The Internet Explorer meme is a long-standing internet staple that personifies Microsoft's former flagship browser as being perpetually behind the times. Because Internet Explorer was notoriously slow and struggled to keep up with modern web standards before its retirement, the meme usually features the browser 'announcing' major world events years after they occurred. Whether it's the logo itself or a personified character, the joke relies on the juxtaposition of 'breaking news' energy applied to something completely obsolete. Even after its official discontinuation in 2022, the meme remains the go-to format for mocking anyone who is late to a trend or discovers a meme long after it has died.