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The biggest stories on the internet from December 11th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
2:22 Creator suing celebrity facialist Sonya Dakar over alleged facial burns
6:07 Streamer Awards 2025 were a mess
10:43 TikTok's Solidcore scandal
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from December 10th, 2025.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:53 Australia’s under-16s social media ban officially begins and the response so far
8:21 Reddit reportedly plans to challenge Australian social media ban
10:59 The group cashing in on promoting the under-16 social media ban
13:53 AI reality show Non Player Combat is posted to YouTube
16:10 TikTok introduces Shared Collections and Feeds
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Sources:
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7284
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/australias-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-starts-today/106119800
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxekqryn1jo
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy54q80gy9t?post=asset%3A3c3b086d-716a-44d8-b45d-0a33ffd9b1cf#post
https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/reddit-to-challenge-albanese-s-social-media-age-ban-in-court-20251205-p5nl63
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/how-europe-may-follow-australias-teen-social-media-ban/106035946
https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditSafety/comments/1phjf63/expanding_age_assurance_to_australia/
https://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/public-events/news/2025/under-16-social-media-ban
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/36-months-teen-social-media-ban-big-tech-brands/
https://www.eonline.com/news/1425997/ai-reality-show-non-player-combat
https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/ai-reality-show-non-player-combat-hits-youtube-with-fully-generated-cast-3291748/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-04/court-agrees-hear-teens-challenge-to-under-16-social-media-ban/106103338
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/tiktok-adds-a-space-for-organizing-content-with-others-teases-shared-feeds/
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/new-ways-for-friends-and-families-to-discover-share-and-connect-on-tiktok?lang=en
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The biggest stories on the internet from December 9th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
00:53 Alix Earle x Braxton Berrios breakup updates
3:23 Threads rallies to find Ricki Lake for missing photos
6:10 Chappell Roan x M.A.C Cosmetics
7:42 Kelsea Ballerini calls out fan who compared her to Taylor Swift
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The biggest stories on the internet from December 8th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:42 Veruca Salt announces divorce from man she married after two weeks
6:03 Jaclyn Hill faces backlash for complaining about being in "views jail" on TikTok
14:45 Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios breakup
17:20 Pantone Colour of the Year criticism
21:57 Netflix Warner Brothers acquisition
24:43 Creator goes viral for confronting one of her trolls IRL and posting it to TikTok
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The biggest stories on the internet from December 4th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:32 Colour analysis TikTok community drama
7:47 Tana Mongeau talks Reddit impact
12:08 Spotify Wrapped reception
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from December 3rd, 2025.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
1:19 Slop Evader launches, a tool to dodge AI-generated slop online
6:20 Yope and Lemon8 climb Aussie app stores ahead of under-16s social media ban
9:51 Marques Brownlee closes wallpaper app Panels
13:34 Viral TikTok videos accuse Aaron Parnas of missing source citations
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Sources:
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https://www.404media.co/slop-evader-browser-extension-pre-generative-ai-search-filter/
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/02/teen-social-media-ban-alternative-apps-coverstar-lemon8/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/11/24267900/marques-brownlee-mkbhd-price-panels-wallpaper-app
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ciAONXv0M
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/mkbhds-wallpaper-app-panels-is-shutting-down/
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The biggest stories on the internet from December 2nd, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:38 Elle Eastern Suburbs Mum vs. Regarding Cindy
8:22 Millennial optimism is trending
11:16 WSJ profile on Club Chalamet
13:21 Zara Larsson’s makeup artist is becoming the star of her tour
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The biggest stories on the internet from December 1st, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:50 TikTok band Boy Throb explained
6:00 RelationshipTok rocked by woman proposing to partner after 14 years
8:57 TikTok Awards update
12:30 Michael's Black Friday mess
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 28th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Chiara Ferragni facing 20 months in jail for "fraudulent" charity collaboration
4:50 Rosie Nguyen Suno AI X post backlash
10:21 Creators speak out on experience attending TikTok Awards
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For today's mini scroll, we're bringing you a recap of our experience doing red carpet coverage at the 2025 TikTok Awards in Sydney, Australia!
