EPISODE · Apr 1, 2026 · 24 MIN
MINI TECH SCROLL: Chappell Roan bot backlash, response to the social media addiction lawsuits + is KATSEYE using AI?
from infinite scroll · host Centennial World
The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from April 1st, 2026.Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld Timestamps:00:00 Intro 1:06 Was the Chappell Roan backlash driven by bots? 9:46 The social media addiction lawsuits & the internet’s response19:13 KATSEYE ‘Pinky Up’ AI allegations 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_ 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.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/chappell-roan-controversy-bots https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gudea_turns-out-a-lot-of-the-chappell-roan-discourse-activity-7443064982042218496-k5Dr https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/69370c45ee6946ee05e9618a/69a8cf61c9840e888415cca9_Bad%20Bunny%20-%20Anatomy%20of%20a%20Narrative%20-%20by%20GUDEA.pdf https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/69370c45ee6946ee05e9618a/6938f591279bf559ec50cd1c_GUDEA%20-%20Taylor%20Swift%20_%20Anatomy%20of%20a%20Narrative.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4xgk41jvec https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/technology/what-to-know-about-the-social-media-addiction-trials.html https://lsj.com.au/articles/tiktok-and-snapchat-settle-in-first-of-major-us-lawsuits/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24g8v6qr1mo https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/03/landmark-verdict-against-meta-and-google/686536/ https://theconversation.com/meta-and-google-just-lost-a-landmark-social-media-addiction-case-a-tech-law-expert-explains-the-fallout-278409 https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/26/everyone-cheering-the-social-media-addiction-verdicts-against-meta-should-understand-what-theyre-actually-cheering-for/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/what-the-social-media-addiction-trial-means-for-australia/106497250 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-20/kpop-hybe-ai-song-multiple-languages/102627838 https://www.reuters.com/technology/k-pops-biggest-music-label-hybe-looks-lift-language-barrier-with-ai-2023-07-19/ https://351studio.com/about-us https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ai-in-music-how-used-now-1235536484/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/opinion/free-speech-social-media-court-ruling.html
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from April 1st, 2026.Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld Timestamps:00:00 Intro 1:06 Was the Chappell Roan backlash driven by bots? 9:46 The social media addiction lawsuits & the internet’s response19:13 KATSEYE ‘Pinky Up’ AI allegations 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_ 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.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/chappell-roan-controversy-bots https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gudea_turns-out-a-lot-of-the-chappell-roan-discourse-activity-7443064982042218496-k5Dr https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/69370c45ee6946ee05e9618a/69a8cf61c9840e888415cca9_Bad%20Bunny%20-%20Anatomy%20of%20a%20Narrative%20-%20by%20GUDEA.pdf https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/69370c45ee6946ee05e9618a/6938f591279bf559ec50cd1c_GUDEA%20-%20Taylor%20Swift%20_%20Anatomy%20of%20a%20Narrative.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4xgk41jvec https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/technology/what-to-know-about-the-social-media-addiction-trials.html https://lsj.com.au/articles/tiktok-and-snapchat-settle-in-first-of-major-us-lawsuits/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24g8v6qr1mo https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/03/landmark-verdict-against-meta-and-google/686536/ https://theconversation.com/meta-and-google-just-lost-a-landmark-social-media-addiction-case-a-tech-law-expert-explains-the-fallout-278409 https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/26/everyone-cheering-the-social-media-addiction-verdicts-against-meta-should-understand-what-theyre-actually-cheering-for/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/what-the-social-media-addiction-trial-means-for-australia/106497250 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-20/kpop-hybe-ai-song-multiple-languages/102627838 https://www.reuters.com/technology/k-pops-biggest-music-label-hybe-looks-lift-language-barrier-with-ai-2023-07-19/ https://351studio.com/about-us https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ai-in-music-how-used-now-1235536484/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/opinion/free-speech-social-media-court-ruling.html
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