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15 January in internet history

Things that can be dated to 15 January: the day something was posted, a record that changed hands, an event research has pinned to a date. Every entry links to where it was read.

What is dated to this day15 January

  1. Chief Justice John Roberts uses the phrase during argument in the US Supreme Court case Babb v. Wilkie. OK boomer Wikipedia — OK boomer

Also around this weekWithin three days

These did not happen on 15 January. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  1. The video is uploaded to Luis Fonsi’s channel. The single is released the next day. Despacito Wikipedia — Despacito

  2. A second predicted date passes. Conformity Gate Wikipedia — Conformity Gate

  3. Baby Shark Dance became the first video in history to reach ten billion views. Baby Shark Dance Guinness World Records

  4. A post pairing the audio with an AI-generated shark in shoes reaches seven million views. Italian brainrot Wikipedia — Italian brainrot

  5. American TikTok users begin signing up to RedNote. TikTok refugees Wikipedia — Restrictions on TikTok in the United States

  6. It announces that the service other apps use to fetch its GIFs will be switched off at the end of June. Tenor Wikipedia — Tenor (website)

  7. A Scientology video of Tom Cruise is posted to YouTube, and removed after a copyright claim. Project Chanology Wikipedia — Project Chanology

  8. It is relaunched as Bilibili. Bilibili Wikipedia — Bilibili

  9. Hulu releases a documentary, Fyre Fraud. Netflix releases its own, Fyre, four days later. Fyre Festival Wikipedia — Fyre Festival

  10. It passes her, in just under ten days. Within two more days it has 45 million likes. Instagram egg Wikipedia — Instagram egg

  11. Users of 4chan and other boards plan a response. Project Chanology Wikipedia — Project Chanology

  12. RedNote is the most-downloaded free app in Apple’s American store, with millions of new users. TikTok refugees Wikipedia — Restrictions on TikTok in the United States

  13. A case brought by the man in the video against Fritsch, over the use of his image, opens in Berlin. Techno Viking Wikipedia — Technoviking

  14. He dies, aged twelve. Boo Wikipedia — Boo (dog)

  15. TikTok suspends its service in the United States, late in the evening. TikTok refugees Wikipedia — Restrictions on TikTok in the United States

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