#internetculture — Public Fediverse posts

KComics Beat: OPINION: The future of webcomics and platforms. “Last week we looked back on the last five years of big webcomics-posting hubs. Cartoonists and readers alike are dissatisfied with how the large, established, corporate-backed webtoon publishers have been running their platforms, so where are people going now?”

The Guardian: Colbert launches YouTube channel less than a week after late-night show ends. “Stephen Colbert hasn’t even been off the air for a week, but is already causing some hubbub with the launch of a new YouTube channel that has garnered more than 120,000 subscribers.”

The Guardian: Colbert launches YouTube channel less than a week after late-night show ends. “Stephen Colbert hasn’t even been off the air for a week, but is already causing some hubbub with the launch of a new YouTube channel that has garnered more than 120,000 subscribers.”

The Guardian: Colbert launches YouTube channel less than a week after late-night show ends. “Stephen Colbert hasn’t even been off the air for a week, but is already causing some hubbub with the launch of a new YouTube channel that has garnered more than 120,000 subscribers.”

The Guardian: Colbert launches YouTube channel less than a week after late-night show ends. “Stephen Colbert hasn’t even been off the air for a week, but is already causing some hubbub with the launch of a new YouTube channel that has garnered more than 120,000 subscribers.”

The Guardian: Colbert launches YouTube channel less than a week after late-night show ends. “Stephen Colbert hasn’t even been off the air for a week, but is already causing some hubbub with the launch of a new YouTube channel that has garnered more than 120,000 subscribers.”

Why this empty room has the internet terrified
By Velvet Winter

Forget about slashers and body horror — the next evolution of fright stems from an fluorescent-lit room.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/what-are-the-backrooms-kane-parsons-a24/106709828

#InternetCulture #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Movies #HorrorMovies #VelvetWinter

Why this empty room has the internet terrified
By Velvet Winter

Forget about slashers and body horror — the next evolution of fright stems from an fluorescent-lit room.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/what-are-the-backrooms-kane-parsons-a24/106709828

#InternetCulture #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Movies #HorrorMovies #VelvetWinter

Why this empty room has the internet terrified
By Velvet Winter

Forget about slashers and body horror — the next evolution of fright stems from an fluorescent-lit room.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/what-are-the-backrooms-kane-parsons-a24/106709828

#InternetCulture #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Movies #HorrorMovies #VelvetWinter

Why this empty room has the internet terrified
By Velvet Winter

Forget about slashers and body horror — the next evolution of fright stems from an fluorescent-lit room.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/what-are-the-backrooms-kane-parsons-a24/106709828

#InternetCulture #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Movies #HorrorMovies #VelvetWinter

Why this empty room has the internet terrified
By Velvet Winter

Forget about slashers and body horror — the next evolution of fright stems from an fluorescent-lit room.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/what-are-the-backrooms-kane-parsons-a24/106709828

#InternetCulture #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Movies #HorrorMovies #VelvetWinter

NiemanLab: You couldn’t create a more anti-news internet if you tried. “The loss of local media in particular is associated with greater loneliness, lower awareness of public officials, and more corruption. It’s like an invisible tax levied on our communities that we pay civically, cognitively and sometimes even literally, in the form of higher local bond prices due to more wasteful […]

2008 The IT Crowd: Vintage Airwaves Hit

Remember when streaming wasn’t a click away and piracy jokes still felt risky? This “The IT Crowd” anti-piracy moment traps you right back in those late-2000s IT-office vibes—Moss and the crew going full awkward-serious about doing things the right way. If you ever downloaded “just to try it,” this one hits like a cringe time capsule.

#itcrowd #antipiracy #psa #ukcomedy #moss #richardaiyode #martinfreeman #ritva #televisionad #internetculture #piracyjoke

NBC News: How bizarre fish ‘experiment’ videos from China hijacked the internet’s worst impulses. “NBC News reviewed dozens of videos that showed small animals being physically maimed. The videos have spawned their own small internet niche of reaction videos, discussion, bizarre memes and even merch.”

