Meet the Viral Army: From Tralalero Tralala to Špijuniro Golubiro, These Absurd Icons Are Taking Over TikTok — and Brand Tactics Francesco De Nittis, Manager at Human Centric Group and CRM / ...

Scroll through a tween's TikTok feed these days, and you're likely to stumble across a surreal parade of AI-generated creatures: a ballerina with a cappuccino for a head, a crocodile fused with a ...

TikTok's latest obsession is a surreal mix of AI chaos and pseudo-Italian flair Celebs like Taylor Swift and Harry Styles get the BrainRot meme treatment Influencers are mimicking the memes, turning ...

Italian brain rot is a niche form of memes that went viral in January 2025. Photo by Michele Bitetto/Unsplash If we’re lucky in the Opinion section, we work through our beliefs completely and support ...

TOKYO, Japan — In a Japanese shop selling pocket-money trinkets, there is a rack of toys, stickers and keyrings based on a global crew of AI-generated characters that almost every child knows about — ...

The phenomenon known as Italian Brainrot features a cast of quirky AI-generated characters, such as a walking shark in oversized sneakers and a mug-headed ballerina, which have gained immense ...

You open TikTok, just looking to scroll through some harmless content — maybe a cooking hack, a cat being dramatic, or someone falling off a treadmill in 4K. Instead, you’re hit with something ...

It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when AI-generated “slop,” as it’s being called, began infiltrating your Instagram feed. All I know is that one day, cartoonish videos of cats as barbers and the Sex and ...