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00:55 Tana Mongeau vs. Tara's World

7:17 Pearl Davis' "silent temper tantrum"

12:26 2016 nostalgia theories

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0:46 Hailey Bieber repost mystery update

7:37 Chiara Ferragni acquitted of cake fraud

11:04 Pop Crave turns 10

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2:43 Grok non-consensually undressing women updates 

10:29 Instagram sending out password change emails without requests 

13:40 YouTube’s viral 140 year long video 

15:56 The demise of Etsy and Etsy Witches 

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/grok-image-generator-outcry-sexualised-ai-imagery

https://www.theverge.com/news/859309/grok-undressing-limit-access-gaslighting 

https://boingboing.net/2026/01/12/malaysia-and-indonesia-block-grok-over-deepfake-sexual-abuse-material.html 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7y10xm4x2o 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/12/ofcom-investigating-x-outcry-sexualised-ai-images-grok-elon-musk

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/grok-ai-blocked-in-indonesia-malaysia-over-explicit-images/106222336 

https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/esafety-raises-concerns-about-misuse-of-grok-to-generate-sexualised-content

https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/esafety-raises-concerns-about-misuse-of-grok-to-generate-sexualised-content 

https://www.techpolicy.press/the-grok-disaster-isnt-an-anomaly-it-follows-warnings-that-were-ignored/ 

https://bsky.app/profile/malwarebytes.com/post/3mbywfybiil26 

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/01/received-an-instagram-password-reset-email-heres-what-you-need-to-know 

https://x.com/instagram/status/2010202301886238822

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdexdr08p05o 

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/mysterious-youtube-video-thats-140-years-long-has-everyone-confused-3303365/ 

https://www.etsy.com/legal/policy/services/242665313101#

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2:22 Savoury Girl AI sponsorship backlash & subsequent fall out

9:08 Bebe Rexha voicenotes from Khia Asylum

12:05 Lowkenuinely

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1:00 Lauren vs. Samara

2:53 Kristy Sarah files for divorce from husband Desmond Scott

6:17 Hailey Bieber repost mystery

10:56 Jezabel vs. Maddie Watts

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00:42 Aussie brand’s viral AI slop

9:12 Bretman Rock vs. Vanessa Hudgens

11:55 Toxic celebrity mom group drama

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Timestamps:

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00:43 Trisha Paytas for congress

3:49 TikTok creator HaleyBaylee sued by ex-husband over comments she made on livestream about their marriage

6:53 Diary of a CEO backlash over viral "birth rate" conversation

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1:06 Is OpenAI buying Pinterest?

4:51 Anna’s Archive domain name suspended 

8:36 Reddit overtakes TikTok in site visits in the UK 

12:45 Grok generating images undressing women 

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Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/tiktok-prepares-us-app-with-its-own-algorithm-user-data-2025-07-09/ 

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sutskevers-fate-openais-next-deal-hit-robot-13-predictions-2026 

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/pinterest-adds-controls-to-let-you-limit-the-amount-of-ai-slop-in-your-feed/ 

https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/25023_52957d6c-0378-4796-99fa-aab684b3b2f8.pdf 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/22/activist-group-says-it-has-scraped-86m-music-files-from-spotify 

https://annas-archive.li/blog/backing-up-spotify.html 

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/online-research/online-nation/2025/online-nations-report-2025.pdf?v=409837 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/03/reddit-overtakes-tiktok-uk-search-algorithms-gen-z 

https://www.theverge.com/news/853191/grok-explicit-bikini-pictures-minors 

https://copyleaks.com/blog/grok-and-nonconsensual-image-manipulation 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-03/reports-xai-grok-undressed-minors-in-photos-on-x/106196308

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/06/elon-musk-xai-investment-grok-backlash 

https://www.usermag.co/p/is-anyone-going-to-take-accountability

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The biggest stories on the internet from January 6th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

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2:00 Camilla Araujo course backlash

9:45 Chinese Baddie-tok

13:55 Timothée Chalamet thanks Kylie Jenner in acceptance speech

15:22 Topgolf vs. Logan's Christmas party resolved

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Timestamps:

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2:49 Stranger Things finale backlash

9:20 Alix Earle & Tom Brady

10:17 TarasWrld halter top nurse saga

16:38 365 buttons meme

22:00 Zach Bryan weds Brianna Chickenfry lookalike

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