadline-walt-disney-company-tiktok-ink-global-short-form-content-sharing-deal/