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Child stardom is by now an established archetype. The story of Lil Tay is one that both epitomizes the genre’s all-to-common themes — abuse, exploitation, public shaming — and stands out among its many examples because of its sheer absurdity, as well as its cosmic timing (the early days of the online influencer boom). Tay’s journey to viral stardom began in 2018.

Rhett & Link — just announced the ‘Good Mythical Tour,’ which will be the duo’s first in their storied career.From May 28 through June 9, the “Good Mythical Morning” co-hosts will trek all over North America stopping into major markets like Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia along the way.They can’t wait for the live show which includes fan-favorite segments, classic games, music, and mayhem, either.Plus, Executive Producer Stevie Wynne Levine and Mythical Kitchen Chef Josh Scherer will likely make surprise appearances at gigs as well.“We’ve been hosting Good Mythical Morning for 12 years now, but it’s always been in 2D.

TikTok has won its first battle against the state of Montana. A federal judge has granted the video platform’s request for a preliminary injunction that will temporarily block the state’s ban of the app, Variety reports and court documents confirm. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed the ban into law in May, claiming it was essential to “protect Montanans’ private data and sensitive personal information from being harvested by the Chinese Communist Party” (TikTok is owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance).

Reddit has been hit by a major protest by users protesting the site owner's decision to begin charging third-party app developers for access to its data. It is estimated that over 6,000 subreddits went private on Monday as part of the protest to changes to Reddit's API (Application Programming Interface). These include the likes of r/funny, r/gaming, r/gadgets, and r/todayilearned, all with millions of subscribers each.

Fidelity Investments has valued Twitter at one-third of the price Elon Musk purchased the site for last year, Bloomberg reports. The multinational finance service has continued to mark down the social media platform’s value since Musk finalized his deal to buy it for $44 billion in October.

After DatPiff’s servers crashed in mid March, operators of the beloved mixtape hub mitigated rumors of its demise by tweeting that the site was “still here” and would “still be supplying you with all the mixtapes you love.” Since then, they’ve updated their YouTube channel regularly and their Twitter feed sporadically. But until this week, there were no further updates on the fate of DatPiff.com itself.

After a report detailing Kanye West’s defunct 2024 presidential campaign quoted the Ye as saying he wants to be “left alone” and is currently focusing on Donda Academy and his family, the controversial artist has deactivated his Instagram account. Before going through with it, though, he shared a screenshot of the deactivation page confirmation to his stories.

Popular hip-hop media personality DJ Akademiks has signed an exclusive streaming deal with Rumble, a site that brands itself as “immune to cancel culture”; hosts right-wing figures such as Dinesh D’Souza, Dan Bongino, and Sean Hannity, as well as the Donald Trump-owned platform Truth Social; and is funded in part by tech billionaire Peter Thiel and Republican Ohio senator J.D. Vance.

halftime show in Arizona on Sunday — though some viewers ridiculed her multi-level extravaganza.The “SOS” singer — who used the performance to low-key announce her second pregnancy with boyfriend A$AP Rocky — was praised in some corners and received backlash from others. The red-clad crooner could have used an “Umbrella,” however, to protect her from the cascade of memes mocking her greatest-hits set.“Me walking past someone and releasing the biggest fart of my life,” someone quipped in the caption for a video of RiRi — who turns 35 on Feb.

Björk is starting a podcast. Björk: Sonic Symbolism is created and hosted by Björk and will explore "the textures, timbres and emotional landscapes" artist's acclaimed solo discography, from 1993's Post to 2017's Utopia, according to a press release.

Despite their recent high-profile divorce, it would appear that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are still on good terms: According to TMZ, Kardashian was in attendance at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium during West's Donda album listening party, along with the ex-couple's four kids: North, Chicago, Psalm, and Saint. In February, Kardashian filed for divorce from West after a tumultuous seven years of marriage.

is throwing in the towel.

Twitter is in the early stages of developing a new subscription-based payment model, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Citing a focus on "revenue durability," charging users for access to exclusive content would allow the site to operate without relying as heavily on targeted advertising.

Doomscrolling has become an unavoidable habit in 2020 but there has been very little to cleanse the timeline quite like Nathan Apodaca, a.k.a @Doggface208, vibing out to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams." You'll have seen Nathan on his skateboard, chugging from a bottle of Ocean Spray and lip-synching along to the 80s-cocaine-loving band's Rumours hit.

The Duchess of Sussex discussed how online networks can “propel” trolling when she spoke with young leaders from around the Commonwealth.

If you’ve ever seen one of Bon Appetit’s bright and compulsively watchable Test Kitchen YouTube videos, you probably know Alex Delany. The prestige food magazine’s Drinks Editor, Delany is a staple of BA’s Test Kitchen clips, often popping up to offer a coffee or cocktail and some sage advice, to share his favorite recipes, or, in his series "Alex Eats It All," eat through the entire menus of iconic New York establishments.

SoundCloud and Pharrell Williams's multimedia company i am OTHER have announced plans to release a new compilation spotlighting emerging artists. SoundCloud Presents: i am OTHER, Volume 1 will be released in May, and Soundcloud are inviting artists to upload music for consideration using the hashtag #SCxiamOTHER.

If you don't follow any meme accounts on Instagram, congratulations. But if you do, you may have noticed a heavy influx of memes designed as screenshots of DM conversations with presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg which coursed through the feed on Wednesday and Thursday, courtesy of a number of viral content curators such as @fuckjerry, @grapejuiceboys, and @sonny5ideup.

I remember that first time. It was raining, and I was an immature 17-year-old.

My dad died in May 2018, and it felt as if half my own life was cremated with him. It was the first loss to hit me so dramatically; I kept thinking, This is the worst thing that’s ever happened to me, with a weighty self-seriousness that was unlike me.He had taught me how to read, how to swim the backstroke, how to throw a jab and a right hook.