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A clip of the 1975’s Matt Healy from The Adam Friedland Show in which he and the hosts appear to mock several accents as they speculate on what race the rapper Ice Spice is has come under fire after it resurfaced on TikTok.

A former Wendy's manager spoke out on TikTok about poor working conditions, being understaffed, and being underpaid for her labor.

A T-Mobile employee who goes by @mobileexperts4 on TikTok has gone viral on the platform for posting a video in which he jokes about scamming customers by charging them for extra phone lines and products.

We’re reaching out to some popular creators to get their best tips and tricks for success and better understand the ups and downs of life as a trailblazer on the internet.

A TikToker says his grandmother was overcharged at Walmart by hundreds of dollars, and viewers were scrambling to figure out what happened.

German Parliament held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the European Union’s proposed law to fight child sexual abuse—and officials agreed the rule would go too far.

Analysis

From text generators like Chat GPT to AI art generators like DALL·E, the recent explosion in the popularity of AI tools has led to creators exploring ways to incorporate AI tools into their work. But this opens them up to a whole host of legal issues. 

As previously reported by Passionfruit, creators have become divided over the use of AI in making art, with several online artists claiming that the algorithm stole and reproduced artists without credit in order to produce its creations. Читать дальше...

Analysis

Party Down’s new season arrives just as rebootfatigue has led to an actual comedy series about a TV reboot being canceled at Hulu. But after a 13-year absence, Party Down doesn’t feel like the forced reunion fans might have been anticipating. 

Season 3, which debuted on Starz last week, drags the show into the present: Kyle (Ryan Hansen) is now an action star, and has hired the Los Angeles-based cater-waiter company he used to work for—​​Party Down—to work the premiere of his film Nitromancer. Читать дальше...

A Trader Joe’s customer named Emiliano shared with TikTok a policy that is so little known that, apparently, some store employees are unaware it even exists.

Amid users trolling Twitter's new Blue verification initiative in November, journalist Sean Morrow tweeted to impersonate pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and announced that insulin would be "free now."

In a now-viral TikTok, a Target customer detailed how a couple at the self-checkout kiosk next to her attempted to "scam" her into buying them a gift card.

In a viral TikTok, a Walmart worker voiced her thoughts about having to pick out a 72-item express grocery order in under an hour.

In a now-viral TikTok, a woman said she would use Cash App's tax filing service after comparing how much return money popular tax services said she'll receive. The TikTok sparked a debate about whether Cash App's service is legit in the comments section.

Warning: This recap contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 3 premiere, “The Apostate.”

A woman on TikTok is going viral for her interaction with a seemingly oblivious male Instacart shopper.

Gina Carano's departure from The Mandalorian was a big scandal in 2021, but her character's onscreen fate is more of a footnote. In the season 3 premiere on Wednesday, the show efficiently explained away Cara Dune's absence—while also leaving things surprisingly open for her to return elsewhere.

A group of women believes that a TikTok recording saved their lives from potential sex trafficking. 

Senator Mike Lee’s (R-Utah) personal Twitter account was suspended on Wednesday—but reinstated an hour later after Twitter claimed the suspension was a “training" error.