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Online learning
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Japan Opens School Staffed Entirely by Virtual Waifus

Japan's cram-school industry launched a subscription-based online academy where all teachers are VTuber avatars, monetizing parasocial student attachments.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

People Are Calling Out This 1 Group For Staying Silent On ICE

If you go into the comment section on any given influencer's social media posts right now, you're bound to find messages calling on them to share a statement about ICE. Many people who are outraged by the killing of American citizens by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, the separation of families, and the detainment of people (including children) are calling on content creators to use their large platforms to denounce violence and mistreatment.
US politics
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