Articles by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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VidCon: Black Influencers speak on the pressures of creating while Black

‘As a Black content creator, I feel like people don’t look at us and see our worth immediately.’

On Jun 25, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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VidCon: Therapists share their concerns about the ‘sensationalization’ of mental health issues on the internet

‘I think we’ve taken the word [trigger] a little bit too far.’

On Jun 23, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘It sounds way too good to be true’: Uninsured TikToker saved over $200 on medication using Mark Cuban’s pharmacy, sparking debate on big pharma

‘We’re conditioned that those skyhigh prices were the norm.’

On Jun 10, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘Am I getting promoted or fired?’: Worker gets emailed a random Zoom link for a meeting with their boss and 2 other department heads, sparking debate

‘As long as HR isn’t there, you should be good.’

On May 24, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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Person with filter caption 'me going on my phone to see i got a voicemail from papa johns delivery driver who just gave me my pizza' (l) Person with filter mouth open caption '*sees that it's three minutes long*' (c) Person with filter mouth open caption 'she sent me a phone s3x voicemail' (r)

‘They didn’t even give me free pizza for it’: A TikToker alleges that their DoorDash delivery driver left them a phone sex voicemail

‘WHAT bestie.’

On May 20, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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What is narcissistic abuse? A Kanye clip from ‘The Kardashians’ sparks TikTok debate

‘This form of abuse can be concealed as something else.’

On May 13, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘I was talking about Zuckerberg but ok’: AOC claps back after Elon Musk trolled her tweet

‘It was the perfect own – wish she’d left it.’

On May 1, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

‘There is no help hotline that I can call’: eBay seller says she was randomly suspended and can’t withdraw the ‘thousands’ she’s made. Other sellers say the same thing happened (updated)

‘I think it’s funny how they ban genuine people but allow people that scam to carry on.’

On Apr 22, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘Reactive abuse’ is the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case social media buzzword—here’s what it really means

‘Reactive abuse is commonly observed in toxic relationships.’

On Apr 22, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘It’s giving scam’: TikToker calls out Uber Eats support for issues with credit card promotion

‘This happened to me too.’

On Apr 21, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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Sons of Boston Booze and Food building with sign (l) Woman eyes caption 'when a bar you frequent weekly is closing bc ur favorite bouncer MURDERED someone ON HIS SHIFT and then returned back too WROK THE REST OF HIS SHIFT... and is now being charged with manslaughter i-' (r)

TikToker claims her favorite bar is closing because a bouncer murdered someone on his shift

‘I know a boston story when I hear one.’

On Apr 9, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘If this came through my Bluetooth I would accept defeat forever’: Man connects to ‘loud’ upstairs neighbors’ speaker in viral TikTok prank

‘The way I just choked laughing at this.’

On Apr 9, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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Chili’s worker reveals what they do when they ‘overcook’ chocolate molten cake (updated)

‘That looks like trash.’

On Apr 2, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘Take the cat in please’: TikToker shows off mess left by ‘nightmare’ roommate who abandoned their cat

‘That breaks my heart for the poor cat.’

On Apr 2, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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TikToker exposes ‘most common’ Poshmark scam after her Chanel purse is marked ‘delivered’ but never arrives

‘This is EXACTLY what happened to me!’

On Mar 22, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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