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from November 26th, 2025.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
1:41 Political accounts are astroturfing on X
8:59 Twitch is included in Australia's under-16s social media ban
13:13 Breaking down the viral Roblox CEO interview
19:10 Female Founder interview w/ Smriti Bangera from Chloris Labs
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-influencers-accidentally-unmasked-as-foreign-actors/
https://www.garbageday.email/p/republicans-astroturfed-themselves
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/esafetyoffice_weve-informed-twitch-that-we-consider-it-activity-7397414128505638912-ODyD?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/twitch-included-in-under-16s-social-media-ban/106036398
https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2025/11/roblox-requires-age-checks-limits-minor-and-adult-chat
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/roblox-ceo-predators
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/21/australia-adds-twitch-to-teen-social-media-ban-pinterest-exempted/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/podcasts/hardfork-roblox-child-safety.html?smid=url-share
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 25, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
1:08 xQc vs. Pokimane
3:35 Cooking with Kya "cautionary tale"
9:48 BeanTok changes lives
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 24th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
00:55 Chase Stokes x Kelsea Ballerini split
3:41 Becca Bloom equality backlash
10:24 Aspyn Ovard girlfriend reveal
11:51 Manosphere podcast goes viral for hypocrisy
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In this episode, we explore how intertwined pop culture, the digital world… and the American state of Utah have become. Why are we so fascinated with Utah content creators? What is it about Mormonism that has captivated pop culture fanatics? And how exactly did Utah become the capital of the internet?
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
4:16 How did Utah become the capital of the internet?
5:50 Mormonism: Origins, stereotypes and perceptions with Dr. David Smith
16:16 Mormonism goes mainstream
16:50 OG Mormon bloggers: Heather Armstrong, Noami Davis, Rach Parcell & Amber Fillerup Clark
22:13 Vloggers, family channels & tradwives: Shaytards, 8 Passengers, Ballerina Farm & Nara Smith
28:50 The observers & outsiders: Robert Carpenter, The Black Menaces & ExMo community
32:23 Why Mormonism dominates internet culture
44:37 Dr. David Smith interview pt. 2
57:41 Conclusion
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 20th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
00:48 Bee Better returns
5:48 Timothée Chalamet's viral Zoom film promo
8:31 Brittany Broski x Chris Martin spotted at concert
9:42 DoorDash girl update
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from November 19th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:21 Vine has rebooted with diVine
7:15 Meta wins antitrust case
10:49 YouTube is getting a weekly live late night show
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Sources:
https://divine.video/authenticity
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.224921/gov.uscourts.dcd.224921.693.0_2.pdf
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/16/tech/mark-zuckerberg-testimony-meta-ftc-trial
https://www.theverge.com/news/823191/meta-ftc-antitrust-trial-ruling
https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2025/google-dodges-chrome-sell-off-in-antitrust-ruling.html
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/18/meta-instagram-whatsapp-antitrust-ftc
https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/the-future-of-content-is-on-youtube/
https://deadline.com/2025/11/youtube-late-night-stand-up-comedy-creator-slate-1236615805/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-late-night-comedy-slate-event-1236427188/
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 18th, 2025.
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1:10 Mikayla Nogueira negative lip kit reviews
6:02 NYC influencer goes viral for restaurant scandal & tragic dog situation
11:09 iJustine song faces AI allegations
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 17th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:47 Elyse Myers book review drama
8:37 Hair by Chrissy $4K backlash
15:36 Ariana Grande charged at by fan at Wicked premiere
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 13th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:54 UK influencer Brittany Miller admits to lying about cancer
3:34 Madeleine White sparks international online debate over pink eye
7:35 Sydney Sweeney's box office flop theories
10:56 Viral resume video at Jonas Brothers concert
13:39 Celebrity relationship updates
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