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☆ YouTube's relentless grind is causing an OG creator exodus. Jacksepticeye may be next.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewRetirement could be on the horizon for gaming YouTuber Jacksepticeye — the latest sign of an OG creator exodus. AdvertisementThis admission shows that even the biggest and most successful content creators are struggling right now, feeling misplaced and confused about their future on an ever-changing platform. AdvertisementSince the Adpocalypse in 2017, when major companies threatened to pull their ads from YouTube, creators have been under increased scrutiny from the platform. The relentless content cycleBurnout has plagued content creators since the dawn of it becoming a legitimate career path in the noughties. When asked if he liked his fellow YouTuber, McLoughlin said "no."

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☆ Biden trolls Trump over golf 'championship' trophies: 'Quite the accomplishment'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Retired professional golfer Jack Nicklaus presents Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump with the 2024 Trump International Golf Club Most Improved Player award on March 24, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. President Joe Biden trolled Donald Trump late Sunday after his Republican challenger bragged about winning not one but two "club championship" trophies at his own Florida golf club. The Democrat's social media team has been quick this election cycle to zing Trump as they prepare for a rematch of the 2020 election. Other social media users already roasted Trump for his boast on Truth Social, which said, "It is my great honor to be at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach tonight, AWARDS NIGHT, to receive THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY & THE SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY." Tim O'Brien, a senior executive at Bloomberg Opinion, replied to Biden's clap-back, writing, "He's too nice to note that Trump is a notorious cheater at golf."

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☆ Don't trust the 'vibecession' as inflation isn't nearly as bad as it feels, Nobel economist Paul Krugman says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The bad vibes spreading through the economy are unwarranted, according to Paul Krugman. Grocery prices soared in 2023, but inflation isn't nearly as bad as it feels, the Nobel economist said. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe "vibecession" in the economy isn't to be trusted, as Americans are making inflation out to be much worse than it seems, according to Nobel economist Paul Krugman.

Persons: Paul Krugman, Krugman, —, they're Organizations: Service, of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Consumers, Department of Agriculture

☆ George Santos trolls the Republican representatives who supported his ouster after his vacated seat goes to a Democrat
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former GOP Rep. George Santos' vacated House seat was flipped to a Democrat in Tuesday's election. Santos trolled the Republican Reps who supported his ouster, blaming them for losing a GOP seat. Santos' seat will be filled by Democrat Tom Suozzi, shrinking the Republican majority in the House. Santos' former seat will be filled by Democrat Tom Suozzi, shrinking the thin Republican majority in the House. In a separate post, Santos wrote simply "-1," referring to the lost GOP seat.

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☆ Ron DeSantis was offered a participation trophy for his presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewIt's not every day you shrug off a man trying to hand you an award, but that's exactly what Ron DeSantis found himself doing on Saturday at a campaign event in Iowa. Before DeSantis could begin a speech to voters holding their GOP caucus on January 15, a prankster interrupted to present the Florida governor with a "participation trophy" for his long shot presidential campaign. DeSantis, I want to present to you this participation trophy," Davram Stiefler of the prankster duo "The Good Liars" said, eliciting laughter from the crowd. AdvertisementRon DeSantis receives a participation trophy with campaigning in Atlantic, IA. Stiefler and representatives for the DeSantis campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Casey, motioned, Stiefler, Wayne LaPierre, Vivek Ramaswamy, Jason Selvig, Ramaswamy Organizations: Service, Business, NRA, Biden, Trump, USA Locations: Iowa, Florida, Atlantic, Ankeny , Iowa

☆ Mohammed Shami: Once the subject of online abuse, Indian bowler is celebrated ahead of Cricket World Cup final
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An Indian bowler previously attacked on social media for his Muslim faith has emerged as a hero of the national team as it prepares to take on Australia in the Cricket World Cup final on Sunday. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami took seven wickets in Wednesday’s semifinal against New Zealand – the biggest haul in the tournament’s history – cementing his status as a standout of this World Cup. In 2021, the player received a torrent of online hate after India lost to Pakistan during the Twenty20 World Cup. “Remember how Mohammed Shami was targeted two years ago after loss to Pakistan. On his social media, Acharya wrote: “Trolled in the past, Mohammed Shami is now showered with love!”

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Deb Perelman, the best-selling cookbook author and creator of Smitten Kitchen, tends to focus her social media posts on her work, like pasta or chocolate chip cookie recipes. Of course, many people see immense importance in posting on social media about the war. Social media feeds have focused on major news events many times before. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a uniquely thorny and divisive issue to navigate on social media, though, particularly for those not educated about the region or its history, or who are still forming their opinions. People of both faiths have asked her to post about the war on social media, she said, and sending her graphic images.

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☆ Antisemitic Comments Increase Across Chinese Social Media
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Liyan Qi | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Israeli Embassy in Beijing this month. Photo: wu hao/ShutterstockAs war erupts between Israel and Hamas, a wave of antisemitic comments is sweeping through China’s social media. In recent days, searches and mentions involving the phrase “anti-Jew” skyrocketed on the Chinese app WeChat . On news stories about the Middle East turmoil, some comments have ranged from outright threats against Jews to negativity directed at anyone defending Israeli actions in the conflict. Influencers on Chinese social media who identify as Jewish have found themselves trolled by online mobs.

