Newsletter: Obama’s 😉 at Trump’s ‘crowd size’

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

Our top stories today are about: People online believing that former President Barack Obama made a subtle jab at Trump’s manhood, how author JK Rowling has gone silent online after being named in a cyberbullying lawsuit by Olympic champion Imane Khelif, 25 of the best Duolingo jokes and memes we’ve come across, and how bridesmaids giving spicy photos to a groom on his wedding day backfired. 

After that, our Senior Politics and Tech Editor David has a “Deplatformed” column for you. 

One last thing: Kira will be guiding you through the news for the next few days. I’ll be back next week.

— A.W. 

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⚡ Today in Internet Culture

🤏 ‘CROWD’ SIZE
Obama roasted Trump’s obsession with crowd sizes—by making a subtle crack at something else

While speaking at the Democratic National Convention, former President Barack Obama made an allusion to—at least according to many online—the size of former President Donald Trump’s manhood.

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🤫 SCARED SILENT
‘Are you ok babe?’ JK Rowling hasn’t posted a thing since getting named in cyberbullying lawsuit

The normally boisterous author JK Rowling has gone silent on X after being named in a cyberbullying lawsuit by Algerian boxer and Olympic champion Imane Khelif.

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🦉 MEMES
‘Spanish or vanish’: The 25 best Duolingo jokes, memes, and interactions on the app

Duolingo is a ubiquitous tool for language learning these days. Thanks to its pushy mascot, Duo, the Owl, it’s also become a source of endless Duolingo memes.

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💍 YIKES
Bridesmaids instructed to give spicy Polaroids to groom on wedding day. It backfires

A video of a groom and bridesmaid sharing a hug is the talk of TikTok. That’s because there are a lot of folks who think there’s something scandalous going on.

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By David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor

The fact checks are getting fact-checked

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.

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🕸️ Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

🌧️ This man was taken aback when the hostess at a beach town restaurant almost wouldn’t let him in because of his wet hair. Apparently, it’s the restaurant’s policy.

☕ Amazon is pushing its corporate employees to return to the office. However, its workers are pushing back through tactics like “coffee badging.” What is that? 

🚙 Ever see the fancy iPad screens in your Uber or Lyft ride boasting all sorts of fun, colorful games? The sight can be a tempting use of time on your trip—but one rider is convinced he got scammed.

💸 Working as a DoorDash driver is not cutting it financially in this economy, as one delivery driver recently discovered after delivering 10 orders left her with less than expected.

🧥 A Burlington customer has gone viral after accusing staff at a San Diego branch of concealing certain in-demand items from buyers. 

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

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🤳 Today’s Viral Video

VP Kamala Harris shares what led her to become an attorney ✨