Mini Scroll

The biggest stories on the internet from January 30th, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:40 Chiara Ferragni speaks out about divorce from Fedez

17:47 Mikaela Testa vs. Anna Paul

22:48 Is Brooke Schofield leaving 'Cancelled'?

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The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from January 29th, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:32 Tumblr launches TumblrTV

4:46 TikTok US sale update

7:08 Cute winter boots TikTok trend

9:54 Breakdown of DeepSeek

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Sources:

https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/25/tumblr-launches-tumblr-tv-a-gif-search-engine-with-a-full-screen-viewing-mode/ 

https://support.tumblr.com/post/773329598987616256 

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/how-tumblr-became-popular-for-being-obsolete 

https://www.fastcompany.com/91267850/cute-winter-boots-tiktok-trend-meaning 

https://www.usermag.co/p/tiktok-cute-winter-boots-meaning-explained-algospeak 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/25/bytedance-shut-down-tiktok-than-sell 

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/perplexity-ai-revises-tiktok-merger-proposal-that-could-give-us-government-50-2025-01-26/  

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/26/perplexity-tiktok-revised-merger-proposal.html 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/tiktok-ban-sale-china.html 

https://www.9news.com.au/technology/new-bid-for-tiktok-from-perplexity-ai-could-give-us-government-50-stake/a8fe6d0d-6057-4d2a-8fa0-8e23fefd8155 

https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/big-tech-faces-heat-chinas-deepseek-sows-doubts-billion-dollar-spending-2025-01-27/ 

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-ceo-sam-altman-the-age-of-giant-ai-models-is-already-over/ 

https://www.fastcompany.com/91267354/deepseek-explained-china-llm-chatgpt-nvidia-microsoft-stock-ai-rattled?

https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/what-is-deepseek-why-is-it-disrupting-ai-sector-2025-01-27/ 

https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-ai-guys-were-lying-the-whole-time 

The biggest stories on the internet from January 28th, 2025

Timetamps:

2:10 Gracie Abrams reacts to online petition to replace her opening act Dora Jar

6:48 Is Jason Nash replacing Dave Portnoy on BFFs?

8:57 Victoria Paris accused of copying smaller creator

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The biggest stories on the internet from January 27th, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:15 TikTok wedding photographer drama

8:01 Spencer Pratt vs. Alex Cooper

12:37 Brianna Chickenfry called out x2

15:50 Alix Earle sells out skinny jeans

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In this episode, I explore the evolution of digital decay and the preservation efforts by non-profit organisation The Internet Archive, owner of the Wayback Machine. I look at instances of mass content erasure online— such as Myspace, Vine, and Gawker— before answering the question: Why is it so important that we preserve internet history?

Timestamps:

00:40 Intro

3:44 What is the Internet Archive and why was it created?

8:40 Challenges and threats to the Internet Archive

12:58 Lost social media: Myspace & Vine

16:04 The importance of longevity and information protection

17:31 The Internet Archive as a “check” on media

23:03 Archiving content & misinformation

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Sources:

https://archive.org/about/ 

https://archive-it.org/products-and-services/archive-it-faqs/ 

https://dn720406.ca.archive.org/0/items/wayback-machine-1996/The%20Wayback%20Machine%27s%20First%20Crawl%201996%20-_720p.mp4 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2016/01/18/the-internet-archive-turns-20-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-archiving-the-web/ 

https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2024/05/17/when-online-content-disappears/ 

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240912-the-archivists-battling-to-save-the-internet 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/10/18/internet-archive-hack-wayback/ 

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/20/nx-s1-5159000/internet-archive-hack-leak-wayback-machine 

https://blog.archive.org/2024/10/21/internet-archive-services-update-2024-10-21/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/18/myspace-loses-all-content-uploaded-before-2016 

https://mashable.com/article/vine-archive-website 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DEhf2uTJUs0/ 

https://theconversation.com/the-internet-archive-has-been-fighting-for-25-years-to-keep-whats-on-the-web-from-disappearing-and-you-can-help-163867 

https://news.gallup.com/poll/651977/americans-trust-media-remains-trend-low.aspx 

https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2024-06/apo-nid326816_4.pdf 

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/17/21024439/monoculture-algorithm-netflix-spotify 

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45730363 

https://blog.archive.org/2018/10/01/more-than-9-million-broken-links-on-wikipedia-are-now-rescued/ 

https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-wikipedia-more-reliable/ 

https://blog.archive.org/2024/09/11/new-feature-alert-access-archived-webpages-directly-through-google-search/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from January 23rd, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:27 Shari Franke's 8Passengers family channel memoir

