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‘Sounds like an invasion of privacy between customer...

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2024/03/03

Apparently Chase Bank believes that phone numbers are better at verifying people's identities than government-issued documentation, according to a Texas-based TikToker named Stefanie (@dahliathedyna) who says that the financial institution's newly implemented third-party check policies are causing massive headaches for her and her customers.Stefanie, who works in construction, says that she pulled all of her money out of Chase Bank and has vowed to never do business with the company ever again

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‘Bop it’: Valet driver can’t figure out the ‘B’ on a...

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2024/03/03

Toyota Priuses have long been the poster child for ugly, but fuel efficient and practical cars. That paradigm changed drastically in 2023 once the Japanese automobile manufacturer discovered it could design a vehicle that gets great mileage per gallon without destroying its owner's shot at ever having a sex life. One feature of the Prius, aside from getting coal-rolled by massive trucks, is the "B" mode on its shifter, which has become the subject of a Valet driver's recent viral TikTok that has

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‘Go to corporate and show the text’: Server is moving...

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2024/03/02

A server went viral on TikTok after recounting the lengths she had to go through in order to get her manager to transfer her to work at another location. Stephanie (@stephaniiiieann), the server, recorded the video from her car after wrapping a shift. “Want to hear something annoying?” she asked viewers. “I’m about to tell you.” As of Saturday morning, her TikTok had more than 120,100 views. The worker then dove into a story-time in which she told viewers about how her manager allegedly tried

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‘As soon as you said Craigslist, I knew there was...

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2024/03/02

Landlords and tenants can have tense relationships at the best of times, but for Chris Bautista (@bautistud), it was on a whole other level. In a now-viral TikTok, which has now amassed 1 million views as of Saturday, the TikToker laid out the evidence that made him think his landlord was spying on him. "I'm really curious if this has happened to anybody else, but I'm fully convinced that an old apartment had cameras installed in it by my landlord, and he used to use that info to like f**k with

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“You’ve got that ‘rooftop terrace’ room”: Marriott...

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2024/03/02

A man who booked a stay at a Marriott in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was shocked at just how bad the rooftop view from his balcony was. So bad, that he just had to share it online. TikToker and comedian @hardgcomedy accrued over 273,000 views as of Saturday, a pretty impressive feat for someone who only has 163 followers, and upon seeing his video, it's clear to see why. Not only was the view not the picture of engaging in the #jetsetter lifestyle, but the video prompted comments from those who

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‘There is no reason for those holes to be there’:...

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2024/03/02

A mom's TikTok post about some dresses for girls she found at Target, which she thought were too inappropriate for children to wear, has sparked a viral debate. Meghan Mayer's (@thecrazycreativeteacher) video raked in a whopping 2.6 million views as of Saturday, dividing viewers. "Am I overreacting?" she asks in a text overlay as she looks into the camera, which she records from the interior of a Target. "My oldest daughter and I are at Target and they have some cute Spring stuff," she

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‘We don’t take cash’: Tenant says apartment complex...

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2024/03/02

A man gets revenge on his apartment complex after they try to require him to pay a two-cent bill by check. In a new TikTok with over 289,000 views as of Saturday, computer programmer and content creator Jonathan Moss (@thejonathanmoss) details how he enacted “malicious compliance” to get his apartment company to write off a two-cent bill. Moss first explains that he moved from his apartment complex in Celebration, Florida, in 2019. As standard when leaving any apartment, Moss and his wife

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‘They’re pricing out their most consistent base of...

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2024/03/02

If you think McDonald's has been charging too much for its fast food, you're not alone. While inflation has generally upped the cost of goods across virtually all goods and services, food inflation, particularly when it comes to fast food, seems to be disproportionately higher. Customers are voicing their ire for these price hikes on social media, like TikToker Freddie Smith who said that McDonald's becoming a "luxury" is a bad sign. Sports commentator and analyst Patrick Cunningham

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‘That’s stalker behavior’: Customer says DoorDash...

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2024/03/02

User experiences of DoorDash and other food delivery apps can vary wildly. Some have had great experiences with their delivery drivers, as others report that their exchanges with virtual strangers were more concerning. Former teacher and content creator Rebecca Rogers (@rebeccarogersofficial on TikTok) says her friend recently told her the story of a DoorDash driver who would not relent in requesting that she come pick up her food order from him in person, as opposed to leaving it at the door,

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Newsletter: Trump loudly declares he definitely knows...

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2024/03/02

Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here.Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr. Ourtop storiesto start off the weekend are about: Trump releasing a video statementinsisting that he knows his wife's name is Melania, Microsoft's AI being goaded intodeclaring itself God, a prominent anti-vaccine advocate pushing a conspiracy theory thatwomen can no longer get pregnantafter the rollout of the COVID-19 shot, and a woman waking up in a hospitalonly to be greeted by a virtual

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‘It’ll be a lot cheaper, but it’s very similar to the...