Persons: hao, ” Organizations: Embassy, Hamas Locations: Beijing, China, Israel

☆ Nobel economist Paul Krugman gets trolled for saying inflation is over if you just exclude most of what people buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Paul Krugman was mocked for declaring inflation is over based on a heavily adjusted measure. The Nobel economist shared a chart that excluded basics like food, energy, shelter, and used cars. His X post was still at the top of the popular Wall Street Bets subreddit on Friday morning. "A totally ridiculous measure," Jim Bianco, president and macro strategist of Bianco Research, said about Krugman's chart in an X post. Krugman, a retired MIT and Princeton economics professor, admitted to being too dismissive in a follow-up X post on Friday.

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☆ Look of the Week: Chris Pine ushers in sweater weather with a chaotic workout look
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A regular fixture in the style press, LA-born actor Chris Pine is a consistently top ranking name across best dressed lists. Stefania D'Alessandro/WireImage/Getty ImagesBut off the red carpet and away from the late night talk show sets, Pine’s sartorial compass doesn’t always point north. At Milan Fashion Week this summer, he was photographed making his way to a show barefoot. “Chris Pine looks like if Lisa Rinna got bitten by a werewolf,” added another in a Tweet liked more than 26,000 times. More than any expertly curated red carpet look, we see ourselves reflected back at us in Pine’s dressed-in-the-dark ensemble.

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☆ A 'Where's Melania?' banner was flown over an Iowa football stadium just before Trump, DeSantis, and other presidential hopefuls arrived
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A "Where's Melania?" Melania Trump has been absent from the campaign trail as her husband campaigns for a second term. was flown over the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. banner inquiring about the whereabouts of former first lady Melania Trump was flown above the Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. Melania Trump has been virtually absent from the campaign trail, instead remaining in Florida with the couple's son, Barron Trump.

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☆ Ted Cruz shares fake photo of a shark swimming on a flooded highway as Tropical Storm Hilary batters California: 'Holy crap'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ted Cruz saw a photo someone jokingly shared of a shark swimming on a flooded highway in LA. "Holy crap," the Texas senator tweeted about the fake photo. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. And Monday morning, he quote-tweeted an obviously fake photo of a shark swimming on a flooded highway that a Twitter user said was in Los Angeles, which is being hit by its first tropical storm in over 80 years. "Holy crap," Cruz wrote about the photo, which was jokingly shared by Dan Katz of the newly-independent sports media company Barstool Sports.

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☆ Cambodia Strongman Hun Sen Wields Facebook to Undermine Democracy - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Samuel Woolley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Instead, the global problems with our online information ecosystem compound. Mr. Sen and his cronies own or control all but the thinnest sliver of the country’s media outlets. And curtailing speech on social media has been critical to the consolidation of their power. In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro’s Office of Hate, run by his sons, used social media to defame journalists and threaten opposition. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the autocrat recently re-elected as president of Turkey, benefited greatly from organized troll armies operating on Twitter.

Persons: Hun Sen, Sen, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Organizations: Big Tech, Facebook, Jair, Hate, Twitter Locations: Cambodia, Meta, China, Brazil, Turkey, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar

☆ Trump was accused of breaking a Nixon-era law by withholding funds to Ukraine. Now, he wants to get rid of it entirely.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump pledged to restore a sweeping presidential power that Nixon abused to the point of it being curtailed. The former president wants to restore the ability for presidents to impound funds. "I will fight to restore the president's historic impoundment power," Trump said at an event in New Hampshire. In the wake of Trump's first impeachment for withholding funds for Ukraine, the Government Accountability Office concluded that Trump had violated the Nixon-era law. Impoundment refers to when a president refuses to spend funds that Congress has provided for.

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☆ Republican senator challenges Teamster president to a 'MMA fight for charity' after the union boss told him 'you know where to find me
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenged a union boss to a MMA fight for charity. "An attention-seeking union Teamster boss is trying to be punchy after our Senate hearing. MMA fight for charity of our choice," Mullin wrote on his official Twitter account. An attention-seeking union Teamster boss is trying to be punchy after our Senate hearing. MMA fight for charity of our choice.

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☆ Republican Sen. Rick Scott is reportedly considering a presidential bid as fellow Floridian Ron DeSantis struggles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican Sen. Rick Scott is reportedly considering a presidential run. According to The New York Times, Scott is eyeing a late entry into the field. The Times reports that Scott, who was also governor of Florida, is considering a late entry into the growing 2024 Republican field. If Scott were to enter, there would then be four Floridians in a field that already has Trump, DeSantis, and Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez. Scott and DeSantis have a frosty relationship, though Scott often demurs when asked about his successor.

