3 August in internet history

Things that can be dated to 3 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.

1. 2016

   This is fine Green publishes a sequel, This is Not Fine, in The Nib. The dog panics and puts the fire out. Wikipedia — Gunshow (webcomic)

These did not happen on 3 August. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 31 July 2006

   Here It Goes Again The video is posted to YouTube, about a year after it was filmed, at the suggestion of the band’s webmaster. Wikipedia — Here It Goes Again

2. 31 July 2016

   Pokémon Go It passes 100 million downloads. Wikipedia — Pokémon Go

3. 31 July 2025

   Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday Jess Glynne is reported as calling one use of it, by an official White House account over footage of deportations, “sick”. Wikipedia — Jet2holidays

4. 1 August 2004

   EVO Moment 37 Umehara parries all fifteen hits of Wong’s super move and wins the round with a twelve-hit combination. Wikipedia — Evo Moment 37

5. 1 August 2015

   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

6. 1 August 2025

   Golden It reaches number one on the UK singles chart. Wikipedia — Golden (Huntrix song)

7. 2 August 2018

   Kiki Challenge The song’s official video is released. Shiggy appears in it, and it ends with a montage of people doing the dance. Wikipedia — In My Feelings (song)

8. 4 August 2017

   Despacito It becomes the most-viewed video on YouTube and, the same day, the first to three billion views. Wikipedia — Despacito