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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 MAGA fan’s car fail on a livestream going viral, a dumpster diver showing off what they found behind Barnes & Noble, an app under fire for its AI using “racist language,” and a woman issuing a warning why you shouldn’t update the TikTok app. 

After that, our Assistant Newsletter Editor Kira has a “Decoding Fandom” column for you. 

See you tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

⚡ Today in Internet Culture

🚘 FAIL
MAGA fan crashes car on live stream right after claiming God cleared the roads for him

A video of a Trump supporter crashing his car while paying tribute to Jan. 6 went viral—because he was live streaming while driving. 

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🗑️ VIRAL
‘It was almost $300’: Dumpster diver discovers 10 boxes behind Barnes & Noble. She can’t believe what’s inside

Sometimes, the best deal you can find from a retailer isn’t in-store—it’s behind the store, in the dumpsters.

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📚 AI
‘What the actual what?’: Fable app’s AI uses ‘very bigoted, racist language’ telling user to read more white authors

Fable is in hot water after the book club app’s AI feature advised one user who read mostly Black authors in 2024 to read more works by white authors.

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📱 TECH
‘This is a travesty’: Woman issues warning on why you shouldn’t update your TikTok app

Are users now locked into the TikTok automatic watermark? 

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By Kira Deshler
Assistant Newsletter Editor

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🕸️ Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

🛍️ Temu is a marketplace that offers buyers cheap goods shipped directly to their doors from independent sellers. However, sometimes, that low cost comes at a price. 

☕ In a viral video, a Starbucks barista scolded customers over this common ordering practice.

👜 A woman took a Coach purse to the store to get it customized. Then a worker intervened.

💸 Uber Eats has come under fire for allegedly raising an order total at checkout, with a video from a customer drawing more than 10.8 million views on TikTok.

🎬 Chronically offline Nicole Kidman reinforced her grass-touching designation after making it clear that she doesn’t know about the popular X account Pop Crave.

🎮 From the Daily Dot archive: How a Sims 2 fan forum became an unwitting safe space for queer creatives.

📝 Question of the Day

Everyone’s got opinions, and we want to know yours. Just click a button below to answer the question, and tomorrow we will let you know how fellow web crawlers like you answered. 

DO YOU SHOP AT BARNES & NOBLE?

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🤳 Today’s Viral Video

Give him an Oscar for this 😂😂😂

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