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Influencer Joe Rogan

Should we be banning influencers? China is having a crack

Should we expect social media influencers like Joe Rogan and Kim Kardashian to have degrees or certifications before discussing “serious” topics?

  • Simon Taylor

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A massive trove of (mostly old) data has been uploaded to Have I Been Pwned.

Panic as breached details of 183m accounts, including Gmail, emerge

The news isn’t nearly as bad as some online would have you believe, but it’s always a good idea to check your security.

  • Tim Biggs
Pet GPS

Pet GPS brings location tracking for dogs and cats into Life360

Australian families have a new option for keeping tabs on escape-prone dogs and cats with a device to trace their whereabouts.

  • Tim Biggs
What’s your Wordle strategy?

Wordle’s a fad, and it’s well and truly K-A-P-U-T

Back in February 2022, like half the planet, I started a Wordle Whatsapp group chat with 10 friends. Every morning, we’d post our grids. Now it’s fallen eerily silent.

  • Ali Berg
It’s a website, but Wikipedia is also a wonder of our age.

A comedian mocked me for paying $200 for this free service, but you should stump up too

On the way out of the show, I sensed that people were staring at me, wanting to catch a glimpse of the unrepentant dork whose awkward voice they’d heard during the exchange.

  • James Panichi
Snapchat

Snapchat’s always been free. Suddenly parents face a $16 monthly bill

Users who have been using Snapchat as a free source of unlimited storage have been put on notice – it’s not going to be free any more.

  • Tim Biggs
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Raphaël Graven, known as Jean Pormanove, died during a Kick livestream.

Streamer Kick’s failure on guidelines riles Australian web watchdog

The office of Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says the platform needs to do more to uphold its own guidelines, or it may face millions in fines, after a man died during a live-stream.

  • Tim Biggs
Bitcoin’s value dipped slightly after the publication of the China rumours.

China did not ban crypto this week, so why is the internet saying it did?

Posts and articles claiming the implementation of a new ban were viewed millions of times on Sunday, though they are seemingly based on lies.

  • Tim Biggs
Blind box collecting: Meet the Australians collecting Labubus, Sonny Angels and more in worldwide phenomenon.

How blind boxes became the talk of Gen Z, big business – and psych researchers

Blind boxes have been around for decades, but Labubus and Sonny Angels have collectors in a chokehold. What is so addictive about these little plastic figurines?

  • Nell Geraets, Gabriela Sumampow and The Visual Stories Team
American artist Laura Allcorn (yellow top) with her work Pledge Drive For Attention.

Hopelessly distracted by you: Can we break our love affair with tech?

Doomscrolling, video autoplay and swiping left, right, up and down is devouring everyone’s attention. A new exhibition asks how we might break the habit.

  • Karl Quinn

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/web-culture-hqt