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Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Memes

The mysterious origins of the Locked In Alien Meme

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

EXCLUSIVE: ChatGPT advised infamous neo-Nazi on how to attack U.S. electrical grid

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

Meta’s AI Instagram bots spark swift backlash: ‘Manufacturing the human experience’

Hand holding phone with coded text floating around

An ‘uncensored’ dark web AI chatbot offers step-by-step guides on how to make meth

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

2 panel image of an aisle in Walmart and a hand holding a cookie tin.

‘I didn’t think it could get worse’: Walmart shopper picks up butter cookie tins from the shelf. Then she takes a closer look

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

Culture

‘What the actual what?’: Fable app’s AI uses ‘very bigoted, racist language’ telling user to read more white authors

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

design featuring Jeremy Allen White, Elon Musk, Moo Deng, a sofa, the popcorn bucket for Dune and an image of where Suddam Hussain was hiding

33 memes & viral moments that defined 2024: The internet’s greatest hits

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

What’s up with the Apple Dog meme and those AI TikToks?

An OpenAI whistleblower died by suicide—his final X post is now conspiracy fodder

Was Elon Musk kicked out of a hospital for wearing a MAGA hat?

Conspiracy theorists outraged over fake story that Musk got booted from hospital over MAGA hat

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

‘I’ve unfortunately known about it for the last 3 months’: Mom puts hits shuffle on her Christmas playlist. Then she discovers something disturbing

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘I bet it’s gonna be hard to get my money back’: Woman buys mineral mug. Then she realizes she was bamboozled

Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

How is the fanfic community responding to artificial intelligence?

Aimée Lutkin was a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Aimée Lutkin

2 panel image: on the left is a screenshot from the video game, on the right is a meme about the game

Explaining the ‘My Femboy Roommate’ meme

Caiwei Chen is a reporter who covers tech, the internet, and society. Her work has been seen in publications including Wired, Rolling Stone, Protocol, Rest of World, and more. She is more online than she would like to admit.

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