According to Oxford University Press, 2025’s word of the year is “rage bait,” which Oxford defines as “online content ...

According to Oxford University Press, 2025’s word of the year is “rage bait,” which Oxford defines as “online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative ...

The NYT’s guide is particularly notable for its insistence that a significant amount of today’s slang isn’t new at all. The ...

Other AI slop channels that have been completely removed from YouTube following Kapwing’s report include CuentosFacianantes (FascinatingTales), which published “low-quality Dragon Ball-themed videos", ...

Oxford’s Word of the Year in 2024—has now collided with hard data. A 2025 peer‑reviewed review in Brain Sciences describes ...

According to Oxford University Press, 2025’s word of the year is “rage bait,” which Oxford defines as “online content ...

Slop, rage bait, brain rot. The authors Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu explain how today’s internet keeps us hooked and makes us ...

Absurdist internet slang and content dubbed “brain rot” has become increasingly prevalent online in recent years, shaping ...

This is a series about the mysteries of internet speak. The choppelganger feeds ducks. She finds most romantic comedies to be choppelganger.

“Chicken Banana” is far from the first novelty song to become a hit with kids. Petré pointed to “Baby Shark,” the 2010s ...

Prolonged mindless scrolling on social media can physically shrink the brain, impairing memory, focus, and decision-making abilities, according ...

Oxford's 2024 word of the year, 'brain rot,' describes the mental fog from excessive social media scrolling. Experts warn ...