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If I had a nickel for every time there was a viral baby hippo, Id havetwonickels.
And for you, maybe it was.
Maybe words like Bridgerton-fan-event pole dancer and yet anotherLil Tay hoax never reached your algorithm.
We build our For You pages brick by brick, but some bricks are more cursed than others.
To see if your September was really as internet-poisoned as it felt, we created a quiz.
For each online moment that you saw on your feed, you earn the corresponding number of points.
.Tapped by Taylor
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In the 24 hours it was live, the General Services Administration reported the link receivedabout 406,000 clicks.
In other words, just another week on this hell internet.
.Hippo, so confusing
A second viral hippo has hit social media.
Baby hippos have a special place in peoples hearts!
Fiona, now 7 years old, has an equally charming 2-year-old brother, Fritz.
While this is good news for humanity, it might not be good news for Instagram.
In the words of a TikTok commenter, I give up.
Prominent media outlets were quick to cover the initial stunt, but most have not addressed his reversal.
They, too, give up.
So, yes, there are lawsuits.
I just left feeling really insignificant and mistreated and traumatized, one defendant told the outlet.
I still havent gotten paid.
I just hope that no one else ever has to go through this.
You mean, sign up for an elaborate series of competitions orchestrated by the Elon Musk of YouTube creators?
Ill do my best.
Think West Elm Caleb.
.Gagged by Gaga
Like her fictional counterpart in the upcoming sequel, Lady Gagaalsohas aJokerorigin story.
Plus you probably dont remember your Facebook password anyway.
Real stans knew the truth or really, real millennials.
.DeuxMoi dragged
Can you c’mon delete this.
This just in: Invasive Instagram celebrity-gossip account demands privacy.
Can you c’mon delete this, the account wrote.
The Swiftie, in typical Swiftie fashion, did not back down.
Luckily, however, shes one who can be bested by a simple Shift-Command-4.
While the Waffle House door had closed, another one opened to the recording studio with Latto.
Ina videoposted on September 24, Ramirez filmed herself dancing with Latto under a shower of bills.
And when you have The Shade Roomon your side, anything is possible.
.Skinny not-so legend
Dont show urself eating carrots
Thinspo, but make it girl boss.
Thats essentially fitness creator Liv Schmidts ethos.
Its not a sin to want to be thin.
However, Schmidt has created a new account to fight back against TikToks decision.
She has, however, continued to post body checks, step counts, and daily calorie counts.
While getting banned is notable, the problem is what shell continue to do in the shadows around it.
.Jousting for jubilee
This guys name is Dean Withers.
Hes 20 years old.
Take some time to watch this.
Why Its a 4:Democracy dies in darkness, but I guess it lives on Jubilee?
For that reason, you likely have no one to talk to about it.
has come to an end.
The biopic writes itself.
.NaNoAIMo
Human writers support human editors and human artists.
And here I thought#nanowrimowould feel the same.
Lets talk about National Novel Writing Month, and their new stance on AI.
This decision causedan uproaron X and TikTok.
What we dont believe is that NaNoWriMo belongs at the forefront of that conversation.
I wonder if theres a piece of technology that could summarize it for you …
