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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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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 94 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They are probably being paid by copyright holders

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I doubt it.

The copyright holders can just sue and lobby Congress

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but they might be able to get it shut down quicker and cheaper through less legal means

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago

It would just come backup. Ddos attacks are temporary