Trying to pinpoint the earliest internet meme is like trying to discern the first written word, or the first time someone sliced a loaf of bread; a futile effort, but one that unearths fascinating ...

Making memes disparaging political figures is not illegal. Mackey was sentenced for posting memes that encouraged Clinton supporters to vote via text message, which is not a valid way to vote.

The Stay In The Box meme, also known as No, Get Out Of My Skin, comes from a viral clip of Twitch streamer Stable Ronaldo from a Fortnite stream on Nov. 29, 2023. In it, Ronaldo is acting out a ...

The "Not What I'm Called" meme was created by Tumblr user possessable back on June 7th, 2024. The original version of the meme shows two characters staring down the cyclops Polyphemus from Homer's ...

At face value, understanding memes might not seem like the most important problem for AI to solve. But Facebook's researchers point out that the technology, which is designed to recognize depicted ...

Like memes, postcards carried not just a picture and a few lines of text but were tangible evidence of a vast network and powerful institutions that had transported them rapidly across a far distance.

To achieve this camouflage, the researchers developed an algorithm to optimally match a clandestine message with a series of memes (or text) to be sent in the chat, choosing that content on the ...

"Memes are like magic tricks in politics, particularly for the younger generation who favour visuals over text," said Vinay Kulkarni, head of the Pune-based political digital marketing agency ...

Not all memes are made for relatability, though. Sometimes they’re just silly. One of the first memes to gain widespread attention in the internet age was the Dancing Baby.