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Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

'When you get seated in the poc section again iykyk'

‘It was pretty obvious’: TikToker says she was seated in the ‘POC section’ of restaurant, sparking debate

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

TikToker says workplace denied her 2 weeks’ notice, sparking debate

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

women in restaurant speaking to camera with caption "server pet peeves"

‘When people ask for change and then give me it back’: Red Robin servers reveal their biggest pet peeves in viral TikTok

‘Next time you f*ck with her, I’m going to beat your a**’: Dad confronts child’s alleged bully in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

Walmart manager appears to fire employees on sales floor

‘We’re working!’: Manager appears to fire Walmart employees on the sales floor 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

‘Milk is 69 cents here and it’s $3.51 at our Walmart’: Milk prices at 2 nearby stores spark outrage 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

‘This is so unsanitary and so disgusting’: TikToker says DoorDasher ate half of her McDonald’s fries

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

‘DoorDash man strikes again’: DoorDash scam sparks debate in viral TikTok

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

‘What’s with the need to publicly shame her online?’: TikToker blasts Subway worker for wearing bracelet while making sandwich, sparking debate

Students lift person at dance (l & r) young woman with caption "Y'all saying the black people were ok with it... how do u know? Like I'm confused how do y'all know they were ok with it??" (c)

‘This was an incredibly insensitive event’: TikToker accuses white students of mocking song from movie about Harriet Tubman at school dance

young man working in McDonald's (l & r) finger touching screen that reads "cannot substitute that item with another that costs more!" (c)

‘If you’re broke just say so’: Burger King worker films woman berating him in drive-thru over 2 for $4 deal

man making lewd faces at women in drive-thru with caption "my bestie and i were just tryna get milkshakes before bed but instead we got harassed and witnessed a hit and run" (l) mcdonald's drive thru sign (c) car runs into bumper of truck in drive-thru lane (r)

TikToker films man making inappropriate facial gestures, growling at her in McDonald’s drive-thru before cutting her in line and hitting truck in front of him

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

Brooke Sjoberg

person writing $1000 on a tip with caption "best believe this will decline but it's the thought that counts"

‘This will decline but it’s the thought that counts’: TikToker jokes about tipping $1,000 knowing it won’t go through, sparking debate

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

‘Caught this guy filming me lowkey’: Woman catches older man allegedly following her at Goodwill in viral TikTok, sparking debate

man commenting on a sign (l) man commenting on a twitter profile (r)

‘You’re really mad at Panda Express for paying their employees more instead of getting mad at your college?’: Professor points out Panda Express workers make more than him, sparking debate (updated)

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