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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

Journalist Jim Acosta talking to an AI-generated school shooting victim

Viral Politics

“Profoundly gross”: Jim Acosta slammed over interview with deceased AI-generated school shooting victim

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“You can’t even copy and paste anymore”: New program allows teachers to access a “writing report” that records every word you type

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

wizard of oz at the sphere 2025 best memes

Entertainment

“Grand things are happening in the world of cinema”: The internet is losing their minds over “Wizard of Oz at The Sphere” memes

Makalah Wright has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

Makalah Wright

“Most distasteful”: Rod Stewart’s  “Forever Young” concert tribute features Ozzy Osbourne using a selfie stick with other dead celebrities

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

3 panel: Mom @heylilianschmidt on TikTok showing how she uses ChatGPT to help "co-parent" her 3-year-old daughter

Culture

“You should be tarred and feathered”: Mom says she uses ChatGPT to “co-parent” and plan meals, bedtime, and gifts. Now she’s public enemy #1

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

Security Checkpoint in Airport Terminal: Female TSA Worker Inspecting Baggage of Passenger before Boarding Flight, Finding and Confiscates Liquid. Queue of Diverse People During Screening Procedures.

New TSA PreCheck scam alert: What to know before clicking that link

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

Braden Bjella

walmart target employee ice deportation scam on tiktok

“Walmart just called ICE on me”: What’s going on with the TikTok videos of workers claiming they were fired by Walmart and Target?

“Garishly ugly”: Outrage brews over The Sphere’s “Wizard of Oz” featuring AI upscaling that erases key details of the film—and makes up others

“Your customers do not want this”: Movie fans outraged by IMAX’s  announcement of a new AI film festival

Left: Tweet reading "They're calling it the worst tweet of all time" Right: AI-generated image of streamer MrBeast next to his fiancee and AI-generated children

MrBeast’s “repugnant” AI baby tweet sparks fury, memes, and existential dread

Left: Tweet reading "Anna wintour has only been gone 2 weeks and its gone to sh** already" Right: Photo of AI model in Vogue magazine

“Cheap, chintzy, lazy”: Readers are canceling their Vogue subscriptions after AI-generated models appear in August issue

“You dirty clanker”: We finally have a derogatory term for AI robots

“Worst combination of words I’ve ever seen”: Elon Musk announces he’s “bringing back Vine”—with an AI catch

john mayer talks about italian brainrot memes

AI