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Trick Lobo Recommends: Nekopan
Our senior entry moderator Trick Lobo recommends:
Also known as "CatBread," Nekopan is a Japanese children's book character that's become a classic internet icon through its iterations on the GIF-sharing hubsite YTMND.
Tomberry Recommends: Streisand Effect
The KYM Moderator Appreciation Week begins with the Streisand Effect, as recommended by our database moderator Tomberry:
"This Internet adage, coined in 2005, has become increasingly relevant in today's online media culture concerning Internet censorship and how it fails hard."
Vancouver Riot Kiss
This photograph, taken during the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup Riot, depicts Scott Jones comforting his girlfriend, Alex Thomas, after she had been knocked down by riot police with shields. Their kiss was quickly photoshopped into other famous moments in history.
China's Human Flesh Search Engine
From stalking target individuals and doxing personal information to exposing government corruption and abuse of power, China's so-called Human Flesh Search Engine is the Eastern counterpart of the Anonymous movement.