Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Happy Friday! Our top stories today are about: A delivery driver confronting customers who made them wait outside for 15 minutes, a security vulnerability in Bing that let someone alter the search results of millions of users, a viral warning about scams on LinkedIn, and someone detailing a nightmare Uber experience.
After that, our Culture Editor Tiffany has her “This Week on the Internet” column and shares with you her meme of the week.
Also—It’s Friday, which means it is time for our weekly news quiz. If you answer the question down below correctly, you’ll be entered to win a web_crawlr shirt.
One last thing: We’ve got something fun planned for tomorrow’s newsletter… so make sure to keep an eye out for it. 👀
— A.W.
⚡ Today’s top stories
🍕 LABOR
‘Answer the f*cking door’: Domino’s delivery driver confronts customers after waiting outside for 15 minutes
A viral video shows how a Domino’s delivery driver went off on a customer who didn’t open the door to pick up their food and supposedly kept her outside waiting.
💻 TECH
Hacker uncovers backdoor that can change Bing’s top search results
A vulnerability in Microsoft’s Bing search engine allowed a security researcher to alter the search results for millions of users.
💸 SCAMS
‘The crazy part is that everything about it seemed so legit’: Worker says she accepted a scam job on LinkedIn
Now, it appears scammers have found a new avenue to explore: LinkedIn job posts.
🚗 VIRAL
Customer says Uber driver falsely reported he was drunk, charged him $100 cleaning fee
A user on TikTok has sparked discussion after claiming that an Uber driver attempted to charge him a fraudulent cleaning fee of over $100.
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🗣️ This Week on the Internet
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
📱 Queer TikToker Jackie Simpson (@lesbianplantdad) has been accused of emotional abuse and manipulation by multiple queer, female TikTokers.
🤢 A viral video posted by a Washington-based Starbucks employee showed her completing a mobile order that included a plant-based sausage breakfast sandwich with a pump of vanilla syrup.
🏨 A hotel night shift worker documents an interaction with a “male Karen” who threatened to get her fired after she said she couldn’t check him in without his ID in a now-viral TikTok clip.
🧇 A man revealed in a viral TikTok how Waffle House workers allegedly prevent customers from dining in: by pouring syrup all over the seats.
🎥 There’s a tone-deaf problem with John Wick: Chapter 4.
💸 A worker at a ketamine clinic says her company removed $2,000 from her account after its abrupt closing.
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📅 Meme of the Week
Tom’s “ludicrously capacious bag” line from the season 4 premiere of Succession became a breakout meme—and it also fits as a line from Mr. Darcy.
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