Episode Details

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from April 1st, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:06 Was the Chappell Roan backlash driven by bots?

9:46 The social media addiction lawsuits & the internet’s response

19:13 KATSEYE ‘Pinky Up’ AI allegations

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Sources: 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/chappell-roan-controversy-bots 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gudea_turns-out-a-lot-of-the-chappell-roan-discourse-activity-7443064982042218496-k5Dr

https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/69370c45ee6946ee05e9618a/69a8cf61c9840e888415cca9_Bad%20Bunny%20-%20Anatomy%20of%20a%20Narrative%20-%20by%20GUDEA.pdf 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4xgk41jvec  

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/technology/what-to-know-about-the-social-media-addiction-trials.html 

https://lsj.com.au/articles/tiktok-and-snapchat-settle-in-first-of-major-us-lawsuits/ 

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