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

Cecilia Lenzen

Woman over greenscreen video caption "someone please tag me when she reposts it" (l) Resume being filled out on table (c) Woman caption "resume reveal" (r)

‘I think they sent that reply back to scare me’: TikToker shares unconventional email from hiring manager, sparking debate

Allergy medication behind a locked display (L), CVS Pharmacy (M), Pushing customer service button (R)

‘Public humiliation button’: TikToker pushes help button to unlock allergy meds at CVS and triggers store announcement

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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‘He’s been stalking me for weeks’: TikToker says she found her ‘nice guy’ ex under her bed post-breakup

Woman recording herself in mirror caption "I guess we're single today" (l) Woman with fingers pointing to her and her husband's rings on counter of bathroom sink (r)

‘I guess we’re single today’: TikToker shows husband forgot his wedding ring at home, sparking debate

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

Braden Bjella

Woman in greenscreen video caption "actual photos from my move out inspection after I cleaned for 5 hours and the report they attached" (l) Red house with magnifying glass up to it with other white houses around (c) Screnshot of womans inspection claim "dirty: caption "they really trying to scam me" (r)

‘Goodbye $500 security deposit’: TikToker says landlord tried scamming her by deeming her clean apartment ‘dirty’ during move out inspection

Instacart logo on phone on yellow background with a yellow clock, shopping cart, and shopping cart cutout (l) Woman with hair in towel caption "This isnt true, you have to approve the order when they add items" (r)

‘Took my $37 order to $190’: TikToker says her Instacart shopper tried adding extra items to her order, falsely marked it as delivered

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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‘You can literally tell it’s a white person’: TikToker calls out Shein for allegedly making white model Black

‘When you got scammed at your local 7-Eleven’: TikToker finds card skimmer after ripping card machine apart in viral video￼

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

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‘Give the waiter and the manager their names and their phone numbers’: TikToker’s friends appear to leave her with bill at Cheesecake Factory in viral video

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

Laiken Neumann

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‘The only positive is that the locals probably overcharged them’: TikToker puts all the white people in braids on blast after their cruise makes stop at a Caribbean island

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‘Can someone please f*cking help me? Like, I’m crying right now’: Dunkin’ worker says she’s all alone a week into job, sparking debate

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‘Decided a day before payday that they didn’t want to pay me’: TikToker says job falsely accused her of stealing day before payday

‘Should’ve kept my damn mouth shut’: TikToker shows how her history professor switched up after she revealed she was a woman

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

Anti-abortion protester accidentally doxes herself on camera.

‘The look in her eyes when she realizes what she just did’: Anti-abortion protester accidentally doxes herself on camera

young man with caption "me looking at Miley Cyrus leave the building after she didn't tip and put ketchup on her salad" (l) Miley Cyrus (c) young man with caption "Me trying to enjoy any Miley Cyrus song but then remembering she doesn't tip" (r)

Culture

‘I think they sent that reply back to scare me’: TikToker shares unconventional email from hiring manager, sparking debate

‘Public humiliation button’: TikToker pushes help button to unlock allergy meds at CVS and triggers store announcement

‘He’s been stalking me for weeks’: TikToker says she found her ‘nice guy’ ex under her bed post-breakup

‘I guess we’re single today’: TikToker shows husband forgot his wedding ring at home, sparking debate

‘Goodbye $500 security deposit’: TikToker says landlord tried scamming her by deeming her clean apartment ‘dirty’ during move out inspection

‘Took my $37 order to $190’: TikToker says her Instacart shopper tried adding extra items to her order, falsely marked it as delivered

‘You can literally tell it’s a white person’: TikToker calls out Shein for allegedly making white model Black

‘When you got scammed at your local 7-Eleven’: TikToker finds card skimmer after ripping card machine apart in viral video

‘Give the waiter and the manager their names and their phone numbers’: TikToker’s friends appear to leave her with bill at Cheesecake Factory in viral video

‘The only positive is that the locals probably overcharged them’: TikToker puts all the white people in braids on blast after their cruise makes stop at a Caribbean island

‘Can someone please f*cking help me? Like, I’m crying right now’: Dunkin’ worker says she’s all alone a week into job, sparking debate

‘Decided a day before payday that they didn’t want to pay me’: TikToker says job falsely accused her of stealing day before payday

‘Should’ve kept my damn mouth shut’: TikToker shows how her history professor switched up after she revealed she was a woman

‘The look in her eyes when she realizes what she just did’: Anti-abortion protester accidentally doxes herself on camera

‘Trying to enjoy any Miley Cyrus song but then remembering she doesn’t tip’: TikToker says Miley Cyrus didn’t tip at restaurant in viral video

Culture

‘I think they sent that reply back to scare me’: TikToker shares unconventional email from hiring manager, sparking debate

‘Public humiliation button’: TikToker pushes help button to unlock allergy meds at CVS and triggers store announcement

‘He’s been stalking me for weeks’: TikToker says she found her ‘nice guy’ ex under her bed post-breakup

‘I guess we’re single today’: TikToker shows husband forgot his wedding ring at home, sparking debate

‘Goodbye $500 security deposit’: TikToker says landlord tried scamming her by deeming her clean apartment ‘dirty’ during move out inspection

‘Took my $37 order to $190’: TikToker says her Instacart shopper tried adding extra items to her order, falsely marked it as delivered

‘You can literally tell it’s a white person’: TikToker calls out Shein for allegedly making white model Black

‘When you got scammed at your local 7-Eleven’: TikToker finds card skimmer after ripping card machine apart in viral video￼

‘Give the waiter and the manager their names and their phone numbers’: TikToker’s friends appear to leave her with bill at Cheesecake Factory in viral video

‘The only positive is that the locals probably overcharged them’: TikToker puts all the white people in braids on blast after their cruise makes stop at a Caribbean island

‘Can someone please f*cking help me? Like, I’m crying right now’: Dunkin’ worker says she’s all alone a week into job, sparking debate

‘Decided a day before payday that they didn’t want to pay me’: TikToker says job falsely accused her of stealing day before payday

‘Should’ve kept my damn mouth shut’: TikToker shows how her history professor switched up after she revealed she was a woman

‘The look in her eyes when she realizes what she just did’: Anti-abortion protester accidentally doxes herself on camera

‘Trying to enjoy any Miley Cyrus song but then remembering she doesn’t tip’: TikToker says Miley Cyrus didn’t tip at restaurant in viral video

‘When you got scammed at your local 7-Eleven’: TikToker finds card skimmer after ripping card machine apart in viral video