Giggles Revives Google's Social Media Meme
A viral meme from 2023 is making waves again on TikTok, this time thanks to a real social media app called Giggles. The original meme, 'Google Giggles', was created as a parody of Google's failed attempts at launching social media platforms. In February 2023, TikToker @kai_brisk posted a video that appeared to be from 2016, jokingly saying someone had been banned from the fictional platform.
The comment went viral and sparked a wave of memes imagining Google Giggles as a real social media platform, poking fun at its fictional features. Now, three years later, the real app Giggles has launched with an icon resembling other Google-related imagery, reviving the meme once again.
TikTokers are taking advantage of this opportunity to create new memes, making fun of the app for being inferior to popular platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels. Some users have even ironically hyped up Google Giggles as superior to all other social media apps, creating an ironic fandom online.