2:41 MrBeast gets serious about buying TikTok

4:23 Justin Bieber claims he was hacked after unfollowing Hailey

8:27 Addison Rae talks Bryce Hall relationship

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The biggest tech stories & social media trends on the internet from January 22nd, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:46 Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

2:13 Rumours of TikTok going dark start circulating

3:27 Biden administration looks for ways to prolong the ban

3:48 TikTok officially goes dark and returns hours later

5:15 Theories why TikTok went dark

6:09 TikTok/Shou Chew cozies up to Trump

7:15 Trump signs Executive Order to prolong the ban

7:31 Theories why Trump saved TikTok

13:31 What is next for TikTok

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https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-656_ca7d.pdf 

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/supreme-court-upholds-tiktok-ban/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-administration-keep-tiktok-available-us-rcna187902 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly57kxkmrxo 

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/tiktok-prepares-for-immediate-shut-off-in-the-u-s-on-sunday 

https://www.garbageday.email/p/america-s-youth-longs-for-chinese-e-commerce 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/17/statement-by-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-regarding-tiktok/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-likely-give-tiktok-90-day-extension-avoid-ban-rcna188258 

https://www.tiktok.com/@shou.time/video/7460953702673829166?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=6899384367418131969 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-young-men-voters-election-latinos-democrats-ff30e38698a41132cf90345fffabe579 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-undone-year-trump-unravels-predecessors-signature-achievements/story?id=52234311 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/11/donald-trump-barack-obama-legacy 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/politics/biden-trump-legacy.html 

https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-timeline-ban-biden-india-d3219a32de913f8083612e71ecf1f428 

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tiktoks-purveyors-creams-candies-under-threat-us-ban-2025-01-17/ 

https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-economic-impact-report-2024-smb 

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/19/tech/tiktok-ban/index.html 

https://x.com/TikTokPolicy/status/1881030712188346459 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/application-of-protecting-americans-from-foreign-adversary-controlled-applications-act-to-tiktok/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/trump-executive-order-tiktok 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/technology/instagram-video-app-tiktok-ban.html 

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/20/x-is-rolling-out-a-dedicated-vertical-video-feed-for-us-users/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from January 21st, 2024.

Timestamps:

1:12 Severance recap

8:09 Molly-Mae: Behind It All recap

10:12 Kendrick Lamar saves TikTok

12:03 David Dobrik's return to YouTube received positively

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The biggest stories on the internet from January 20th, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:34 Justin Baldoni files $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds

7:15 TikTok ban & how creators reacted

12:10 Trisha Paytas & Alex Consani seemingly star in a new campaign (possibly) for MAC Cosmetics

13:45 Allanah Harris update

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Sources:

https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/smear-campaign/44721 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTqM6I-Inek&t= 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/political-smear-campaigns-arent-new-but-trump-takes-them-to-a-whole-new-level/2020/05/19/007932f2-99c2-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html 

https://www.npr.org/2008/06/12/91441620/obama-campaign-opens-anti-smear-web-site 

https://www.uwyo.edu/ahc/collections/topics/hollywood10.html 

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/12/opinion/12mann.html 

https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/katharine-hepburn-1907-2003-1117888652/ 

https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a14455448/directors-harvey-weinstein-blacklist-mira-sorvino-ashley-judd/  

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/dec/15/peter-jackson-harvey-weinstein-ashley-judd-mira-sorvino 

https://www.tiktok.com/@itendswithusmovie/video/7400133808219032878?lang=en 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/business/media/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us.html 

https://www.tmz.com/2024/12/21/blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-sexual-harassment-retaliation-on-it-ends-with-us-set/ 

https://dam.tmz.com/document/3b/o/2024/12/24/3b19ecedd98a4a3c8e78130b817e280e.pdf 

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/justin-baldoni-dropped-wme-blake-lively-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-1235214856/ 

https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Justin-Baldoni-LASC.pdf 

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/justin-baldoni-sues-new-york-times-blake-lively-allegations-story-1236263099/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/01/blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-alleging-harassment-and-smear-campaign-ntwnfb 

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/justin-baldoni-files-lawsuit-new-york-times-story/story?id=117243164 

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-verdict-entertainment-1235283022/ 

https://centennialworld.com/selena-gomez-bella-hadid-kylie-jenner-hailey-bieber-full-breakdown-tiktok-eyebrow-drama/ 

https://x.com/liareigns/status/1633993711431327745 

https://www.tiktok.com/@duolingo/video/7208655051437460782 

https://x.com/kattenbarge/status/1634218867399467009 

https://centennialworld.com/hailey-bieber-witch-hunt-brands-capitalising-on-female-rivalry-for-social-media-marketing/