How clips ate the internet

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.vox.com/podcasts/489213/clips-short-form-video-social-media-clavicular

The Conversation: Looksmaxxing isn’t just a TikTok trend – it often reflects severe body image issues in teen boys and young men. “Much of the media coverage of looksmaxxing has focused on cultural dimensions, such as the misogynist ideology underlying this trend and its implications for cultural conversations about masculinity. Meanwhile, looksmaxxers with an especially large following of […]

The Conversation: Looksmaxxing isn’t just a TikTok trend – it often reflects severe body image issues in teen boys and young men. “Much of the media coverage of looksmaxxing has focused on cultural dimensions, such as the misogynist ideology underlying this trend and its implications for cultural conversations about masculinity. Meanwhile, looksmaxxers with an especially large following of […]

The Conversation: Looksmaxxing isn’t just a TikTok trend – it often reflects severe body image issues in teen boys and young men. “Much of the media coverage of looksmaxxing has focused on cultural dimensions, such as the misogynist ideology underlying this trend and its implications for cultural conversations about masculinity. Meanwhile, looksmaxxers with an especially large following of […]

The Conversation: Looksmaxxing isn’t just a TikTok trend – it often reflects severe body image issues in teen boys and young men. “Much of the media coverage of looksmaxxing has focused on cultural dimensions, such as the misogynist ideology underlying this trend and its implications for cultural conversations about masculinity. Meanwhile, looksmaxxers with an especially large following of […]

The Conversation: Looksmaxxing isn’t just a TikTok trend – it often reflects severe body image issues in teen boys and young men. “Much of the media coverage of looksmaxxing has focused on cultural dimensions, such as the misogynist ideology underlying this trend and its implications for cultural conversations about masculinity. Meanwhile, looksmaxxers with an especially large following of […]

Chicago Reader: Work Hard Have Fun Make History looks at the destructive impulses behind Big Tech. “Right now, on Chicago’s stages, we have the Internet addiction reckoning of Octet at Raven Theatre and the paranoid tragicomedy of A Red Orchid Theatre’s The Targeted. First Floor Theater adds to this trend with their production of reid tang’s Work Hard Have Fun Make History, an […]

The Absolute Rage Induced by “K.”

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/05/22/23/40/08/analysis/jaimedavid327/10962/the-absolute-rage-induced-by-k/

How My Debut Book “Wonderment Within Weirdness” Won a 4-Star Literary Titan Award

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/05/22/23/18/18/analysis/jaimedavid327/10928/how-my-debut-book-wonderment-within-weirdness-won-a-4-star-literary-titan-award/

A community college had AI read out graduate names. It didn't go well
By Dannielle Maguire

It's graduation season for universities across the US, which has bred an unexpected viral trend: graduates jeering at artificial intelligence.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-23/graduates-boo-ai-google-eric-schmidt-artificial-intelligence/106701510

#AI #InternetCulture #DannielleMaguire

404 Media: This Archivist Has Saved 175,000 Articles from 30 Years of Writing about Magic: The Gathering. “Named after a Magic card, the Library of Leng is a new searchable database of writing about the card game. It pulled old usenet articles, hobbyist posts from old websites saved in the Internet Archive, and updates from publisher Wizards of the Coast that are routinely scrubbed from […]

From meme to movement, a cockroach party goes viral in India
By Claire Campbell

A satirical political party in India amasses the support of millions in just a few days and politicians are taking notice.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/india-cockroach-janta-party-amasses-support-from-millions/106709230

#SocialMedia #WorldPolitics #InternetCulture #Activism #CommunityandSociety #ClaireCampbell

PetaPixel: Badger Badger Badger Video Officially Preserved by British Film Institute. “The flash animation video that first went live on the website B3ta.com back in September 2003 has been officially preserved by the British Film Institute (BFI). Another early viral internet hit, ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, has also been preserved as the BFI pushes to preserve internet lore.”

