Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: Former President Trump melting down online after a judge’s latest decision in his fraud case, people online sharing which “nepo babies” don’t deserve the slander, a woman who went viral for sharing how she overheard men complaining that their girlfriends are “ugly,” and an explanation of what the acronym “HG” stands for on TikTok.
After that, our Senior Politics and Technology Editor David has a Q&A for his “Deplatformed” column this week. Scroll down below to check it out.
See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today’s top stories
🤬 POLITICS
Trump is losing it after judge’s latest decision in fraud case
Trump needs hundreds of millions of dollars to appeal the fraud case.
🎬 POP CULTURE
‘What’s an example of nepotism that you’re actually a fan of?’: People are sharing the ‘nepo babies’ who don’t deserve the slander
In case you’ve been out of the internet discourse loop, there have been countless conversations about the many nepo babies of Hollywood, and to what degree everyone seems okay with their career paths.
🗣️ VIRAL
‘Time to find new ones’: Woman overhears boys complaining that their girlfriends are ‘ugly’ on spring break, tries to expose them
According to the woman, the men were all complaining about the aesthetics of their girlfriends to one another, and she called them out while recording their time on a Pickleball court.
📱 INTERNET CULTURE
‘It’s my HG’: In case you’re confused, here’s what the acronym ‘HG’ stands for on TikTok
If you’re a part of skincare TikTok, you probably already know.
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🌞 From the ‘Don’t Stare At The Sun’ Dept.
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🚉 Deplatformed
By David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor
Deplatformed: Inside the Nexus
Deplatformed is a weekly column that looks into the nether reaches of the internet—outside the big few that everyone already covers—to tell you the political discourse online. It runs on Thursdays in the Daily Dot’s web_crawlr newsletter. If you want to get this column a day before we publish it, subscribe to web_crawlr, where you’ll get the daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.
🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🛍️ A woman asked her husband to put groceries away. But viewers of the video, which went viral, are shocked at what he does.
🐶 San Francisco startup Loyal has an interesting idea: What if we found a way to improve and extend the lives of dogs? Better yet, what if doing so taught us how to extend our own lives?
🍔 McDonald’s unveiling of their new uniforms has left some employees outraged.
🚙 In a viral video, an expert mechanic exposed the biggest scams in the auto repair industry.
📽️ Travis Kelce’s movie just premiered and it’s actually good.
🚢 This cruise line passenger has made a seemingly startling discovery of security cameras overlooking balconies on her ship, sparking a heated debate online.
📝 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.
HAVE YOU EVER WORKED IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY?
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👋 Before you go
A customer who was set to pay $31.50 for her son’s haircut was horrified to find that there was a 69% tip option on the payment tablet.
That customer, known as Amanda S on TikTok (@happilyeverafter69), posted a photo of the tipping screen, getting more than 537,000 views as of Sunday. She also chose the Danger Twins’ “Showin’ Off” to soundtrack it, focusing on the “I can’t believe my eyes” lyric.
The tipping screen had four options on it, starting at 20% for “Good,” before moving on to 35% for “Great,” 50% for “Wow!” and 69% for “Best Service Ever!” She found these options to be not so nice, despite the presence of a custom button on the iPad to bypass the four suggested amounts.
