2 August in internet history
Things that can be dated to 2 August: 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 day2 August
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The song’s official video is released. Shiggy appears in it, and it ends with a montage of people doing the dance. Kiki Challenge Wikipedia — In My Feelings (song)
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 2 August. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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The video is posted to YouTube, about a year after it was filmed, at the suggestion of the band’s webmaster. Here It Goes Again Wikipedia — Here It Goes Again
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It passes 100 million downloads. Pokémon Go Wikipedia — Pokémon Go
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Jess Glynne is reported as calling one use of it, by an official White House account over footage of deportations, “sick”. Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday Wikipedia — Jet2holidays
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Umehara parries all fifteen hits of Wong’s super move and wins the round with a twelve-hit combination. EVO Moment 37 Wikipedia — Evo Moment 37
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YouTube removed the "301+" freeze, ending the years in which a popular upload visibly stopped counting at 301 views while it was checked for fraud. Wikipedia — Timeline of YouTube
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It reaches number one on the UK singles chart. Golden Wikipedia — Golden (Huntrix song)
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Green publishes a sequel, This is Not Fine, in The Nib. The dog panics and puts the fire out. This is fine Wikipedia — Gunshow (webcomic)
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It becomes the most-viewed video on YouTube and, the same day, the first to three billion views. Despacito Wikipedia — Despacito