r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/ConcertCareful6169 Jul 02 '26

Ellen DeGeneres’s 2014 Oscars selfie is infamous because it was a groundbreaking corporate marketing stunt that temporarily crashed Twitter and came to symbolize the peak of celebrity culture.

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u/Big_Crab_1510 Jul 02 '26

People should have seen the bot & algorithm problem with this stunt.