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An internet culture news podcast that explores themes surrounding viral stardom, the creator economy, and how social media is shaping Gen Z. Hosted by Centennial World founder Lauren Meisner & deputy editor Annabel Bendavid.

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    Panic as AO3 goes offline👀 | AI’s impact on the US midterms + Reddit’s new login wall

    The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from November 6th, 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:18 AO3 goes dark and fandoms mobilise  9:42 How AI impacted the US midterm elections  14:27 Why Reddit is now forcing users to log in  Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF    Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732    Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miniscrollpodcast/ Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld    Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/    Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld   Sources: https://ao3org.tumblr.com/  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/23/cybersecurity-ai-hacking-php-vulnerability https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3qjnwye0ep5o  https://www.404media.co/vibe-coded-ao3-clone-site-down-after-fanfic-authors-buried-it-with-2-000-takedown-notices-in-a-single-day/  https://www.reddit.com/r/Archiveofourownmemes/comments/1xmci2q/ao3_life_has_been_removed/  https://www.reddit.com/user/spez/comments/1xiupm0/about_that_login_screen/ https://s203.q4cdn.com/380862485/files/doc_financials/2026/q3/v2/Q3-26-Shareholder-Letter.pdf   https://redditinc.com/news/we-are-testing-ad-placements-in-reddit-search-pages  https://open.spotify.com/episode/60mDy7vw35nF5SotAO7Z4X?si=9zwjF3EXTP256k130t1eug&utm_source=copy-link  https://www.ussc.edu.au/a-guide-to-the-2026-us-midterm-elections  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-05/data-centres-ai-australia-us-midterms/107349238  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/04/data-center-ballot-measures-2026-midterm.html  https://www.wired.com/story/the-results-are-in-voters-hate-data-centers/

    Panic as AO3 goes offline👀 | AI’s impact on the US midterms + Reddit’s new login wall
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