PetaPixel: Badger Badger Badger Video Officially Preserved by British Film Institute. “The flash animation video that first went live on the website B3ta.com back in September 2003 has been officially preserved by the British Film Institute (BFI). Another early viral internet hit, ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, has also been preserved as the BFI pushes to preserve internet lore.”

PetaPixel: Badger Badger Badger Video Officially Preserved by British Film Institute. “The flash animation video that first went live on the website B3ta.com back in September 2003 has been officially preserved by the British Film Institute (BFI). Another early viral internet hit, ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, has also been preserved as the BFI pushes to preserve internet lore.”

PetaPixel: Badger Badger Badger Video Officially Preserved by British Film Institute. “The flash animation video that first went live on the website B3ta.com back in September 2003 has been officially preserved by the British Film Institute (BFI). Another early viral internet hit, ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, has also been preserved as the BFI pushes to preserve internet lore.”

PetaPixel: Badger Badger Badger Video Officially Preserved by British Film Institute. “The flash animation video that first went live on the website B3ta.com back in September 2003 has been officially preserved by the British Film Institute (BFI). Another early viral internet hit, ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, has also been preserved as the BFI pushes to preserve internet lore.”

TikTok, YouTube lag on UK child safety as rivals act, regulator says

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/tiktok-youtube-lag-united-kingdom-child-safety-ofcom/

Richmond American University London: Richmond Academic Co-Authors New Research on Extremism in Online Gaming Spaces . “Published by the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET), Beyond the Clan: Identity Formation, Influence, and Extremist Milieux in Online Gaming-Adjacent Spaces examines how platforms linked to gaming culture can become environments where harmful ideologies spread […]

Mother Jones: Scientology’s Extremely Online Pivot to Video. “[Gunnar] Scharf is just one of the young people at dozens of Scientology centers around the world who have begun making videos online, often using popular songs and trending audio, presenting a more approachable, amiable, and youthful face for the church. Many of these Instagram and TikTok accounts became especially active starting […]

Mother Jones: Scientology’s Extremely Online Pivot to Video. “[Gunnar] Scharf is just one of the young people at dozens of Scientology centers around the world who have begun making videos online, often using popular songs and trending audio, presenting a more approachable, amiable, and youthful face for the church. Many of these Instagram and TikTok accounts became especially active starting […]

Mother Jones: Scientology’s Extremely Online Pivot to Video. “[Gunnar] Scharf is just one of the young people at dozens of Scientology centers around the world who have begun making videos online, often using popular songs and trending audio, presenting a more approachable, amiable, and youthful face for the church. Many of these Instagram and TikTok accounts became especially active starting […]

Mother Jones: Scientology’s Extremely Online Pivot to Video. “[Gunnar] Scharf is just one of the young people at dozens of Scientology centers around the world who have begun making videos online, often using popular songs and trending audio, presenting a more approachable, amiable, and youthful face for the church. Many of these Instagram and TikTok accounts became especially active starting […]

Mother Jones: Scientology’s Extremely Online Pivot to Video. “[Gunnar] Scharf is just one of the young people at dozens of Scientology centers around the world who have begun making videos online, often using popular songs and trending audio, presenting a more approachable, amiable, and youthful face for the church. Many of these Instagram and TikTok accounts became especially active starting […]

New York Times: Political Money Is Flowing to Influencers. But From Whom?. This link goes to a gift article. “Mr. Espina’s arrangement provides a rare glimpse into the world of pay-for-play social media, where content creators and marketing firms are increasingly compensated to promote candidates or points of view and where there are few requirements for disclosure. The paid advocacy exists […]

New York Times: Political Money Is Flowing to Influencers. But From Whom?. This link goes to a gift article. “Mr. Espina’s arrangement provides a rare glimpse into the world of pay-for-play social media, where content creators and marketing firms are increasingly compensated to promote candidates or points of view and where there are few requirements for disclosure. The paid advocacy exists […]

New York Times: Political Money Is Flowing to Influencers. But From Whom?. This link goes to a gift article. “Mr. Espina’s arrangement provides a rare glimpse into the world of pay-for-play social media, where content creators and marketing firms are increasingly compensated to promote candidates or points of view and where there are few requirements for disclosure. The paid advocacy exists […]

