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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 31 points 2 days ago (4 children)

From my understanding, the "I'm not a bot" box checks your over all mouse movement and stuff to check if it's natural

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

From my understanding it's more like a digital tollbooth that's been tracking you across the web, and when it can't figure out who you are/where you've been, it holds you hostage to do free image recognition to train AI as a toll.

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