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18 December in internet history

Things that can be dated to 18 December: 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 18 December. That is a statement about what has been researched so far, not about the day.

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These did not happen on 18 December. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  1. It is renamed GeoCities. Pages are grouped into “neighbourhoods” named after real places. GeoCities Wikipedia — GeoCities

  2. The earliest archived copy is posted to the site Sad and Useless. Wojak Wikipedia — Wojak

  3. It is broadcast on Saturday Night Live. Lazy Sunday Wikipedia — Lazy Sunday (The Lonely Island song)

  4. Evolution of Dance 2 is released as part of a marketing campaign. Evolution of Dance Wikipedia — Judson Laipply

  5. The ban takes effect. The automatic filter flags many pictures that are not explicit. The Tumblr adult content ban Wikipedia — Tumblr

  6. A ban on explicit images takes effect. Tumblr Wikipedia — Tumblr

  7. Time ranks it fifth in its list of the year’s viral videos. CPDRC Dancing Inmates Wikipedia — CPDRC Dancing Inmates

  8. Tolentino’s article is published. Instagram face Wikipedia — Instagram face

  9. New York magazine publishes a cover story calling 2022 the year of the nepo baby. Nepo baby Wikipedia — Nepo baby

  10. A fundraiser for him has passed its goal of 100,000 US dollars. We Are Number One Wikipedia — We Are Number One

  11. Elon Musk tweets about it for the first time. Dogecoin Wikipedia — Dogecoin

  12. A photograph posted by Lionel Messi after the World Cup final passes it. Instagram egg Wikipedia — Instagram egg

  13. The band releases a studio version officially. The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet Wikipedia — The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet

  14. It becomes the first video on YouTube to reach one billion views. Gangnam Style Wikipedia — Gangnam Style

  15. The music video is released. Jerusalema Wikipedia — Jerusalema (song)

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