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2024/02/29

A Dunkin' customer posted a viral video showing how to order an iced milk tea for cheaper than a chai latte.TikTok user @thotropica has reached over 6,400 likes on her video by the publication of this story. She captioned her video, "if you've ever wondered if you can get milk tea at dunkin," followed by the man dancing and boba tea emojis. To begin, @thotropica says she has never tried to order a milk tea from Dunkin' before, so she's not sure if it "can be accomplished." "But I have

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‘We naturally read left to right’: Customer says bar...

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2024/02/29

To tip or not to tip? That's the question causing a storm over on Reddit, where a post by user u/acemetrical on the r/EndTipping sub has sparked an oft-debated sticking point for many restaurant and bar patrons: pre-selected tipping percentages. According to the social media user, a local bar's tipping screen setup seems to play a sneaky game of percentage flip. With 35% on the left, 30% in the middle, and 20% on the right, it's an obvious departure from the usual ascending order. The

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‘June has officially quit. She handed this to me’:...

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2024/02/29

A Walmart worker approached a customer, handing her work vest, with a strange request, can she quit for her? In the 2-minute video, the Walmart customer, TikToker Lilroxy (@userolixy0r204) captured the event. “I am walking into Walmart looking down at my phone and went to a cart in the middle of the entryway. This beautiful lady comes to me and asks if I knew where customer service was,” Lilroxy explained. “I pointed and she handed me her Walmart Employee vest and resigned from her position

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‘You don’t even have to order’: Customer goes to...

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2024/02/29

TikTok has become a hotbed for money-saving life hacks—but we shouldn't always believe everything we read on the internet. And this is something user @TrailerParkGal learned the hard way after realizing that the much-rumored free Krispy Kreme deal isn't all that it's cracked up to be. "Rumor has it that if you go to Krispy Kreme and order one donut they give it to you for free," she began, filming the video from her car. "So let's see. Let's see what's up with that, I'm pulling up right now." As

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‘While customs look at 2 shotguns and some geese’:...

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2024/02/29

An American citizen took to social media to vent after he said he was wrongfully detained at the United States-Mexico border. In a viral video that has racked up over 812,000 views and more than 58,000 likes, TikToker Ryan (@ryanindestin) captured his detainment alongside men who appeared to be a part of his hunting party. "American citizens detained illegally at USA Mexico border," read an on-screen caption. The man appeared to be very upset that he was detained. "This is what happens

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‘I knew he was lying’: Bar customer fact-checks...

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2024/02/28

The Love is Blind drama continues, and this time a fan is here to check whether or not a contestant was out cheating on his potential future wife. Netflix's Love is Blind has become one of the most viral reality TV dating shows in recent history. Six seasons in, there is constantly new drama that keeps viewers tuning in and wanting more. This time things have taken a turn for one of the seemingly more stable couples, Jeramey and Laura, with Jeramey being accused of cheating with one of his

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‘My cat threw up. Where was Ron?’: Memes mock...

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2024/02/28

Memes asking the location of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) went viral on X after MAGA operative Laura Loomer questioned his whereabouts on Monday. “Wild night in Florida. Death threat at the home of @DonaldJTrumpJr in South FL, and a bomb threat at the Orlando International Airport,” Loomer posted. “Where is @RonDeSantis?” https://twitter.com/LauraLoomer/status/1762293727161192713 Trump Jr. was reportedly mailed a letter filled with white powder on Monday evening, according to the Daily

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Gab CEO unintentionally institutes brilliant solution...

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2024/02/28

Andrew Torba, the founder of far-right social media platform Gab, announced that only paying Gab users will be able to upload media to the site starting in March. Many Gab users were outraged by the update. Gab is known as a "haven for hate and discrimination," under the guise of the freest of free speech, considered one of the biggest bastions of antisemitism online. By forcing people to pay, the policy change could lessen the amount of harmful media uploaded to the site, as numerous users

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‘I can’t afford to pay to park’: DoorDash driver gets...

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2024/02/28

TikToker Vico (@vicoseven) gained a following on TikTok posting reactions to viral videos. In a recent upload, Vico provided a reaction to a viral video of a DoorDash driver responding to receiving a $80 ticket after parking in the wrong place while delivering an order. Vico began the video with a comment: “OK, so this one bothers me.” He then provided context. “This DoorDash driver pulled up to her destination … and parked in what she thought was a free space. Goes up to the fifth floor, comes

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OpenAI sued for kickstarting the robot apocalypse

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2024/02/28

A Florida woman filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in a California court on Tuesday, calling for a shutdown on artificial intelligence development by the AI company because of a variety of threats like the development of “slaughterbots”—autonomous military agents devoted to destroying humans—massive privacy violations, and the threat of widespread fake pornography, among a host of other issues. The suit, which summarizes many of the arguments of “safetyists”—people who think the pace of AI

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