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The biggest stories on the internet from February 19th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:19 Tana Mongeau viral MCo Beauty ad

4:31 Loft-Gate: TikTok rental scammer exposed

9:40 Alex Cooper to host Hannah Montana reunion

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Welcome to Touch Grass, a mini series where we explore the implications of being chronically online with the creatives who can’t escape it.

In this episode, host Lauren Meisner interviews Eugene Healey, a global brand strategist, key-note speaker, and online creator who grew his following from 0 to 400K in under a year. Eugene and Lauren chat about his career journey from academia to marketing, the power of creating opinion-based content online, dealing with criticism, and (of course) Lauren's favourite topic, Vanderpump Rules.

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from February 18th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:11 TikTok usership remains stable despite new ownership

2:24 Meta patents technology for AI to impersonate deceased users 

9:18 Wall Street Journal profiles philosopher who teaches Anthropic’s Claude morals 

14:31 SeeDance 2.0 breakdown & Disney cease-and-desist 

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https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted-patent-for-ai-llm-bot-dead-paused-accounts-2026-2 

https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/WO2025117006 

https://patents.google.com/patent/US12513102B2/ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1r6n7es/comment/o5rnts5/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button 

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1r6n7es/comment/o5ryxro/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button 

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-amanda-askell-philosopher-ai-3c031883 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9aGC6Ui3eE 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/16/tiktok-us-joint-venture-user-data-no-mass-exodus-oracle-mgx-silver-lake-larry-ellison-trump.html 

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/877931/bytedance-seedance-2-video-generator-ai-launch 

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/disney-bytedance-seedance 

https://openai.com/index/disney-sora-agreement/ 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/16/bytedance-safegaurds-seedance-ai-copyright-disney-mpa-netflix-paramount-sony-universal.html 

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/879644/bytedance-seedance-safeguards-ai-video-copyright-infringement 

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-disney-bytedance-cease-and-desist-seedance-ai-infringement-ip-1236663663/ 

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The biggest stories on the internet from February 17th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:33 Gabbie Hanna claims "psychological abuse" at the hands of Trisha Paytas, drama channels, and other creators in new podcast

10:52 Creator goes viral for driving ticket

13:32 Pheonix & Blaec's post-prison relationship concern

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The biggest stories on the internet from February 16th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:05 Rhode Sydney influencer launch event sparks backlash over lack of diversity of attendees

8:52 TikTok's Shrek as a "cautionary tale" discourse

20:10 ReallyRapunzel leaves TikTok after six-year hair collecting project

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The biggest stories on the internet from February 13th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:51 Mikayla Nogueira announces divorce

3:12 Jake Shane as Chief Creative Officer

5:05 Rhode Sydney launch goes viral for coverage from creator who stumbled upon event

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The biggest stories on the internet from February 12th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:22 Staples Baddie goes viral on TikTok

10:32 Alix Earle addresses Bad Bunny halftime show backlash

14:53 Jake Paul's Bad Bunny tweets

17:06 JBC vs. Scooter Braun

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Welcome to Touch Grass, a mini series where we explore the implications of being chronically online with the creatives who can’t escape it.

In this episode, host Lauren Meisner interviews Lena Tuck, a social media producer, TikTok commentary creator, and the creator of Sydney’s viral Heated Rivalry lookalike contest. Lena shares about how she shamelessly pursued her dream TikTok career, what it’s like being chronically online in her 30s, and how she touches grass while going viral.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

2:29 Bauer hockey x Pavvy update

5:36 Drag bingo Chipotle gift card

7:02 MrBeast buys Step app

11:47 Ellie vs. Savannah TikTok “plagiarism” drama

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This is a mini deep dive into the TikTok controversy that transpired after a hockey creator, Pavvy, made a video sharing content from the Bauer 2026 catalog.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:00 Bauer vs. hockey creator

2:02 Who is involved?

2:44 The video

4:22 The emails

9:36 The theories & fallout

11:34 The alleged public apology

14:15 Pavvy’s statement to mini scroll

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