Teens hunting alternatives: Lemon8 and Yop

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from December 3rd, 2025.

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Timestamps 

00:00 Intro 

1:19 Slop Evader launches, a tool to dodge AI-generated slop online 

6:20 Yope and Lemon8 climb Aussie app stores ahead of under-16s social media ban

9:51 Marques Brownlee closes wallpaper app Panels 

13:34 Viral TikTok videos accuse Aaron Parnas of missing source citations

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Sources: 

https://tegabrai n.com/Slop-Evader 

https://www.404media.co/slop-evader-browser-extension-pre-generative-ai-search-filter/ 

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/02/teen-social-media-ban-alternative-apps-coverstar-lemon8/ 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/lemon8-and-yope-put-on-notice-for-social-media-ban-targets/106093818 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/11/24267900/marques-brownlee-mkbhd-price-panels-wallpaper-app

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ciAONXv0M

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/mkbhds-wallpaper-app-panels-is-shutting-down/ 

https://panels.art/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/02/australian-children-moving-to-new-social-app-lemon8-but-owner-expected-to-restrict-users-to-over-16s