Новости за 11.08.2021

In a viral TikTok video, a woman is seen throwing her boyfriend’s PlayStation 5 off a balcony, sparking a debate over gender bias and whether her actions were justified in the comments. 

As part of the massive infrastructure bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program aimed at helping low-income families afford broadband service will extend indefinitely.

In a TikTok video posted on Aug. 10, a Dunkin' employee is seen throwing her drink at a customer.

In the wake of COVID’s Delta variant spreading rapidly, musicians are canceling appearances, they’ve ended entire tours, and music festivals are starting to pull the plug. It’s a far cry from the falls we envisioned once we were vaccinated, but the reality of Delta wreaking more devastating havoc more than a year-and-a-half into a pandemic, it’s also the setup for a new meme—and the arrival of an upsetting plot twist.

A TikToker encountered a particularly disturbing comparison in a Dollar General involving trans people and vaccinations and let several store employees and random customers have it in an epic rant shared on the platform.

Facebook shut down more than 300 accounts tied to a Russian advertising agency this week that had previously attempted to pay influencers to spread anti-vaccine content.

A viral TikTok video shows police officers in Louisville, Kentucky handcuffing a guest outside a hotel, apparently for no reason at all.

Last month, Mike Lindell offered a $5 million award to anyone who could disprove his election fraud claims. Now a tech company says that he won't take the evidence it compiled to claim the prize.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been suspended from YouTube for a week after the company said one of his videos violated its coronavirus misinformation policy.

A TikToker is exposing two young women from Fort Worth, Texas, for talking behind the back of another woman named Laura, who may or may not be their manager.

A viral video shows a white woman, dubbed a Karen by the internet, attempting to dictate who has access to the community pool.

Created in 1989, Tim Drake is the third of Batman's Robin sidekicks. As a foil to his predecessors Dick Grayson (the original Boy Wonder) and Jason Todd, he was intended as a more intellectual Robin, leaning into Batman's "World's Greatest Detective" moniker. He's long been a recurring character in the Batman comics franchise, starring in youthful spinoffs like Teen Titans and Young Justice. And now, 32 years into his role, he's joined the ranks of DC's canonically queer superheroes.

Marvel's What If...? begins on a very welcome note, introducing an alternate-history adventure starring Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). Peggy's movieverse finale in Avengers: Endgame caused some consternation among her fans, erasing her quasi-canonical adventures in Agent Carter, and positioning her as Captain America's happily-ever-after love interest. This new story turns the tables, envisioning a world where Peggy received the supersoldier serum instead of Steve Rogers.

Mikey Angelo writes bars that will leave you speechless. The 23-year-old has a near-encyclopedic knowledge of contemporary pop and internet culture—in his words, he’s a “sponge to the culture”—and uses it to create raps that leave millions of TikTok users gobsmacked. For example: This reaction to one of his recent videos.

A recent TikTok shows a Karen—who is also a self-proclaimed neuropsychologist—stopping people on the street for using their phones. She shares a conspiracy theory about cellphone towers and lectures them about how the “lines” and “blue waves” are frying people’s brains, the trees, and the air. 

The woman behind the popular Instagram page formerly known as @soyouwanttotalkabout uploaded an apology yesterday after including a racial slur in a post about immigration. The page is one of many accounts known for its infographic carousels featuring bite-sized aesthetic presentations on various social issues. As the page faced criticism for not censoring the slur, its followers argued there were larger issues at hand with the account, including its name.

TikTok users and other people online appear to be falling for the false and intentionally comedic claim that "vaccine bandits" are forcibly injecting people in California.