22 January in internet history
Things that can be dated to 22 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.
On this day22 January
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The network is launched. Orkut Wikipedia — Orkut
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The oldest clip later reused in the meme is uploaded to YouTube. Dancing Pallbearers Wikipedia — Dancing Pallbearers
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Its users begin the squeeze on GameStop’s shares, which rise more than 600 per cent in four days. r/wallstreetbets Wikipedia — r/wallstreetbets
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Nathan Evans’s cover, already spreading on TikTok, is released as a single on Polydor, with a remix by 220 Kid and Billen Ted the same day. The remix reaches number one in the United Kingdom. Wellerman Wikipedia — Wellerman
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The legal ban ends, having run for four days. TikTok refugees Wikipedia — Restrictions on TikTok in the United States