Over the last 24 hours, three very different topics have grabbed massive attention on Google Trends. These topics include a mix of internet humour, cinema news and public concern over official ...

Social media posts deemed dangerous or offensive can increasingly lead to visa denial or online backlash. Here's what global travellers need to know. Last week, the US government announced plans to ...

As we say our goodbyes to 2025, we must bid adieu to the memes that came with it. It was a surreal year on the internet — many of this year’s memes leaned heavily into the brain rot that’s come with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Trolling people is an art form, and a lot of people just don’t have the talent or the drive it takes to really do it well. So when you find someone who is putting real skill and effort into ...

Short-sellers, beware! It looks like there may be another GameStop-style squeeze afoot. But this time, it's not a retailer in the hot seat but plant-based burger and sausage maker Beyond Meat (BYND ...

Not since 69 has a number caused this much disruption. “6-7,” pronounced “six-seveeeeen,” is haunting school halls across the country (including South Park Elementary), making it the Gen Alpha ...

If you've been anywhere on the internet this week, Pokémon Legends: Z-A leaks were probably hard to avoid — particularly Mega Starmie and its bizarrely humanoid legs. With Pokémon Legends: Z-A now ...

The meme exploded into youth culture with a video of a boy who delivers a giddy “six seven” at a basketball game. CAM WILDER The name of this fall’s most obnoxious classmate: Six Seven. Math teacher ...

The ETF's biggest holding is Opendoor, a name that has sparked comparisons with the meme-stock explosion of 2021 The resurrected meme-stock ETF began trading on Wednesday, with Opendoor Technologies ...

A blogger has blasted British police after they arrested him for sharing a meme on social media that read "F--- Hamas." Pete North, 47, filmed officers arriving at his Yorkshire home in the U.K. on ...