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Mar 23

Today's Congressional hearing on the TikTok ban was bound to feature some humorously misunderstood memes, but you might be surprised to see what ended up being played at the TikTok CEO's testimony. Here's a quick 🧵 on some of the highlights: bit.ly/3K356sw

1. Congresspeople brought up a range of videos as evidence for some of their arguments, which included a few memes and challenges in the hearing. In one bizarre segment, Florida Congressman Bilirakis brought up a "corecore" staple known as "Player Tip" bit.ly/3lCpEPf

2. The video was originally posted by TikToker tjharris_p in January, featuring slang replacement text under the guise of an video game tip, essentially inferring it as a "life hack." It was then stitched and dueted by users, subsequently leading to emotional corecore edits.

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Mar 23

Have you ever seen the phrase "Quirked up White Boy Goated with The Sauce" online? It's part of a copypasta that's been circulating for a while, but can read like a foreign language to many. Here's a quick 🧵 on where it came from and what it means: bit.ly/3JZMDNs

@Minga__

1. The copypasta is a wild ride of slang terms and cultural references, so who came up with it exactly? Back in late 2021, a Twitter user by the name @Minga__ tweeted the full sentence for the first time.

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@Minga__ 2. The question posted in late 2021 proved to be so humorous over the following year that it immediately inspired numerous creators to parrot the phrase, becoming prominently featured in tons of memes and jokes on platforms like Twitter.

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Mar 10

@cocainebear

It's no secret @cocainebear has been a hit after raking in $57 million worldwide, but did you know the film's viral marketing success stems from a clever use of memes and internet culture? Here's a quick 🧵 on some of its clever meme-marketing tactics: bit.ly/3YEZkS7

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@cocainebear 1. Cocaine and bears were already connected in internet culture before the film, and the true(ish) story on which it's based had already circulated widely on the web. Even long before that, we had a different viral cocaine bear back in 2010: bit.ly/3ZSoGg4

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@cocainebear 2. Aside from memes, one of the stars of the film, @ScottSeiss, is a comedy TikToker with a notable following who helped promote it on his account. By recruiting from the platform and emphasizing it, the film was also able to reach audiences it otherwise might not have.

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Jul 12, 2021

@william__knight

We caught up with @william__knight recently to get more details on what exactly happened in his "There Is No Such Thing As A Coincidence" viral video, how he’s been dealing with his newfound internet fame, and also to dig into what his app is all about. bit.ly/36yrOUN

1. "The 'There is no such thing as a coincidence' phrase comes from my TikTok videos. I usually plan the monologue in videos but one particular night I just hit record and started the video with it and went on to talk about using your thoughts to control your reality."

2. "I started using a really cool filter on my eyes for about a year before I started TikTok. When I joined, I made videos with and without it. I thought it was obvious because the filter glitches all the time."

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