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The biggest stories on the internet from May 22nd, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:18 AI vs. literary community

10:30 Mikayla Nogueira "divorce court" GRWM scrutiny

17:07 Jack Avery speaks out against Gabbie Gonzalez

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The biggest stories on the internet from May 21st, 2026.

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1:03 Aussie activewear brand Suave controversy

13:14 Harry Styles upset concert-goers over stage

17:42 TikTok star Gabbie Gonzalez arrested over Jack Avery allegations

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from May 20th, 2026.

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00:00 Intro

0:53 Breakdown of the “Clip Economy” discourse online

10:44 Ground News is facing backlash on TikTok for AI usage

18:35 Elon Musk loses legal battle against Sam Altman and OpenAI

20:58 YouTube is expanding Deepfake protection to creators over 18

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Sources: 

https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html 

https://www.theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeast 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-short-form-clips-took-over-the-internet/id1378618386?i=1000763360734 

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5794670-e1/the-clipping-economy-how-short-form-video-clippers-are-overrunningthe-internet 

https://clipping.net/blog/how-much-do-clippers-make#understanding-campaign-rates 

https://x.com/DevinNash/status/2044218558993813559 

https://shityoushouldcareabout.substack.com/p/the-clipping-economy-explained 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/musk-loses-open-ai/106695072 

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2056474896641782077 

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/youtube-expands-its-likeness-detection-technology-which-detects-ai-fakes-to-a-handful-of-top-creators/

https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/434105667 

https://www.tiktok.com/@k_osherman/video/7638624044161535246?_r=1&_t=ZS-96VTy0suigO 

https://www.tiktok.com/@totalhypocrisy/video/7637214699276307725?_r=1&_t=ZS-96VTvSa9Y5U

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The biggest stories on the internet from May 19th, 2026.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:39 Adam McIntyre VidCon concerns

7:52 Viral hotel pool meltdown

15:22 Jeff Wittek vs. David Dobrik settled

19:06 Viral comment section inside joke

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The biggest stories on the internet from May 18th, 2026.

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1:07 James Charles Spirit Airlines update

10:37 Jools Lebron calls out...Tana Mongeau? Maybe?

12:42 SAINT SATINE concerns

18:14 Alex Cooper pregnancy

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