‘This is not a feel-good story’: People are upset after 89-year-old pizza...
An 89-year-old pizza delivery man recently went viral on TikTok, and he was subsequently surprised with a crowdfunded tip of $12,000 from his new fans. However, people online are upset that his story...
View ArticleJudge gives Trump administration until this afternoon to postpone TikTok...
A federal judge is giving President Donald Trump's administration until this afternoon to postpone its scheduled download ban of TikTok, or face a legal hearing on Sunday to determine what happens...
View ArticleProfessor sent inappropriate email to student, viral TikTok shows
We've all had awkward conversations with our professors, but few can compare to TikTok user @cloudoda's recent experience. The young user shared her experience to TikTok earlier this week, where it...
View Article‘Da Vinky’ memes will make you question everything you know about art history
How well do you know your art history? Bet you've never heard of Da Vinky. That is, you probably hadn't heard of him until the past week, when Da Vinky memes took over Twitter. Even without context,...
View ArticleTrisha Paytas accused of flashing viewers in TikTok video—again
In a since-deleted video, 32-year-old Trisha Paytas seemingly accidentally flashed viewers while dancing in her underwear on TikTok—again. According to HITC, Paytas started uploading back-to-back...
View ArticleTikTokers are upset after dog standing like human on subway goes viral
A video of a dog dressed up in glasses and a blazer while standing on the subway like a human has gone viral—drawing slurry of mixed reactions from viewers. The video, originally taken by the owner of...
View ArticleGirl responds to concerns after video of boyfriend pushing her into ‘shark...
“Boys will be boys” has long normalized playground cruelty—and worse—against girls, but it’s still baffling to see grown men thinking that terrorizing women for a laugh is actually funny rather than...
View ArticleJudge delays Trump’s TikTok download ban
A federal judge on Sunday agreed with TikTok that the Trump administration's download ban of the app scheduled for later today should be temporarily blocked. The move is a victory for the wildly...
View ArticleEveryone on TikTok is simping for ‘UPS Bae’
These are fraught times to be alive in America, especially for college students. The unabated coronavirus pandemic is now ravaging campuses across the country, with universities often unprepared to...
View ArticleMan skating to Fleetwood Mac becomes a vibe
He's clad in a grey sweatshirt, skating alongside what appears to be a highway. He takes a deep swig from a bottle of cranberry juice, and sings along to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams." The caption:...
View Article‘Things I’d be hated for’ TikTok trend invites parody—and criticism
A TikTok trend that imagines what people would have been “hated” for in different decades is drawing parodies—and backlash. The trend sees users listing off the things they’d theoretically be hated...
View ArticleVideo shows man accidentally dropkicked into water while proposing to...
Apparently, when guys aren't pushing their girlfriends into a pit of sharks, they're being dunked into the water themselves. A video recently shared to TikTok shows a "fairy tale" marriage proposal...
View ArticleHow a classic Spongebob monologue broke TikTok—and became a breakout meme
A recent wave of Spongebob TikToks has seemingly taken over the platform. Hundreds of thousands of users are creating lip-synced videos with the sound "M to the Gary" on TikTok, based on an audio clip...
View ArticleTech Tuesday newsletter: TikTok survives Trump ban. Now what?
Sign up to receive the best of the internet straight to your inbox. Welcome to this week's "Tech Tuesday" edition of the Internet Insider. This week, TikTok faced a download ban deadline, but the...
View ArticleViral TikTok has people guessing what Trump’s search history is before...
A viral TikTok is asking commenters to guess President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence's search history ahead of tonight's first presidential debate—and people have come out in force to...
View ArticlePatient cat is breakout star of actress’‘Sex and the City’ TikTok reenactments
We're spending more time at home with our pets these days, whether they like it or not. The mental fatigue of social distancing means we humans might cross some boundaries with our fur children. But...
View ArticleVideo shows ‘Grandma Karen’ swinging American flag at people, trying to bite...
A TikTok user dubbed a woman a "Grandma Karen" after she swung a massive American flag at people and attempted to bite his mother's hand. A video posted on TikTok by user @blake_355 on Monday shows a...
View ArticleGirl forgets mic is on during Zoom class, talks about how ‘sexy’ her lecturer is
Between online class interruptions and staged kidnappings, as if Zoom classes couldn't get any more awkward, people are now exposing themselves by forgetting to mute their mics. A recent TikTok video...
View ArticleWoman filming a TikTok catches man trying to steal her phone
A young woman was allegedly trying to record a TikTok video in a subway station in New York City when she apparently recorded an attempted theft instead. TikTok user @5minwithaurea posted the moment...
View ArticleTikTok users mimicked Trump, Biden performances in debate reactions
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden debated for the first time on Tuesday. It made for plenty of viral TikTok content. TikTok's response to the bickering between America's two...
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