25 December in internet history

Things that can be dated to 25 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.

1. 2019

   Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit passed a billion views, twenty-eight years after it was made. NPR

2. 2025

   Conformity Gate The season’s second batch of episodes is released, and fans begin claiming that scenes have been cut. Wikipedia — Conformity Gate

These did not happen on 25 December. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 22 December 2014

   The monkey selfie The United States Copyright Office lists “a photograph taken by a monkey” among things that cannot be registered. Wikipedia — Monkey selfie copyright dispute

2. 24 December 1994

   The GIF CompuServe and Unisys, which holds a patent on the compression the format uses, announce that it must be licensed. The backlash starts work on a replacement, PNG. Wikipedia — GIF