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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Kai Cenat Kicking robot(l), Man talking(c), Text "yall have never played detroit become human and it shows...maybe give that game a try instead of fortnite next time!"

Culture

‘It’s built like a small child’: Kai Cenat kicks and bullies a $70K AI robot until it tries to escape—sparking major backlash

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

Tony Harding(l), Plane crash(r) tweet "look at the timing on this conspiracy. US figure skating goes down in a plane crash and 5 hours before, Tonya Harding is back?! Fact is stranger than fiction. #americanairlines #blackhawk

‘Media psyop?’: Figure skater Tonya Harding joins social media—and conspiracy theorists immediately tie her to the D.C. plane crash

Air traffic control audio captures chilling moment of D.C. plane and helicopter crash

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Screenshot of a tweet from user @Richard_Vixen that reads "Is this a safe enough space to say I find this deeply off-putting on a gut level" over a photo of a man jumping and clicking his heels.

‘Roommate’s girl got an IUD, safe to say he’s pretty excited’: A man cheered for his girlfriend’s IUD, and now everyone is fighting about it

Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

2 panel image: on the left is Jack Schlossberg and on the right is Andrew Schulz.

Why does Jack Schlossberg keep coming for comedian Andrew Schulz?

Screenshot of Bluesky user @kaicomedy.com's post that reads "Remember the epic Zola Twitter thread? This is like that but in addition to a shifty white woman, there's a corporation leaving themselves jaw-droppingly vulnerable to a class action lawsuit. Plus, racism! Buckle up. This is the true story of AirBNB and the Very Bad No Good Stay. (1/42)" over an image of an Airbnb rental.

‘I’d love not to be murdered in my room’: Comedian ignored the Airbnb red flags—then things got terrifying

Tweet that says "ugh... she doesn't want to date chatgpt" with retweet "aio? message from my boyfriend for my 30th birthday written by ai" and post "i'm truly at a loss for a words to"

‘Should I say something?’: Woman doesn’t know how to respond after her boyfriend sends ChatGPT-generated birthday text

2 panel image: on the left is the rapper Dank Demoss and on the right is the Lyft ride service company logo.

‘I can fit in this car’: Rapper Dank Demoss sues Lyft after driver denies her service over her weight

Rebecca Leib

Kroger's(l), Tweet about Kroger partnering with microsoft to install facial-recognition technology(r)

Facial recognition for personalized prices? Kroger’s ‘patently evil’ AI plan ignites a firestorm

Two panel image. Two people explain. Text over says: PSA Cute Winter Boots!

‘Cute winter boots’: TikTokers found a clever way to game the algorithm and talk about ICE

Tweet that says "put him in a pool and delete the ladder" above retweet that says "people have noticed similarities in the way Elon Musk and Sims characters move and act" above a split of elon musk and a sim with their arms up

‘Put him in a pool and delete the ladder’: People think Elon Musk’s gestures are giving off serious Sims NPC vibes

Gen Z is crocheting giant worms. Sure, why not

Woman talking(l), Elon musk giving nazi salute(r)

‘To everyone defending Elon, I want you to do it’: Woman challenges people to do Musk’s controversial ‘salute’ publicly — and one woman does

photo collage of Gracie Abrams in front of a screenshot from her Instagram story.

‘Shady business’: Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams blast Meta for automatically refollowing Trump and Vance

two panel design with a tweet talking about dinner parties today, next to an image of a group of people having dinner