2025 in Internet Culture: 40 Moments from Italian Brainrot to 67
2025 in internet culture in 40 moments: the TikTok ban night, Italian brainrot, DeepSeek, the Ghibli week, Chicken Jockey, KPop Demon Hunters and six…
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2025 in internet culture in 40 moments: the TikTok ban night, Italian brainrot, DeepSeek, the Ghibli week, Chicken Jockey, KPop Demon Hunters and six…
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Italian brainrot explained character by character: Tralalero Tralala, Bombardiro Crocodilo, Ballerina Cappuccina, Tung Tung Tung Sahur and the lore.
The 50 memes that defined 2025, ranked: Italian brainrot, 67, aura farming, Labubu, the Jet2 holiday and the Coldplay kiss cam, with origins, dates an…