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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘Wait until district headquarters hears about this’: CVS customer berates worker over donation button, refuses to press red button to cancel in viral TikTok

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘You’re going to come in here being racist, too? Over some vegetables?’: Jersey Mike’s worker says customer berated her over sandwich toppings

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

‘You in a Black woman’s business?’: Red Lobster worker says she was fired after shutting down customer

Mariam Sharia is a senior editor and reporter at the Daily Dot.

Mariam Sharia

Culture

‘Stay out of my body’: Lizzo shreds ‘atrocious’ Texas abortion law and anti-trans policies at SXSW

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘As a server… this is kinda humiliating’: Customers make server play game for tip money, sparking debate

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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Wingstop worker jokes about what they do to customers’ wings when they order right before close

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‘Because you complained nicely about getting the wrong food’: TikToker says Dave & Buster’s served her cheesecake with sriracha instead of strawberry puree after she complained

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‘This is not the first time a man has said this to me. To me, it’s racist’: TikToker says an Italian man told her he would ‘f*ck’ the Black out of her

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Imagine if this was a dad saying this’: Woman jokes about what she does when her son’s ‘hot friends’ are around, sparking debate

‘Usually whatever they’re getting, I’ll just tell them that’s my favorite’: Trader Joe’s worker admits they lie to customers in viral TikTok

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

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‘You’re entitled af’: TikToker says Chipotle locked its doors before closing time, sparking debate

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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Black TikToker says she spent 5 years applying to Delta Air Lines—and only got email back after applying as white woman

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

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‘Is stalking sweet??’: Guy says what Kanye is doing to Kim is ‘romantic’ in Hinge profile, claims it got him more matches in viral TikTok

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

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‘I made like $6 an hour’: DoorDash driver says gas prices are disrupting wages in viral TikTok

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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