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Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘USPS U GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO’: TikToker says Dell package was delivered on top of her parking spot

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘You took 8+ minutes to reply your fault’: Snoop Dogg puts Uber Eats driver on blast, sparking debate

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

Laiken Neumann

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UberEats driver allegedly delivers order to wrong person, then demands money from them in viral TikTok

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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‘Pretty sure that’s on Apple’: Instacart driver calls out customer who requested MacBook delivery but didn’t tip, sparking debate

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Who’s buying this?’: TikToker finds Regal Cinemas food on Uber Eats, sparking debate

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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‘Getting written up by Amazon must be worse than being eaten by a bear’: Viral TikTok shows Amazon driver delivering to house even though bear is outside

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‘I wish more people would do this’: TikToker leaves cash tip for Instacart driver, sparking debate

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

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‘I have bills due’: Customer allegedly scams Instacart driver, tries to steal his earnings (updated)

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‘His actions are appreciated’: Uber Eats driver gives TikToker handwritten card and poem alongside food delivery

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‘It leaves a big opportunity to screw over the driver’: Delivery driver explains ‘tip baiting’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘Unionize son’: Amazon delivery driver brags about promotion in viral TikTok, sparking debate

A full delivery truck (L), a delivery person (C), and an empty delivery truck (R).

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‘People just don’t understand our job’: UPS driver shows just how many boxes he has to deliver during his morning shift in viral TikTok

In a TikTok, a UPS driver says she was racially profiled.

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‘I am a UPS driver in full brown, delivering packages’: Black UPS worker says cops racially profiled her in viral TikTok

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TikToker raises concerns after neighbors leave Uber Eats order untouched on doorstep overnight

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‘You’re going to jail’: Karen grabs delivery man, blocks him from finishing order in viral TikTok

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