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

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Happy Friday! Our top stories today are about: A woman’s shocking discovery about her Ring doorbell camera, an exclusive report about leaked chats from Andrew Tate’s online school, a disgruntled Wicked viewer who was kicked out of a theater for other guests, and a look at some of the best “I’m Just A Chill Guy” memes. 

After that, the trending team shares with you their pick for “Main Character of the Week.” 

P.S. — It’s Friday, so you should take our weekly news quiz! Just scroll down below and answer the question. If you guess correctly, you might win a web_crawlr shirt! 

See you tomorrow! 

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— A.W. 


⚡ Today in Internet Culture

đŸ“· WTF
‘Thank God I was wearing this shirt’: Woman issues warning after revealing something shocking about Ring doorbell cameras

Can Ring doorbells see through clothes? 

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đŸ’» HACKING
EXCLUSIVE: ‘No one is learning anymore’: Leaked chats reveal Andrew Tate’s online school overrun by spammers

Private chat servers used by Andrew Tate’s staff have been breached as part of an ongoing hacking campaign against the accused sex trafficker.

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🎬 POP CULTURE
‘We got our tickets for ‘Wicked’ weeks ago’: AMC customer demands answers after they were kicked out of ‘Wicked’ screening to seat other guests

A disgruntled AMC customer has gone viral after they were kicked out of their seats to accommodate other guests.

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đŸ¶ MEMES
35 of the funniest I’m Just A Chill Guy memes

You’ve probably seen this character on your feeds recently. 

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Main Character of the Week, a web_crawlr column

By Ramon Ramirez
Managing Editor

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Main Character of the Week: Escaping the algorithm

Main Character of the Week is a weekly column that tells you the most prominent “main character” online (good or bad). It runs on Fridays 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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đŸ•žïž Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

🍋 We’re all familiar with the concept of false advertising these days. But you might not always expect this behavior from a small business. Either way, a “fresh-squeezed” lemonade stand got caught using supermarket juice and garden hose water as ingredients.

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đŸŒ¶ïž Like the peppers at In-N-Out? You might want to watch this video before you order extras. 

đŸ„€ While we all love the convenience of grabbing a quick fountain drink, the reality is that many soda fountains are probably a lot more unsanitary than you think.

đŸœïž A TikToker thinks Texas Roadhouse was trying to pull one over on customers with its Veterans Day promotion.

đŸ“ș From the Daily Dot archive: What do users actually want from streaming services? 

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đŸ€ł Today’s Viral Video

Ariana Grande discusses her viral SNL “Domingo” skit.

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