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☆ Members of Gen Z were born between 1997 and 2012. Here are 7 events that have defined their lives so far.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Elana Klein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Here are some of the generation-defining events that have had a profound effect on Gen Z. As Business Insider previously reported, Gen Z was established as a generation in 2019 by the Pew Research Center, which defines generations — such as Gen Z, Millennials, and Baby Boomers — to understand how perspectives and views change, rather than to create strict categories that define people. Here are some cultural events that have shaped the attitudes and tendencies of members of Gen Z. The recession of 2008 showed Gen Z 'the fragility inherent in the system'Members of Gen Z were children, or babies, during the Great Recession, so it hung over their formative years. Instead of looking ahead to a world of opportunities, Gen Z now peers into an uncertain future," the report continued.

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☆ They've been beaten, trolled, threatened with sexual violence but refuse to be silenced
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Adie Vanessa Offiong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Ixchíu Hernández had already been the victim of years of online threats -- attempts to humiliate and silence her. Published in April 2021, it reveals: "Online attacks on women journalists appear to be increasing significantly, as this study demonstrates, particularly in the context of the 'shadow pandemic' of violence against women during COVID-19. "Online violence against women journalists is designed to: belittle, humiliate, and shame; induce fear, silence, and retreat; discredit them professionally, undermining accountability journalism and trust in facts; and chill their active participation...in public debate. Ricchiardi-Folwell explains that because of the often-sexualized nature of the attacks, women remain silent about their harassment, which leads them to believe they are alone. Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2021 and updated to reference the latest report by UNESCO.

☆ Elon Musk appears to troll Twitter users who complain about being given blue checkmarks for free
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk is giving out free blue checkmarks to some who complain about Twitter Blue. Lil Nas X and Bette Midler are among the celebrities who say they didn't pay for Twitter Blue. Twitter users who complain about being given blue checkmarks for free or back a campaign to block those who do pay for them are being trolled by Elon Musk. It comes after some Twitter users started a movement to encourage others to block accounts that pay for Twitter Blue by tweeting with the hashtag #BlockTheBlue. "However, I will say, I think this is the very first funny thing Elon Musk has ever done."

☆ Ron DeSantis posed with a handmade snowflake. It had the word 'fascist' written all over it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis was given a framed snowflake at an event in Iowa, where he was promoting his new book. The word "fascist" was hidden in every branch of the snowflake. Every branch of the snowflake had the word "fascist" hidden in the design. "At a Republican political rally in Davenport, Iowa today someone gave @GovRonDeSantis and @IAGovernor Kim Reynolds a handmade 'snowflake' with the word 'Fascist' secretly embedded in it," Goffman tweeted. Read the snowflake," tweeted Laura Loomer, a pro-Trump, right-wing commentator.

☆ Ron DeSantis posed with a handmade snowflake. It had the words 'fascist' written all over it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis was given a framed snowflake at an event in Iowa, where he was promoting his new book. The word "fascist" was hidden in every branch of the snowflake. Ron DeSantis was photographed posing with a cutout of a white snowflake in Iowa. Every branch of the snowflake had the word "fascist" hidden in the design. Read the snowflake," tweeted Laura Loomer, a pro-Trump, right-wing commentator.

☆ Elon Musk apologized after publicly accusing an employee of using their disability as an 'excuse.' An employment lawyer called the whole saga 'a bit unusual.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Elon Musk apologized on Tuesday for mocking a former Twitter employee who has muscular dystrophy. Musk had accused the employee of not doing "actual work" and told him to justify why he should keep his job. Haraldur Thorleifsson, an Iceland-based entrepreneur and former Twitter employee, ended up in a public exchange with CEO Elon Musk. But on Tuesday, Musk publicly trolled Thorleifsson in a series of tweets questioning his value at the company. Musk then said Thorleifsson used his disability as an excuse to work less.

☆ Elon Musk publicly trolled a Twitter employee who wanted to know if they still had their job: 'What work have you been doing?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk publicly trolled a Twitter employee who wanted to know if they still had their job. Four hours after Thorleifsson tweeted, Musk responded. When Thorleifsson responded that he would need permission from Twitter's lawyers to publicly disclose his work at the company, Musk tweeted: "It's approved, you go ahead." After his exchange with Musk, Thorleifsson tweeted that he was "ok" with being laid off and said it was "fair enough." Thorleifsson, Twitter, and Musk did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian paid only $15,000 for ether worth $80 million today - and has made $50 million on the crypto and Coinbase stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

If the Reddit cofounder kept all of the coins, they would be worth about $80 million today. Ohanian made a total of $50 million from early bets on the crypto and Coinbase stock. "In hindsight, I didn't invest nearly as much as I should have," Ohanian told Forbes. Ohanian told Forbes that he owns at least 700 non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Moreover, in 2021, Ohanian spent over $500,000 worth of ether at today's prices on seven NFTs that he thought looked like Williams, and gifted his favorite one to her.

Bored Ape Yacht Club was not the biggest crypto phenomenon, but it was one of the top beneficiaries of celebrity hype. The Bored Apes — a computer-generated collection of 10,000 cartoons — were being presented as a status symbol, membership in an exclusive club. Yuga sued Ripps for trademark infringement, and argues that his maligning of the Yuga apes is nothing more than a profiteering tactic. Hickman, who is Black, thought the Bored Apes looked like stereotypical portrayals of Black people as stupid or lazy. He said he thought this would be obvious to most people the second they saw an image of a Bored Ape.

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