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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Our top stories today are about: A hotel guest warning of a pizza scam that is happening in multiple states, actor Mark Hamill being on a crusade to bring back public likes on X, how a TikToker’s at-home sandwich station trend is taking over refrigerators everywhere, and why people are calling out the hypocrisy of Disney+. 

After that, our Senior Reporter Tricia has a “Digital Democracy” column for you. 

See you tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

⚡ Today in Internet Culture

🍕 SCAMS
‘It blew my mind’: Hotel guest warns against 3 San Antonio pizza places running a ‘scam.’ It’s not just Texas

You should think twice before choosing pizza over room service. You might lose your credit card information to a pernicious pizza scam.

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👍 TECH
‘I want people to know it was me’: Mark Hamill is on a crusade to bring back public likes on X

Not everyone is taking the news that X is hiding likes so easily. One of the main crusaders against this change is Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. 

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🥪 TRENDS
TikTok’s at-home sandwich station trend is taking over refrigerators everywhere

Putting together a quick sandwich just got a little quicker.

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🎬 POP CULTURE
People are calling out the hypocrisy of the ‘Saw’ films being added to Disney+ when they axed a ‘Lizzie McGuire’ reboot for being too adult

A new move by Disney+ has the internet calling out the streamer for multiple reasons.

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👩‍💻 Digital Democracy

By Tricia Crimmins
Senior Reporter

A 2021 Biden executive order is being accused of election fraud—there’s just one problem

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🕸️ Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

💊 A pharmacist revealed five of what he says are the best deals on medications at Dollar Tree, along with a few pharmaceutical products you should avoid. 

💅 This beauty guru posted a viral video sharing a trick she says will make your press-on nails last for at least 30 days. 

🐠 A Costco shopper is calling out the store after claiming to have found parasites in their salmon.

🏦 Personal banking can often present complex tasks to customers in a simple format requiring little interaction with a bank teller or employee. That might not always be a good thing.

🖋️ A TikToker has gone viral after making an unsettling realization about her new tattoo. 

🍽️ Customers usually understand that if a restaurant’s front door is locked, that means it’s closed and not accepting customers. However, that isn’t very clear to one customer as this TikToker explains.

🛍️ From the Daily Dot archive: #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt: Why TikTok shopping is now the ordinary.

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🤳 Today’s Viral Video

“Recycle! Recycle!” 😂