New York Times: Political Money Is Flowing to Influencers. But From Whom?. This link goes to a gift article. “Mr. Espina’s arrangement provides a rare glimpse into the world of pay-for-play social media, where content creators and marketing firms are increasingly compensated to promote candidates or points of view and where there are few requirements for disclosure. The paid advocacy exists […]

New York Times: Political Money Is Flowing to Influencers. But From Whom?. This link goes to a gift article. “Mr. Espina’s arrangement provides a rare glimpse into the world of pay-for-play social media, where content creators and marketing firms are increasingly compensated to promote candidates or points of view and where there are few requirements for disclosure. The paid advocacy exists […]

THE FALL OF TV SCREENS AND THE RISE OF PHONE SCREENS

A personal reflection on growing up in the TV era, transitioning into smartphone culture, and how screens now shape modern human attention and identity.

Article link below 👇

https://medium.com/@dianabasieseme_60028/the-fall-of-tv-screens-and-the-rise-of-phone-screens-45fade2f7a78?sk=0d900f0cc57776e326b6e75101f281f3

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#DigitalCulture #Technology #InternetCulture #SocialMedia

THE FALL OF TV SCREENS AND THE RISE OF PHONE SCREENS

A personal reflection on growing up in the TV era, transitioning into smartphone culture, and how screens now shape modern human attention and identity.

Article link below 👇

https://medium.com/@dianabasieseme_60028/the-fall-of-tv-screens-and-the-rise-of-phone-screens-45fade2f7a78?sk=0d900f0cc57776e326b6e75101f281f3

Visual created with AI.

#DigitalCulture #Technology #InternetCulture #SocialMedia

THE FALL OF TV SCREENS AND THE RISE OF PHONE SCREENS

A personal reflection on growing up in the TV era, transitioning into smartphone culture, and how screens now shape modern human attention and identity.

Article link below 👇

https://medium.com/@dianabasieseme_60028/the-fall-of-tv-screens-and-the-rise-of-phone-screens-45fade2f7a78?sk=0d900f0cc57776e326b6e75101f281f3

Visual created with AI.

#DigitalCulture #Technology #InternetCulture #SocialMedia

THE FALL OF TV SCREENS AND THE RISE OF PHONE SCREENS

A personal reflection on growing up in the TV era, transitioning into smartphone culture, and how screens now shape modern human attention and identity.

Article link below 👇

https://medium.com/@dianabasieseme_60028/the-fall-of-tv-screens-and-the-rise-of-phone-screens-45fade2f7a78?sk=0d900f0cc57776e326b6e75101f281f3

Visual created with AI.

#DigitalCulture #Technology #InternetCulture #SocialMedia

THE FALL OF TV SCREENS AND THE RISE OF PHONE SCREENS

A personal reflection on growing up in the TV era, transitioning into smartphone culture, and how screens now shape modern human attention and identity.

Article link below 👇

https://medium.com/@dianabasieseme_60028/the-fall-of-tv-screens-and-the-rise-of-phone-screens-45fade2f7a78?sk=0d900f0cc57776e326b6e75101f281f3

Visual created with AI.

#DigitalCulture #Technology #InternetCulture #SocialMedia

🚀 Ah yes, the profound revelation that software development got *faster* after #Netscape, as if the internet needed another reason to increase our collective #ADHD 📱. Let's all thank a "documentary crew" for solving the great mystery of why Jamie Zawinski was fashionably late, again. 🙄
https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/the-lasting-influence-of-netscape-time/ #softwaredevelopment #internetculture #documentary #JamieZawinski #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Ah yes, the profound revelation that software development got *faster* after #Netscape, as if the internet needed another reason to increase our collective #ADHD 📱. Let's all thank a "documentary crew" for solving the great mystery of why Jamie Zawinski was fashionably late, again. 🙄
https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/the-lasting-influence-of-netscape-time/ #softwaredevelopment #internetculture #documentary #JamieZawinski #HackerNews #ngated