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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

Fake, ai generated images of a person resembling actor Brad Pitt in a multiple hospital room scenes. All contained within a large heart shape.

‘Brad Pitt is having surgery and you’re laughing?’: French woman cyberbullied after Brad Pitt catfish scams her out of $850K

Sarah Bregel is a freelance writer and editor covering news, trends, culture, family, and more. Her work has appeared in The BBC, In Style, The Washington Post, Longreads, Vice, New York Magazine, and Parents.com. She is a single mom based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sarah Bregel

Post text "anyone looking for a single bedroom with no heating where you can't make noise and can only be home from 8.30pm to 8am (weekdays only)? Here's one for a bargain (1350 pounds) with posts(l), Bedroom(r)

‘No guests, no pets, no use of the living space’: Strict apartment listing highlights the grave state of home-hunting in 2025

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

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘Who woulda thought??’: Woman puts Blue Bell Ice Cream upside down in the freezer. Then she opens it the next day

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

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‘They are targeting the people who bought the cybertruck’: Meet the $175K AI robot girlfriend everyone is making fun of

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

Pete Hegseth’s blanket ‘I’m not a perfect person’ defense to myriad allegations infuriates the left

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?

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘You just lost $500’: Woman gets Venmo’d $500 by ‘accident.’ Here’s why she shouldn’t have sent it back

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

Mikael Thalen

Mark Zuckerberg over claw marks over meta logo

Zuckerberg announces ‘performance-based’ job cuts at Meta, internal memo reveals

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

Braden Bjella

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

Andrew Wyrich is the former newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

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