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11 June in internet history

Things that can be dated to 11 June: 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.

Nothing this archive holds can be dated to 11 June. That is a statement about what has been researched so far, not about the day.

Also around this weekWithin three days

These did not happen on 11 June. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  1. The forum is launched. r/AmItheAsshole Wikipedia — r/AmItheAsshole

  2. A ransomware attack takes the site offline. Service is not fully back until August. Nico Nico Douga Wikipedia — Niconico

  3. He appears on The Late Show with David Letterman. Boom Goes the Dynamite Wikipedia — Boom goes the dynamite

  4. The photograph is taken in a shop being renovated in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Backrooms Wikipedia — The Backrooms

  5. Laipply’s channel becomes the most subscribed on YouTube, taking over from Smosh. It holds the place for twenty-one days. Evolution of Dance Wikipedia — Judson Laipply

  6. Ward posts the tweet. Milkshake Duck Wikipedia — Milkshake Duck

  7. A bill called the COVFEFE Act is introduced in Congress, to require that presidential social-media posts be archived. It goes no further. Covfefe Wikipedia — Covfefe

  8. The milkshake goes on sale. Grimace Shake Wikipedia — Grimace Shake

  9. Thousands of subreddits go private or stop accepting posts. The protest is planned to last forty-eight hours, and many extend it. The Reddit blackout Wikipedia — 2023 Reddit API controversy

  10. The domain lolcats.com is registered. The word itself is in use on 4chan by this month. Lolcat Wikipedia — Lolcat

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