Newsletter: Catching an ex’s photoshop on Tinder
Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: A renter giving her apartment a "landlord special" before moving out, a woman finding her ex's highly photoshopped photo on Tinder, the actor Simu Liu responding to a TikToker calling him out, and a worker going viral for sharing the "most offensive job offer" ever.
After that, our Tech Reporter Mikael has a "One Dumb Conspiracy" column for you.
See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today's top stories
‘🏠 VIRAL
That was kind of you now they don’t have to do it themselves’: Tenant gives apartment the ‘landlord special’ before moving out
A woman went viral after posting a video of herself repainting her apartment door jamb, a move she called the “landlord special.”
📷 WTF
Woman catches ex’s highly photoshopped photo on Tinder
A woman went viral on TikTok after she caught—and exposed—her ex-boyfriend for trying to catfish women on Tinder.
🎬 CULTURE
‘The man cannot handle a single speck of criticism’: TikToker calls out Simu Liu—and he responds to it
Simu Liu is pretty active on social media, whether to add his thoughts on a well-worn debate about Marvel movies or dunk on his critics on a take he disagrees with.
💼 WORK DYSTOPIA
Woman withdraws application after being offered only $300 a week to be social media manager for company
A social media art director shared “the most offensive job offer” they’ve ever received in a viral video.
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🔍One Dumb Conspiracy
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the 'net.
🍌 Imagine how you would feel if you were charged $150 for bananas?
🛍️ A retail worker shared the clever way she gets back at rude middle-aged customers in a now-viral video.
🧀 One chef took to TikTok to share how to make Chick-fil-A’s signature mac and cheese faster and users in the comments section are far from impressed.
🍕 This former Papa John’s worker confessed to scamming free pizza by having his friends place fake orders.
🚗 An Instacart shopper’s clip went viral on TikTok after her car was allegedly stolen and she still tried to deliver the order.
📹 From the Daily Dot archive: Here’s how local governments are surveilling their workers.
📱 This pre-med student says that she was fired from her job at a dermatologist’s office because of her TikTok presence.
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👋 Before you go
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased opposition to vaccines. Although the height of the pandemic has ebbed, anti-vax sentiment remains strong among some portions of the population.
A pregnant woman at a Walgreens in Lafayette, Louisiana recently had an encounter with one such person.
A video of the incident shows her being confronted by a woman who continues pestering her about taking a vaccine while pregnant and repeatedly ignores her requests to be left alone.
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Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: A renter giving her apartment a "landlord special" before moving out, a woman finding her ex's highly photoshopped photo on Tinder, the actor Simu Liu responding to a TikToker calling him out, and a worker going viral for sharing the "most offensive job offer" ever.
After that, our Tech Reporter Mikael has a "One Dumb Conspiracy" column for you.
See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today's top stories
‘🏠 VIRAL
That was kind of you now they don’t have to do it themselves’: Tenant gives apartment the ‘landlord special’ before moving out
A woman went viral after posting a video of herself repainting her apartment door jamb, a move she called the “landlord special.”
📷 WTF
Woman catches ex’s highly photoshopped photo on Tinder
A woman went viral on TikTok after she caught—and exposed—her ex-boyfriend for trying to catfish women on Tinder.
🎬 CULTURE
‘The man cannot handle a single speck of criticism’: TikToker calls out Simu Liu—and he responds to it
Simu Liu is pretty active on social media, whether to add his thoughts on a well-worn debate about Marvel movies or dunk on his critics on a take he disagrees with.
💼 WORK DYSTOPIA
Woman withdraws application after being offered only $300 a week to be social media manager for company
A social media art director shared “the most offensive job offer” they’ve ever received in a viral video.
We crawl the web so you don’t have to. Sign up to receive web_crawlr, a daily newsletter from the Daily Dot, in your inbox each day.
🤖 Better living through tech
💰 SPONSORED
Unmask the truth behind every face online
Find a face from across the internet with the most advanced reverse image search on the market. SocialCatfish's reverse image search technology takes reverse image search a step further by mapping the features of a person to find other images with the same face. Don’t fall for the next Tinder Swindler—run your first search today.
🔍One Dumb Conspiracy
Conspiracy theorists think this photo shows Katy Perry ‘grooming’ a young Mark Zuckerberg
In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Mondays our Tech Reporter Mikael Thalen debunks the most wild conspiracy theories swirling around the web in his “One Dumb Conspiracy” column. If you want to read columns like this before everyone else, subscribe to web_crawlr to get your daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to you inbox.
🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the 'net.
🍌 Imagine how you would feel if you were charged $150 for bananas?
🛍️ A retail worker shared the clever way she gets back at rude middle-aged customers in a now-viral video.
🧀 One chef took to TikTok to share how to make Chick-fil-A’s signature mac and cheese faster and users in the comments section are far from impressed.
🍕 This former Papa John’s worker confessed to scamming free pizza by having his friends place fake orders.
🚗 An Instacart shopper’s clip went viral on TikTok after her car was allegedly stolen and she still tried to deliver the order.
📹 From the Daily Dot archive: Here’s how local governments are surveilling their workers.
📱 This pre-med student says that she was fired from her job at a dermatologist’s office because of her TikTok presence.
*The Daily Dot may receive a commission in connection with purchases of products or services featured here.
👋 Before you go
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased opposition to vaccines. Although the height of the pandemic has ebbed, anti-vax sentiment remains strong among some portions of the population.
A pregnant woman at a Walgreens in Lafayette, Louisiana recently had an encounter with one such person.
A video of the incident shows her being confronted by a woman who continues pestering her about taking a vaccine while pregnant and repeatedly ignores her requests to be left alone.
🎶 Now Playing: "D.P.G. Killa" by BG Knoccout & Gangsta Dresta 🎶
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