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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

2 panel image: on the left is the exterior of a HomeGoods store. On the right a person explains.

‘No tag’: HomeGoods shopper finds this $125 coffee table book mistakenly placed in the clearance aisle. Then she asks an employee about it

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

MrBeast next to a phone with tiktok on it

‘I’ll take him over Musk’: MrBeast’s surprise offer to buy TikTok has everyone in the bargaining stage of grief

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

Man drinking coffee with text "me touching grass and being with my family after tiktok gets banned"(L), Man looking sad with text "me saying goodbye to my chinese spy on the 19th (he perfected my algorithm)"(r)

Memes

25 pics that really articulate how TikTok is feeling about the looming ban

Roy Stephen is a N.Y.-based freelance journalist covering the gig economy. His work was previously featured on Inc. Magazine, the US Sun, and the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Roy Canivel

MrBeast says billionaires are in his DMs looking to finance TikTok purchase

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

Post with text "xiaohongshu at the top of app downloads today, and "tiktok refugees" are already finding a home among the chinese luigi mangione stands. they're joking about sending their data directly to xi jinping in a red envelope. you know the american tech lobby is pissed right now lol. and posts

Culture

Chinese RedNote users are obsessed with Luigi Mangione—who they’ve affectionally dubbed ‘Lulu’

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

What does a recent delay in Luigi Mangione’s trial have to do with the TikTok ban?

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

Braden Bjella

Two panel design with a man looking and talking to the camera, next to an image of someone adding oil to their car

‘That’s gonna be a lawsuit…’: Customer gets oil change at Walmart. Then mechanic takes a look at it

Post with text "the chinese people on Xiaohongshu are now asking americans for help with their english homework lmaoooo" and screen shots of the appp

Chinese people are asking American ‘TikTok refugees’ for homework help on RedNote

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

‘Worse than banning it’: TikTok gags over news Musk might buy it

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

‘Paid for their Extended Stay’: Woman dines out at Rainforest Cafe. Then she hands her credit card over to the server

Two panel design with a Target associate walking and talking to the camera, next to an image of Target Sign

‘Go to Walmart’: Target worker catches customer taking $200 of items. The shopper doesn’t know what’s in store for her the next time she comes in

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

Mikael Thalen

Woman saying "chinese spy"(l), Woman on phone with text "my personal chinese spy just calling to say goodbye one last time"(c), Man saying "chinese spy"(r)

‘Thank you for Hawk Tuah’: TikTokers deliver heartfelt goodbyes to their ‘Chinese spy’ ahead of app ban

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Mercedes benz car dealer sign(l) Woman shares the cost of oil change(c) Mercedes-Benz Car Dealer Lot(r)

‘You can keep the car’: Woman purchases Mercedes-Benz. She didn’t check what the oil change would cost first

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

Table left with full messy plates at restaurant(l) Server Taking Order(c) group of people eating (r)

‘I used to think like this’: Texas Roadhouse server says there’s always 2 types of groups at her tables. Then she says don’t be this kind

Buick Steering Wheel(l) Buick Dealer Sign(c) Woman smiling showing off her nails(r)

TikTok