infinite scroll

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. Follow us @infinitescrollpodcast

  1. 4d ago

    MSG sues WIRED for celeb surveillance claims | Lorde slams streaming for AI slop + AI companion bans

    The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from July 22nd, 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:44 Madison Square Garden files defamation lawsuit against WIRED 10:00 Lorde calls out Spotify for AI features  17:10 AI companion crackdown + AI updates   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/infinitescrollpodcast/    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_ Are you a podcaster looking for brand partnerships? Or a brand looking to advertise on podcasts? Check out our marketplace connecting podcasters of all sizes with brands of all budgets worldwide: https://www.sponstudio.com  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://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-celebrity-database-surveillance/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/business/media/msg-entertainment-sues-wired-magazine.html   https://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-jim-dolan-surveillance-machine/  https://georgetownlawtechreview.org/msg-vs-ny-the-clash-over-facial-recognition-and-the-need-for-regulation/GLTR-03-2023/  https://i-d.co/article/sza-i-d-cover-interview-2026/  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/lorde-calls-out-spotifys-ai-about-the-song-feature-1236650571/  https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1uzaedg/lorde_calls_out_spotifys_ai_about_the_song/  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lorde-slams-spotify-ai-generated-song-descriptions-1235594882/  https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-02-06/about-the-song-beta/  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/spotify-making-ai-music-easier-to-detect/106919814  https://support.spotify.com/us/artists/article/ai-credits/  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-19/china-cracks-down-on-artificial-intelligence-companions/106925352  https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2026/china/china's-new-regulations-on-ai-anthropomorphic-interactive-services  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-19/china-cracks-down-on-artificial-intelligence-companions/106925352  https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2026/02/china-is-worried-about-ai-companions-heres-what-its-doing-about-them  https://mattsheehan.substack.com/p/chinas-ai-companion-reg-and-the-growing https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2026/789299/EPRS_BRI(2026)789299_EN.pdf   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/technology/openai-attack-hugging-face.html https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/

    MSG sues WIRED for celeb surveillance claims | Lorde slams streaming for AI slop + AI companion bans
  2. Jul 15

    Meta’s AI feature missed the mark | How YouTube & X enable deepfakes + Character.ai’s microdramas

    The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from July 15th, 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:09 Meta introduces new Muse Image feature, pulling it days later  7:51 How mainstream social media platforms are promoting non-consensual intimate images 14:34 Character.ai introduces microdramas 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 Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/    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_ Are you a podcaster looking for brand partnerships? Or a brand looking to advertise on podcasts? Check out our marketplace connecting podcasters of all sizes with brands of all budgets worldwide: https://www.sponstudio.com  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://ai.meta.com/blog/introducing-muse-image-muse-video-msl/  https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/how-to-stop-metas-ai-image-generator-from-using-your-instagram-photos/  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/09/instagram-ai-image-generator-privacy  https://openai.com/index/sora-2/   https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/introducing-muse-image-meta-ai/  https://www.instagram.com/p/Dal0xuSGjCB/  https://www.wired.com/story/grok-is-still-hosting-sexualized-deepfakes-of-famous-women/ https://www.isdglobal.org/publication/mapping-the-nudify-tools-ecosystem/   https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-and-x-have-become-gateways-to-nudify-apps/  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/23/character-ai-chatbot-sewell-setzer-death  https://blog.character.ai/cai-series/

    Meta’s AI feature missed the mark | How YouTube & X enable deepfakes + Character.ai’s microdramas
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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. Follow us @infinitescrollpodcast

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